Blog Posts in January, 2011

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Elective Deliveries Can Increase Birth Injury

It is being reported that elective early deliveries can increase the risk of birth injuries. Some hospitals are reportedly delivering more than 40% of babies early for no medical reason. This can put ...

Three Have Died At Medical Practice

Three people have reportedly died after cosmetic surgery was performed on them by doctors at a Lauderhill, Florida medical practice since 2008. The doctors at Strax Rejuvenation & Aesthetics ...

Medical Malpractice and Medical Marijuana

Doctors who recommend medical marijuana for their patients with serious illnesses are no more at risk for medical malpractice liability than those who prescribe narcotic drugs. It has been shown that ...

Recording Device Ban in Hospitals

As obstetricians face more medical malpractice cases than most doctors, a ban is occurring in a number of hospitals regarding recording devices in delivery rooms. Hospitals are able to set their own ...

Congress Discussing Malpractice Caps

Congress is reportedly going to start discussing medical malpractice caps. Congress members are reportedly pushing for medical malpractice reform right now in order to keep health care costs down. ...

Doctor Ordered to Pay $3 Million in Malpractice

A doctor in the Queensbury, New York area has reportedly been ordered to pay $3 million in regard to a medical malpractice matter. A girl reportedly suffered injuries during childbirth about 18 years ...

Medical Malpractice and Compensation

Medical malpractice patients have reportedly been struggling to receive compensation for their injuries. A study that occurred from 2002 to 2007 and involved 10 New York hospitals reported that about ...

Former Nurse Aids Medical Malpractice Case

Former nurse, Rhonda Skinner-Sullivan, has testified for plaintiffs in a medical malpractice lawsuit lodged against Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville for their alleged poor wound care, as reported by ...

Medical Malpractice Case to be Heard Again

A medical malpractice case will be heard once more in relation to a woman who believes she deserves more money. The woman was awarded $760,000 in a case where a doctor removed the incorrect ovary ...

Hospital Named in Medical Malpractice Suit

A Spring, Texas hospital has reportedly been named in a medical malpractice lawsuit where a woman’s family claims a doctor’s misdiagnosis caused her death. Kelly Lynn Benard’s family claims that a ...

State Ruling Protects Government Doctors

The ruling by the Texas Supreme Court will protect government doctors in medical malpractice cases. A decision has been reversed by the judges that will now not allow all lawsuits to proceed against ...

State Ruling Protects Government Doctors

The ruling by the Texas Supreme Court will protect government doctors in medical malpractice cases. A decision has been reversed by the judges that will now not allow all lawsuits to proceed against ...

Medical Malpractice Case Awards $633,525

A medical malpractice case in the Cambria County, Pennsylvania area has reportedly resulted in a $633,525 award for a man who had his leg amputated. The man, Ronald Duerring, claims that negligence ...

Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Over Birth Injury

A medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed in relation to a matter where the delivery of a child reportedly resulted in permanent disabilities due to a hypoxic brain injury. According to reports, ...

Tufts Settles Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

Tufts has reportedly settled a medical malpractice lawsuit against a doctor in relation to a girl’s death. The matter was against the girl’s psychiatrist, Dr. Kayoko Kifuji, and resulted in $2.5 ...

Medical Malpractice Case Over Breast Implants

A woman has reportedly filed a medical malpractice case against a Virginia hospital is relation to her breast implant surgery. She is alleging that she was given the incorrect size of implants during ...

Plastic Surgeon Sued for Medical Malpractice

A plastic surgeon in the Metairie, Louisiana area has reportedly been sued for medical malpractice. According to reports, the surgeon was performing a birthmark procedure that allegedly caused severe ...

County Workhouse Seeks to Avoid Medical Malpractice

From Shelbyville, Tennessee, the Times-Gazette has reported that attorneys representing the county in a wrongful death suit are requesting a federal judge not to pass a motion that would allow a claim ...

Parents Sue Over Child’s Brain Injury

The parents of a young child are filing a medical malpractice lawsuit in regard to their child who allegedly suffered a brain injury during the birth process. The couple, Jennifer and Lance Schneider, ...

Medical Malpractice Matter Awarded $1 Million

A medical malpractice matter in Kankakee, Illinois has reportedly resulted in a $1 million award. According to reports, a woman went to a doctor for pneumonia-like symptoms. The physician, however, ...

Medical Malpractice Claim with Lawsuit

A medical malpractice claim has reportedly been added to a lawsuit in regard to a wrongful death matter. Doris Rollins requested that the claim be added in regard to her brother, Larry Dale Byford. ...

Former Employee Suing Medical Center

A former employee at a Winchester, Nevada medical center is claiming that she was fired after she complained about a surgery that was performed on her. She has now filed a lawsuit claiming both ...

Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Settled for $1.175 Million

A medical malpractice lawsuit in California has reportedly been settled for $1.175 million. The matter occurred with a patient of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center who suffered a punctured blood vessel. ...

More Medical Malpractice Cases Closed This Year

It seems the numbers are rising in regard to the number of medical malpractice cases that are being closed. In Ohio, the number of closed cases have increased since 2008. However, the damages amounts ...

MD Facing Malpractice Suit After Felony Arrest

Dr. Geoffrey Lucas, recently arrested on three felony charges, is now being sued by a Canastota couple for medical malpractice, as reported in the Oneida Daily Dispatch. Besides Lucas, the suit, filed ...
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