Blog Posts in December, 2011

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Medical Malpractice Trial to Begin

A jury is currently being selected for a medical malpractice trial that will soon be starting up. According to reports, the medical malpractice trial is related to an infant who was born dead to a ...

Anesthesiologist Still Working After Guilty of Malpractice

An anesthesiologist who was found guilty of medical malpractice is apparently still working at the same hospital. According to reports, the doctor was found to have killed a patient due to lack of ...

Parents May Sue Over Missed Diagnosis

The parents of a young girl may sue a Minnesota doctor over the fact that her fatal cancer was never diagnosed. According to reports, the doctor failed to diagnose the cancer while it was still ...

Couple Suing Hospital Over Alleged Negligence

A couple in the Santa Fe, New Mexico area is reportedly suing a hospital over alleged negligence. According to reports, the woman is claiming that she almost died because no one was monitoring her ...

Medical Malpractice and Failure to Order X-Rays

Some medical malpractice cases are the result of the failure to order x-rays. According to reports, when there are serious accidents, doctors should be ordering x-rays in a timely manner. However, ...

Jailed MD Now Facing Dirty Needle Lawsuit

As reported by the Associated Press for several media sites, including KTVU.com, Dr. M.S., currently held without bond for diluting drugs and over billing, is also facing a lawsuit alleging that a ...

Pharmacy Gives Incorrect Medication

A pharmacy in the Aurora, Colorado area has reportedly given a child the incorrect medication. According to reports, a Walgreens in the area filled her son's prescription with the wrong dosage. He ...

Woman Suing Clinic for Malpractice

A woman is reportedly suing a women's clinic and her obstetrician over the birth of her son. According to reports, she claims that her son was injured during the birth as a result of a doctor's ...

Reality TV Star's Husband Sued for Malpractice

A new 'Real Housewives of Orange County' star is dealing with her plastic surgeon husband being sued by former patients. According to reports, he is dealing with two lawsuits that include patients ...

Surgeon has License Suspended

A plastic surgeon has finally had his medical license suspended after going through lawsuits for about three decades. According to reports, patients are now wondering why it took so long for him to ...

Malpractice Program May Speed Up Cases

A New York medical malpractice program might help to speed up the resolution of cases as they are often time-consuming and costly. According to reports, the program would reportedly have one judge ...

Toddler Received Chemo Overdose

A toddler in the Ft. Belvoir, Virginia area has reportedly received a chemo overdose while at a military hospital. According to reports, the girl suffers from leukemia and is involved in a three-week ...

Medication Error Affects Thousands

A medication error at Kaiser Foundation Hospital South San Francisco has reportedly affected thousands of patients over three years. According to reports, the patients received vaccines and ...

Doctor Charged with Over-Stenting

A doctor in the Maryland area has reportedly been charged with over-stenting. According to reports, the doctor has reportedly been practicing improper stenting at his practice. One patient accused him ...

Health Care Provider Sued by Blinded Inmate

Although a former inmate has settled with the state Department of Corrections for injuries sustained while jailed, he is now suing the prison's health care provider for medical negligence that has ...

Children's Hospital Fined $50,000

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital has reportedly been fined by the California Department of Public Health. According to reports, the hospital is being fined about $50,000 after being in violation ...

Parents Suing Over Malpractice

Parents of a teenager are reportedly suing after their daughter passed away due to wisdom tooth surgery complications. According to reports, the teen died ten days after losing oxygen during the ...

Medical Center Settles Malpractice Lawsuit

The Cleveland VA Medical Center has reportedly settled a medical malpractice lawsuit for about $275,000. According to reports, the lawsuit involved a veteran who had two surgical towels left inside ...

Nurse Gives Patient Incorrect Medication

A nurse has reportedly been accused by a Florida man's family for giving him the incorrect medication. According to reports, he reportedly gave him a deadly dose of a drug that induces paralysis ...

Boy Given Wrong Medicine

A pharmacy in the Aurora, Colorado area has reportedly been accused of giving a boy the wrong medication. According to reports, the boy's medication was filled with an adult dosage instead of one ...

Physician That Failed to Visit Patient in Nursing Home Found Negligent

As reported in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, a judge has found a physician negligent in failing to "see, examine, treat or follow up" on her patient's condition while in a nursing home, and the patient ...

Malpractice Award Upheld

A medical malpractice award for a brain-damaged mother has reportedly been upheld in court. According to reports, an appeals court has upheld a $900,000 judgment for a woman who almost died after ...

Claims Settled Against Doctor

Millions will reportedly be paid out to settle medical malpractice claims against an orthopedic surgeon. According to reports, there were reportedly about 30 cases that still needed to go forward ...

$2.5 Million Award Due to Resident Injuring Patient

The Journal Register News Service has reported that due to a surgeon handing over a routine procedure to a resident, a woman suffered with debilitating permanent injuries that resulted in a $2.5 ...

Hospital Fined for Antibiotic Overdose

Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital has reportedly been fined for giving a patient an overdose of an antibiotic that led to renal failure. According to reports, the hospital ended up being fined ...
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