Blog Posts in October, 2010
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Posted on Oct 31, 2010
Many physicians are being encouraged to move forward in safer medical practices by attending refresher courses. This would reportedly reduce emergency room mistakes which would then lead to lower ...
Posted on Oct 30, 2010
It is currently expected that medical malpractice costs are going to rise. It is being anticipated that 2009 claims will exceed $8.6 billion. These claims are primarily stemming from obstetrics units ...
Posted on Oct 29, 2010
A surgical fire lawsuit has been filed in regard to a Nebraska hospital. The woman involved in the matter claims that she received burns to her face, head and body after undergoing surgery. She will ...
Posted on Oct 28, 2010
In West Virginia, the medical malpractice lawsuit damage cap is currently being challenged. A couple is challenging the caps as they have received $1 million in compensation for pain and suffering. ...
Posted on Oct 27, 2010
A man who has been convicted twice of killing is currently claiming that dental work at the jail led to his jaw being broken and wired shut. Quincy Dean Norton Jr. is now seeking damages as the ...
Posted on Oct 26, 2010
A woman in the Bolingbrook, Illinois area has been awarded $11.5 million as he lost her unborn baby due to a hospital's negligence. Sabine Miller was taken to a hospital during her pregnancy and the ...
Posted on Oct 25, 2010
A plaintiff in a medical malpractice case will not get a third trial. The court cases have sided with the defense two times now. The case involves a woman who reportedly was diagnosed with skin ...
Posted on Oct 24, 2010
According to a recent survey, hospital medical malpractice claims have reportedly dropped a bit and stabilized. It further appears that the severity of the claims have flattened as well. However, ...
Posted on Oct 23, 2010
Various medical malpractice cases have occurred as surgery is sometimes performed on the wrong side which should be happening. Cody Metheny recently underwent a horrible tragedy as a doctor performed ...
Posted on Oct 22, 2010
In the Minneapolis area, a verdict for a medical malpractice case has resulted in a $4.6 million outcome. The case involves the death of a wife and mother due to medical negligence. The family will ...
Posted on Oct 21, 2010
A Bayonne, New Jersey doctor is facing a medical malpractice lawsuit filed by the widow of a patient who died five days after a lymph node and lung biopsy procedure. The procedure took place in 2006 ...
Posted on Oct 20, 2010
A jury is currently deliberating on a medical malpractice case that is involving a doctor who reportedly did not perform a cesarean section during a birth. The child was reportedly diagnosed with ...
Posted on Oct 19, 2010
A judge has found that a doctor was negligent and the patient has reportedly been awarded $250,000 for damages. Galen Martin reportedly suffered a botched bicep surgery as the injured tendon was ...
Posted on Oct 18, 2010
In Stamford, Connecticut, a matter is being handled involving a drug-addicted surgeon and claims that the hospital violated fair trade policies. The class action lawsuit is being fought. It is being ...
Posted on Oct 18, 2010
As reported by the Warren Tribune Chronicle, Dr. Tara Shipmen didn't see the need in performing a caesarean section on her patient, Debra Cobb, during the birth of Cobb's daughter Haley in January of ...
Posted on Oct 17, 2010
Medical malpractice claims against hospitals are apparently on the rise as there will likely be more than 44,000 claims for 2009. The claims will reportedly total $8.6 billion. It is being reported ...
Posted on Oct 16, 2010
A doctor has lost an appeal of one of the largest medical malpractice cases ever in Northeast Pennsylvania. The case involved an obstetrician and the claim that a child suffered permanent medical ...
Posted on Oct 15, 2010
A woman is filing a medical malpractice lawsuit in which she claims she suffered serious burns after going through a botched gynecological procedure. The Ohio woman was getting fibroids removed and ...
Posted on Oct 14, 2010
In Nevada, a medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed against a hospital where a nurse who was reportedly stealing drugs may have caused a man to suffer a heart attack and brain damage. The lawsuit ...
Posted on Oct 13, 2010
In Pennsylvania, the governor is reporting that medical malpractice fund payouts are decreasing all around the state. Governor Ed Rendell is stating that they have decreased by 61 percent since 2003. ...
Posted on Oct 13, 2010
As reported by the Fostoria Review Times in Ohio, Jack and Sherry Reinhart, both in their mid-sixties, were awarded nearly $4 million due to the negligence of a Toledo doctor that has left Sherry ...
Posted on Oct 12, 2010
Connecticut has made the decision that medical malpractice cases will require a 120-day mediation period. This will be done in an effort to get the two parties to come to an agreement to settle the ...
Posted on Oct 11, 2010
A couple who filed a lawsuit against a Toledo, Ohio clinic and one of its doctors has won almost $4 million due to medical malpractice. The couple sued as they claimed that the clinic and doctor were ...
Posted on Oct 11, 2010
As reported by the Associated Press for KansasCity.com, Dr. Stephen Schneider, and his wife, Linda Schneider, may receive four twenty-year consecutive sentences for running a clinic that has been ...
Posted on Oct 10, 2010
A neurosurgeon who suffered an injury that resulted in amputation of his right leg has received $3.25 million from a jury decision. As the surgeon was working on patients, he was struck in the leg by ...
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