Blog Posts in November, 2009

Kaiser Permanente Ordered to Pay $5 Million in Misdiagnosis Case

Today, arbitrators ruled in favor of a middle school administrator who filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente. The administrator, Timothy Howard, filed his claim after ...

Baby Missing for 6 Days from California Hospital

In California, it is being reported that a baby's body was finally found after it had been missing for six days. According to sources, the baby was 20 weeks premature and had been delivered at Kaiser ...

Doctor Loses License for Inseminating Patient with Wrong Sperm

A Connecticut doctor has been banned from practicing medicine in the state of New York after inseminating a fertility patient with the wrong sperm. The New York Board for Professional Medical Conduct ...

Rhode Island Hospital Fined for Fifth Surgical Error

News sources are reporting that a hospital in Providence, Rhode Island is being fined for committing a surgical error. In fact, since 2007, Rhode Island Hospital has been fined five times for ...

Senator Introduces New "Losers Pay" Malpractice Bill

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has introduced a new bill that will require medical malpractice plaintiffs who lose their lawsuits to pay the legal costs for both sides. Graham feels the ...

Jury Awards Family of Woman Who Died After Childbirth

A Florida jury has returned a $4.25 million verdict in a medical malpractice lawsuit involving a woman who died after childbirth. The family of Wendy Leigh Jackson filed the wrongful death lawsuit ...