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Pitzer Snodgrass has handled a wide range of litigation in the medical and dental industry and our medical malpractice group has experience representing individual physicians as well as hospitals, practice groups, managed care organizations and other healthcare providers and organizations.
We can handle all aspects of medical malpractice including litigation, contract and business disputes, negligence and other forms of legal issues to the healthcare industry.
The issue of damage caps is an area of ongoing litigation in Missouri. A new case has just been handed down by the Missouri Supreme Court which provides some clarity on the issue of statutory damage caps on non-economic damages but fails to fully resolv [...]
When evaluating a claim for medical malpractice, the potential exposure is a key consideration for both health care provider and defense counsel. Until recently, plaintiffs could receive unlimited non-economic damages awards in medical malpractice lawsu [...]
One of the most monumental decisions in the medical malpractice world in Missouri was handed down by the Missouri Supreme Court in Deborah Watts v. Lester E. Cox Medical Centers, et al., 376 S.W.3d 633 (Mo. 2012), on July 31, 2012. As most in the medical [...]
PS Partner: Dean C. Nichols We represented: Michael Horwitz DPM and Feet For Life Centers Venue: St. Louis County Facts: Plaintiff had bunions on both feet and came to Dr. Horwitz for treatment. Plaintiff claimed she did not have hammert [...]
Charles Alper v. Gentiva Health Services PS Partner who tried case: Dean C. Nichols We represented: Gentiva Health Services Venue: St. Louis County, Missouri Facts: Plaintiff underwent a bypass surgery with grafts and was discharged from [...]
Penny Keller v. James J. Dalla Riva, M.D. and Thomas Hulsen M.D. Pitzer Snodgrass Partner who tried case: Michael J. Pitzer We represented: Thomas Hulsen, M.D. Venue: Madison County, Illinois Circuit Court Facts: Plaintiff's small intes [...]
Hickman v. Chavez, et al. Partner who tried case: Michael J. Pitzer We represented: Defendant one, an internist and Defendant two, a pulmonologist/critical care physician Venue: St. Clair County Illinois Circuit Court Facts: This was a wro [...]