Blog Posts in March, 2011

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Woman Dies from Silicone Injections

A woman in the New York area has reportedly died after receiving liquid silicone injections. According to reports, she was looking to receive more shape added to her buttocks. The woman died in March ...

Mother Finds Problem with Son’s Painkillers

A pharmacy chain is reportedly apologizing in a matter where a young boy was given the wrong dose of a powerful painkiller. According to reports, the three-year-old broke his leg and then received the ...

Dental Clinic Facing Lawsuit

A dental clinic in the Syracuse, New York area is reportedly facing a lawsuit. According to reports, the lawsuit claims that the clinic was performing unnecessary procedures on various people. The ...

$500,000 for Medical Malpractice Case

A woman was reportedly awarded more than $500,000 in a medical malpractice matter. According to reports, the woman won her case against a radiologist who has since retired. The case revolved around a ...

Physician Loses Medical Malpractice Case

A physician in the Burbank, California area has reportedly lost a medical malpractice case. According to reports, the victim’s wife was awarded $4.5 million by a jury in regard to her husband’s death. ...

Couple Claims Hospital Killed Their Baby

A couple is reportedly claiming that a hospital killed with baby after he was born prematurely with a common heart condition. The family claims the baby was doing well at first, but died about six ...

Cerebral Palsy with Preemies may be on Decline

The rate of cerebral palsy in preterm infants may be on the decline in comparison to about 20 years ago. Studies have recently shown that there is a decline in babies suffering from these conditions ...

Review of Ruling of Medical Malpractice Case

The Louisiana Supreme Court has reportedly ordered a review of the ruling of a medical malpractice case. According to reports, the ruling says that the $500,000 ceiling on medical malpractice awards ...

Former Dentist Accused of Practicing Without License

A former dentist has reportedly been accused of practicing without his medical license as it was revoked in 2004. Now, the man in the Palm Beach County, Florida area has been charged with the ...

Woman Receives $115,000 for Medical Malpractice

A woman in the Bloomingdale, New Jersey area has reportedly received $115,000 in a medical malpractice matter where she was left unable to shut her eyes or blink. According to reports, the woman ...

Medical Malpractice Suit to be Opened

A medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit involving the owners of Heartland Healthcare will reportedly open at trial soon. The matter involves an alleged failure to diagnose colon cancer. The ...

Governor May Veto Bill Raising Medical Malpractice Awards

Governor Bob McDonnell is reportedly likely to veto a bill that would raise medical malpractice lawsuit awards. According to reports, the Virginia governor may veto the bill that would reportedly ...

Woman Claims Surgeon Left Her Unable to Blink

A woman is reportedly claiming that a Paramus plastic surgeon performed negligent cosmetic eye surgery on her. According to the medical malpractice claim, the woman was left unable to blink. The woman ...

Family Gets $8.5 Million in Medical Malpractice Case

A family in the New Jersey area has reportedly agreed to an $8.5 million medical malpractice settlement in regard to their son’s brain injury. The medical malpractice case showed that the nurse waited ...

Oregon Proposes Medical Malpractice Caps

Oregon legislators are reportedly proposing caps on non-economic damages for medical malpractice cases. According to reports, the legislators are considering caps being set at $500,000. The ...

Family Gets $13 Million in Nose Doctor Case

A family in the Lake County, Indiana area has reportedly been awarded $13 million in regard to a medical malpractice case. According to reports, a doctor was found guilty of failing to diagnose a ...

Judge’s Med Malpractice Decision Reversed Due to Bias

The Tennessee Court of Appeals has reversed Davidson County Circuit Judge Barbara Haynes’s decision on a medical malpractice lawsuit, that had prevented a pediatric physician to be sued for the death ...

Mother Seeks Birth Injury Compensation

The mother of a man who was reportedly injured at birth is now seeking compensation. The woman is seeking the compensation almost thirty years after the son’s birth. It is being alleged that the man ...

Birth Injury Lawsuit Over Brain Injury

A birth injury lawsuit has been filed by parents whose child reportedly suffered a brain injury during the birth process. The parents have reportedly filed against Memorial Hospital and Dr. Michael E. ...

Malpractice Doctors Apparently Not Disciplined

For the last two decades, it is being reported that doctors are not really being disciplined in medical malpractice matters. According to reports, state medical boards have failed to punish more than ...

Doctor Takes Fifth in Medical Malpractice Trial

Mark Weinberger, who was a former “Nose Doc,” has chosen to plead the Fifth in his medical malpractice case. He reportedly chose not to answer questions in regard to the death of Phyllis Barnes. ...

$3 Million in Medical Malpractice Case

A jury has reportedly awarded $3 million in a wrongful death lawsuit for the family of a man who bled to death after ulcer surgery. According to the medical malpractice lawsuit, the man reportedly ...

Time Cushion Wanted for Medical Malpractice Cases

A time cushion in relation to filing an expert witness affidavit required for medical malpractice cases is being sought in Nevada. According to reports, the matter is being backed as an issue of ...

Appeals Court Upholds $7.5 Million Med Malpractice Verdict

As reported by Stars and Stripes, Pacific Daily News and KUAM.com, a 2008 decision that awarded a disabled air force spouse $7.5 million, was upheld by the U.S. Appeals Court on March 2. Deborah ...

Surgical Mistakes May Be More Common Than Believed

A report is allegedly showing that surgical mistakes may be more common than patients believe them to be. According to the American Medical Association, about 98,000 people lose their lives each year ...
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