Blog Posts in December, 2012

Court Awards $7.5 Million in Malpractice Case

A court in the San Diego, California area has reportedly awarded $7.5 million in a medical malpractice case. According to reports, the case involved a woman who suffered frostbite to her knee from the ...

Emergency Room Nurse Not Liable for Malpractice

An emergency room nurse being sued for medical malpractice has reportedly been found not liable in the matter. According to reports, she is not liable in a $65 million lawsuit filed by parents of a ...

Lawsuit Claims Birth Injury in Malpractice

A lawsuit that was recently filed claims that a medical malpractice matter led to a birth injury. According to reports, a woman was a week past her due date when she checked into a hospital to undergo ...

Medical Malpractice Bills Pass

Two medical malpractice bills in the Lansing, Michigan area have reportedly passed in the House. According to reports, the bills that passed included one that limits medical malpractice damage awards. ...

Bone Injuries in Newborns

Studies are reportedly showing that 1 in every 1,000 newborns does suffer a bone injury. According to reports, these injuries often occur during delivery and can be the result of mishandling of the ...

Doctor, Hospital Sued Over Brain Injury

A doctor and hospital are reportedly being sued in regard to a child suffering birth injuries that allegedly led to a brain injury. According to reports, the plaintiff claims asphyxia led to the child ...

Lawsuits Claiming Malpractice

About five lawsuits in the Atlanta, Georgia area are claiming medical malpractice in regard to the death of five children. According to reports, an attorney has filed five cases alleging negligence ...

Lawsuit Questions Tests

A medical malpractice lawsuit in the Des Moines County, Iowa area his reportedly asking the question if tests for a case were enough. According to reports, the jury has been unable to reach a verdict ...

Medical Malpractice Case Ends in Settlement

A medical malpractice case in the Kansas City, Missouri area has reportedly resulted in a settlement. According to reports, the case involved a perforated bowel that went undetected following a ...

Hospital Trying to Prevent Medication Errors

A new hospital in the San Diego County, California area is reportedly working to prevent medication errors. According to reports, the hospital is computerizing the prescription drug process as much as ...

Woman Suing Hospital for Amputation Medical Malpractice

A woman in the Brooklyn, New York area is reportedly suing a hospital over a medical malpractice matter where she had both her feet amputated. According to reports, she originally underwent a ...

Fetal Hypoxia Causes Birth Injuries

Studies are showing that fetal hypoxia, which occurs when a fetus is deprived of adequate oxygen during the birthing process, can cause serious birth injuries. According to reports, this situation can ...

Birth Injury Case Results in $12 Million Award

A birth injury case has reportedly resulted in a $12.6 million award for the parents whose child suffered severe brain damage. According to reports, the doctor knew at the end of the pregnancy that ...

Birth Complications Decline with New Program

It is being reported that birth complications are on the decline in the Fairview, Minnesota area after a new program was put into place. According to reports, the hospital joined other medical centers ...

MD Found Negligent in "Medicate, Medicate, Medicate" Regimen

The widow of a popular high school coach that committed suicide after being prescribed pain killers for more than ten years without visiting the prescribing doctor, has won a medical malpractice ...

Death Leads to Birth Injury Lawsuit

The death of a baby has reportedly led to a birth injury lawsuit. According to reports, the baby ended up dying due to brain damage that the parents believe was the result of a birth injury. The ...

Family Wins in Medical Malpractice Case

A couple has reportedly won a medical malpractice case where their daughter was born with cerebral palsy. According to reports, they had filed a lawsuit over the delivery of the child as a scheduled ...