Andrew I. Kaplan, Esq

In this month's Legally Speaking column, find out the results of this case looking at a fourth-degree laceration repair.

Was this vascular injury the result of negligence?

Absense of consideration and recognition led to maternal death suit.

After surgery for pubovaginal sling and possible cystocele and repair cystoscopy, the patient alleges that positioning caused neurologic injury.

We estimated that the likelihood of a defense verdict was essentially a 50/50 proposition.

This case illustrates how a clear explanation and empathy for the patient’s concerns may have avoided litigation altogether.

Taking all facts into consideration, contemplate the course of action you would have taken under the circumstances presented here.

Allegations in this case include negligence in performing a McRoberts maneuver and unnecessary vacuum-assisted extraction.

The outcome in this case underscores the need for solid documentation, especially when one of the defendants has passed.

This case involves an eight-year-old patient who originally presented with a chief complaint of right-sided abdominal pain and one episode of vomiting.

Allegations in this complex case include negligence in performing laparoscopic hysterectomy and delaying treatment of bladder injury.

The patient had a history of fibroid uterus and dilated pelvic vessels in the left adnexal region, obscuring the left ovary. On April 2, 2014, the patient was seen as a gyn outpatient at the clinic by Defendant OB. The patient complained it caused her urinary tract irritative symptoms and back pain. An MRI was ordered for evaluation. A 9.9cm exophytic fibroid arising from the posterior uterine body with focal cystic degeneration was seen.

This month's web-exclusive Legally Speaking article examines a case where conflicting expert testimony and a sympathetic mother made for a difficult decision.

Ongoing postoperative complaints and disturbing scan results - was this a case of a rare random complication or an intraoperative injury?

In a lawsuit involving both mother and infant, allegations of infertility from a D&C were also included.

Looking at a lawsuit involving preterm delivery and insufficient care.