News & Noteworthy

Partner Paul Nugent obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a cardiologist after a 6-day jury trial in Martin County, FL.  It was alleged that the defendant physician improperly prescribed an anti-arrhythmic medication causing permanent lung injury and need for supplemental oxygen.

Mindy McLaughlin and Gabrielle Osborne-Gandhi obtained a defense verdict in a three-week medical malpractice trial involving neurologic injury from HIE which was allegedly sustained at birth resulting in lifelong catastrophic consequences for this brain-injured child. The Plaintiffs maintained that the injuries sustained resulted from obstetrical care and asked the jury to award well above $30,000,000. The defense refuted these allegations, demonstrating that there was no deviation from the standard of care by the physicians which caused this outcome and that no brain injury occurred during the perinatal period, but rather following delivery from genetically induced, severe seizures rendering the outcome inevitable and not the result of medical negligence. 

After a six-day trial, Partner Paul Nugent obtained a defense verdict on behalf of their client, a gastroenterologist in St. Augustine, Florida. Plaintiffs alleged that the Defendant caused a bowel perforation during preparation of the bowel for a colonoscopy procedure and the subsequent death of the Plaintiff’s 73-year-old husband. Expert witnesses on behalf of the Defendant physician testified that, had the decedent taken the advice of the general surgeon and opted for surgical resection, the bowel perforation would not have occurred, and more likely than not, the patient would have survived. Counsel for Plaintiffs asked for $12.25 Million in their closing argument. The jury deliberated and returned a defense verdict.

Beytin McLaughlin was proud to recently serve as a Platinum Sponsor of the Federal Society for Healthcare Risk Management and Patient Safety (FSHRMPS) Annual Conference held in St. Petersburg, Florida, wherein Partner Gabrielle Osborne spoke on “Risk Management and Litigation Realities in an Electronic World”.  Also representing the firm at the conference were partners Carissa Brumby, Damien Hoffman, and Alan Mirelman.   This is the third year that Beytin McLaughlin has served as a platinum sponsor, and it is the firm’s hope to continue to serve as a sponsor of the conference for many more years.

Beytin McLaughlin attorney, Alan Mirelman recently spoke on “Defending Constitutional Challenges to Florida’s Medicaid Cap for Noneconomic Damages in Medical Malpractice Cases” at the 25th Annual Florida Liability Claims Conference in Orlando, Florida, which.is the Florida Defense Lawyers Association’s leading educational conference for civil defense attorneys and claim professionals.

Partner Paul Nugent has become Board Certified by the Florida Bar in the field of Civil Trial Law.  The Florida Bar has recognized Mr. Nugent’s distinguished level of knowledge, skills and proficiency, as well as his upstanding professionalism and ethics that he has continuously displayed throughout his career in the practice of law.  Board Certification is the Florida Bar’s highest legal standard and is bestowed on less than 1% of Florida lawyers.

Bob Henry and Alan Mirelman obtained a defense verdict following a week-long trial that ended March 4, 2022. The trial was in the Ninth Judicial Circuit (Orange County, FL). The Defendant Physician was alleged to have negligently repaired a ruptured patella tendon causing the Plaintiff to be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life.  The Plaintiff requested $2,580,000 during closing argument, but the jury returned a complete defense verdict in 34 minutes. 

Damien Hoffman secured a summary judgment in a premises liability case pending in the Ninth Judicial Circuit (Orange County).  Plaintiff claimed to have sustained severe injuries necessitating several surgeries and years of treatment.  The Judge agreed testimony from multiple depositions and discovery conducted failed to produce evidence necessary to support Plaintiff’s burden of proof.

Mark McLaughlin and Damien Hoffman obtained a defense verdict in the Sixth Judicial Circuit (Pasco County, FL) on behalf of an Interventional Cardiologist. The Defendant Physician was alleged to have caused the death of a husband and father of three. The Plaintiff requested $2.5 million to $5 million during closing argument, but the jury found no negligence on behalf of our client.

Mark McLaughlin and Damien Hoffman obtained a defense verdict in the Sixth Judicial Circuit (Pasco County, FL) on behalf of an interventional cardiologist.  The Defendant Physician was alleged to have caused the death of a husband and father of three.  The Plaintiff requested $2.5 million to $5 million during closing argument, but the jury found no negligence on behalf of the firm’s client.