Montana Law Week

The Weekly Digest of Montana Law

Nursing, Warfarin prescriptions, heart attack death

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NURSING: Clinic nurse who prescribed increased Warfarin to patient who later died of heart attack shielded from personal liability by corporate shield, not liable under CPA for employer’s business practices… claims framed in ordinary negligence or “nursing malpractice” in attempt to avoid med-mal damages cap… Recht affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Medical malpractice, hospital decedent’s cell phone

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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: Supervisory control of McElyea denied as to order to produce decedent’s cell phone for hospital’s expert to attempt to retrieve data for 2 days of hospitalization in case alleging death resulting from excessive medication… Petitioner’s request to “File Additional Information to Correct the Record” rejected as inappropriate under MRAP… order. [Read more…]

Podiatrist malpractice, defense verdict

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PODIATRIST MALPRACTICE: Any error in not instructing on loss of chance was harmless as jury found no negligence, did not consider causation. . . no abuse of discretion in prohibiting Plaintiffs from asking treating physician if Defendant breached standard or by limiting impeachment on redirect (offer of proof following verdict is too late). . . new trial properly denied based on Defense counsel’s alleged misconduct including inappropriate sarcasm. . . defense verdict affirmed. . . Krueger affirmed. [Read more…]