Posts Tagged ‘Surgical Error’
When a Retained Surgical Item Does Not Speak for Every Defendant
A suturing needle was left in a knee replacement patient, and the Kentucky Supreme Court still reinstated summary judgment for the radiologists and the surgical assistant. What Diagnostic X-Ray Physicians v. Lloyd means for retained object cases and expert planning.
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When “Normal Healing” Delays Discovery of Medical Malpractice
A new California decision reversing summary judgment in a carpal tunnel case shows why postoperative symptoms and knowledge of malpractice are not the same thing.
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