Blog Posts in April, 2010

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$1.2 Million Awarded in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

A jury has awarded $1.2 million to a widow in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The man died after being sent home from the emergency room where he complained of chest pain and vomiting for three days. ...

Woman Can Sue Over Release of Her Son

A woman is moving forward with a medical negligence case against a hospital that released her epileptic son who then proceeded to fall into a ravine and die on his way home. The son was receiving ...

Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Drop in Pennsylvania

The number of new medical malpractice lawsuits in Pennsylvania have fallen for the fifth straight year, according to reports. Philadelphia saw the most dramatic decline in new lawsuits. There has been ...

Medical Malpractice Trial Schedule May Be Fixed

In Rhode Island, cases of medical malpractice had their trial dates that came and went without witnesses taking the stand or evidence being presented. As a result of problems with scheduling, the ...

Georgia Overturns Medical Malpractice Cap

The Georgia Supreme Court has overturned the medical malpractice cap, ruling that it is unconstitutional because it violates the separation of court and legislature. Georgia has agreed that using ...

Hepatitis C Case Going to Trial

Las Vegas endoscopy clinics were being linked to a hepatitis C outbreak that will now being going to trial as a medical malpractice case. Investigators said that the outbreak was most likely caused by ...

Family Suing Medical Center Over Man’s Death

A family is suing after they claim that their father's death was the result of a medical center's negligence and deviation of accepted standards of care. The man was admitted after experiencing ...

Wrongful Death Suits May Be Easier to File

Last year, a court decision was made that lawsuits for wrongful death caused by medical malpractice had to be filed within three years of the medical error. The state Supreme Court in Wisconsin is now ...

Heart Patients Pursuing Medical Malpractice Case

A group of former heart patients are pursuing a case against a doctor who they believe performed unnecessary stent procedures. The doctor has since retired from practicing medicine. He also ...

Hospital Fined for Leaving Sponge in Patient

Scripps Mercy Hospital in Hillcrest, California has been fined $25,000 by the California Department of Public Health after they left a surgical sponge in a patient who had a hysterectomy in 2007. The ...

Maryland Court Hearing on Damage Limits

Maryland's highest court is hearing arguments as to whether or not the state cap on jury awards for pain and suffering is constitutional. The Court of Appeals could affect the size of awards in cases ...

Ten-Year Limit Upheld in Medical Malpractice Cases

The Supreme Court has decided that Texas legislators have not violated their Constitution when they set an absolute 10-year limit on medical malpractice claims. This was in response to a case where ...

Specialist Accused of Failure to Diagnose

A man is alleging that an infectious disease specialist failed to diagnose and treat Endocarditis. His allegations continue that the doctors were negligent in failing to properly and timely order ...

Doctor Pursued Over Weight Loss Surgery

Nine patients are planning to sue a doctor after they received a radical weight loss surgery and suffered brain damage, infections and malnutrition as a result. Lawyers are claiming that a tenth ...

Woman Sues Hospital After Mother’s Death

A woman is suing a hospital after her mother died in an attack by the woman's brother. The woman is claiming that the negligence of the hospital led to the death. The medical malpractice lawsuit ...

Burns Result in Medical Malpractice Suit

A medical malpractice suit is being filed against a doctor after an operating room fire left a breast cancer survivor with severe and permanent burns to her face and inside her throat and mouth. The ...

Freedman & Freedman becomes a member of Find a Medical Malpractice Attorney

Freedman & Freedman becomes a member of Find a Medical Malpractice Attorney. We are pleased to inform you that Southfield Law Firm, Freedman & Freedman, has become a member of our directory. ...

Family Wins $29.1 Million in Medical Malpractice

A family has been awarded $29.1 million in a medical malpractice case where their child suffered from brain damage at birth and is now quadriplegic with cerebral palsy as a result. The case was ...

Medical Malpractice Payments Low in 2009

Reports are showing that fewer medical malpractice payments were made on behalf of doctors in 2009 than any other year. The reports also show that the value of the malpractice payments in unadjusted ...

Wisconsin Medical Malpractice Fund in Poor Shape

It has been reported that the fund that helps Wisconsin health care providers pay medical malpractice claims in is poor shape after lawmakers raided it to balance the budget. The Injured Patients and ...

Infant Killed in Overdose Medical Malpractice Situation

A Texas infant was given an overdose of the blood-thinning drug Heparin which led to her death. She was recovering from multiple organ transplants and gastroschisis at the time when she was given the ...

Florida Cracking Down on Medical Malpractice Doctors

The Florida Board of Medicine is stepping up disciplinary actions against doctors who make mistake with patients. All actions are being taken into account including letters of reprimand, practice ...

Award Cut Due to Medical Malpractice Cap

A jury awarded a woman $2.5 million after deciding that her debilitating stroke was a result of complications caused by a doctor's misdiagnosis. However, there is a Virginia law that caps medical ...

Doctor Found Negligent in Basketball Player’s Death

A jury has found a doctor negligent in the death of a college basketball player after he collapsed and died from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The doctor had previously examined the student and ...

Medical Radiation Creates Medical Malpractice Cases

Recent articles have sparked an outcry for increased regulation and oversight of medical radiation. Both medical professionals and lawmakers alike have expressed outrage at a recent rash of ...
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