Blog Posts in November, 2010
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Posted on Nov 30, 2010
A $20 million medical malpractice verdict in relation to a wrongful death lawsuit has been upheld by the Pennsylvania appeals court. The case is in regard to a liposuction surgery when a college ...
Posted on Nov 29, 2010
A boy in the Virginia area has reportedly won $2.3 million in damages for a birth injury in which he now has a permanently disabled right arm. The midwife was named in the lawsuit, but the medical ...
Posted on Nov 28, 2010
A birth injury lawsuit has resulted in a $6.5 million settlement that the hospital and physician will have to pay. The baby reportedly suffered extensive brain damage due to a labor that occurred more ...
Posted on Nov 27, 2010
A doctor dealing with a medical malpractice complaint has reportedly filed a motion to dismiss for a second time. Kathy Keegan claims that the doctor and the hospitals involved failed to properly care ...
Posted on Nov 26, 2010
An oral surgeon who reportedly performed an eight-tooth extraction under local anesthesia is now being accused of causing his patient's massive stroke. Christopher Ellison reportedly suffered the ...
Posted on Nov 25, 2010
Veteran medical malpractice awards may start being capped. New cost-cutting recommendations have been revealed and this is where things may change. These changes are being made due to the debt that ...
Posted on Nov 24, 2010
The victim of a medical malpractice and birth injury matter has been awarded $2.3 million in damages. The boy reportedly suffered the permanent damage to his right arm as the result of a birth injury. ...
Posted on Nov 23, 2010
A doctor in the Sheffield Village, Ohio area is reportedly facing a third lawsuit in the past three months. The medical malpractice lawsuit is against John Krebs and in relation to a woman's knee ...
Posted on Nov 22, 2010
In the Tacoma, Washington area, a family whose son was reportedly given a double dose of medication while in post-op care is possibly suing for medical malpractice. The drug mix up reportedly occurred ...
Posted on Nov 21, 2010
A woman in Brooklyn, New York has ended up with a double amputation after a simple procedure. According to reports, the woman suffered complications that led to her being placed in a coma and then the ...
Posted on Nov 20, 2010
The University of Illinois, Chicago Board of Trustees has reportedly approved a $16.2 million settlement for a medical malpractice matter. The medical malpractice matter involved a man, George Nissen, ...
Posted on Nov 19, 2010
According to reports, one in seven hospitalized Medicare patients are harmed by treatment mistakes. It is being reported that "adverse events" and causes for treatment errors such as bleeding after ...
Posted on Nov 18, 2010
A medical malpractice case in the Juneau County, Wisconsin area has settled for $6 million. The lawsuit involved a couple who alleged that their son suffered severe and permanent injuries as a result ...
Posted on Nov 17, 2010
Medical malpractice cases can be difficult when you have an expert who is familiar with the care or procedure involved, but is certified in a different practice. It is usually best to err on the side ...
Posted on Nov 16, 2010
Complications following a routine tonsillectomy that has allegedly put a now 12 year-old child into a vegetative state, is the subject of a medical malpractice suit against doctors, nurses and the ...
Posted on Nov 16, 2010
The hearing for a Tulsa, Oklahoma dentist who is accused of negligence has been postponed. The dentist, Dr. William Letcher, is being accused of doing work that broke, caused the patients pain, ...
Posted on Nov 15, 2010
A widow has announced that she will be filing a lawsuit against the Jacksonville Mayo Clinic for the hepatitis C infection her husband acquired there during two liver transplant surgeries, that ...
Posted on Nov 15, 2010
Medical malpractice payouts are reportedly dropping in Pennsylvania as there has been a 61% decrease in payouts since 2003. As a result of this statistic, liability insurance for physicians is ...
Posted on Nov 14, 2010
It is being reported that Illinois' medical malpractice policies may be driving some physicians out of the state. About 49% of those who are graduating medical school intend to practice outside of the ...
Posted on Nov 13, 2010
A teenager and her mother are reportedly filing a medical malpractice lawsuit over a metal wire that was allegedly left in her stomach after undergoing a laparoscopic procedure. Claudia Garcia ...
Posted on Nov 12, 2010
A woman in the Bellefonte, Pennsylvania area is reportedly filing a medical malpractice lawsuit claiming that a lack of diagnosis led to paralysis. Judith Meyers claims that the failure to order ...
Posted on Nov 11, 2010
David E. Woodward Sr., 87, will be paid a settlement of $250,000 by the federal government due to the negligent treatment that allegedly resulted in his blindness in the Palo Alto veterans hospital, ...
Posted on Nov 11, 2010
A medical malpractice lawsuit has reportedly been filed of the delayed diagnosis of a brain aneurysm. As a result, the woman reportedly died. The lawsuit is against North Audubon Hospital in Kentucky ...
Posted on Nov 10, 2010
While there are still many medical errors, but a decline in medical malpractice claims, liability caps are still being chased after. While studies show that catastrophic errors are only.05 percent of ...
Posted on Nov 9, 2010
The Centre Daily Times in Bellefonte, Pa., reported on November 6 that a 70 year-old Centre Hall woman is suing the Mount Nittany Medical Center, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation and seven ...
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