Blog Posts in July, 2011

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$36 Million Medical Malpractice Case

A medical malpractice case resulted in a $36.7 million jury award in regard to woman who went into a clinic for an abortion. According to reports, the woman was given medication at the clinic to ...

$2.5 Million in Malpractice Case

$2.5 million has been awarded by a jury in a medical malpractice case. According to reports, the amount was awarded to the children and wife of a man who died due to medical malpractice. It is ...

Surgeon Found Not Negligent in Case

A Texas brain surgeon has reportedly been found not negligent in his latest medical malpractice case. He is accused of a few in Minnesota, but is relieved of the most recent one where a patient ...

Undetected Surgical Sponge Case Settled

An award of $375,000 has been given to a woman who suffered from an undetected surgical sponge in her body. According to reports, the woman was complaining of pain, dizziness and nausea for four years ...

Hospital Settles Negligence Case

The state of Iowa and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City have reportedly settled a medical malpractice lawsuit. However, the group has not admitted to any sort of wrongdoing. The ...

Birth Injury Case Settled

A birth injury case in the Stockton, California area has reportedly been settled against a county hospital. According to reports, the case involved a child who reportedly suffered as the result of ...

Settlement in Medical Malpractice Case

A settlement has been reached in a medical malpractice case where an Army soldier filed a lawsuit in regard to treatment of his wife's cancer. According to reports, the settlement of $2.15 million has ...

Girl with Brain Injury Receiving Compensation

A girl who reportedly suffered brain damage during birth will reportedly receive millions in medical malpractice compensation. According to reports, there were complications during the birth that led ...

Another Doctor Testifies in Unneeded Biopsy

A second expert has reportedly testified in a Duluth, Minnesota case where a doctor allegedly conducted an unneeded biopsy. According to reports, the expert claimed that the patient's condition was ...

Neurosurgeon Accused of Making Wrong Decision

A neurosurgeon in the Duluth, Minnesota area has reportedly been accused of making the wrong decision in regard to a patient. It is being reported that it was obvious a patient was suffering from the ...

Government to Pay $7.5 Million in Malpractice Case

The U.S. government will reportedly be paying $7.5 million in a medical malpractice case. According to reports, the government will be paying the money to an Air Force spouse due to negligence in a ...

Hospital Accused of Medical Malpractice

A hospital in the Charleston, West Virginia area has reportedly been accused of medical malpractice. According to reports, the complaint claims that a woman was admitted for a diagnostic laparoscopy ...

Surgeon Accused of Several Medical Malpractice Cases

A surgeon in the Corpus Christie, Texas area has reportedly been accused of a number of medical malpractice cases. According to reports, he is now on trial for allegedly botching a procedure that left ...

Nose Doctor Asks to Move Malpractice Trial

A nose doctor in the Indiana area is reportedly asking for his medical malpractice trial to be moved. According to reports, he is facing more than 200 years in prison for health care and medical ...

Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Settled

A medical malpractice lawsuit in the Florida area has reportedly been settled in regard to a brain injury matter. According to reports, a family was suing a health care company over a brain injury ...

Birth Injury Lawsuit May Move Forward

A birth injury lawsuit in the Florida area has been granted the right to proceed with a Supreme Court ruling on the matter. According to reports, the family involved is being allowed to sidestep a ...

$1.3 Million in Birth Injury Case

A birth injury case has reportedly resulted in a $1.3 million jury award. According to reports, the case involved a doctor who delivered a baby but allegedly failed to diagnose that her shoulders were ...

Physician Successfully Defended

A medical malpractice case has been defended in the New York area in regard to a physician. The doctor was reportedly being sued over previously surrendering his license and then also being arrested ...

Physician Agrees to Negligence Lawsuit

A physician has reportedly agreed to pay a $238,000 to settle a negligence lawsuit. According to reports, the physician will have to pay to the estate of the deceased patient. The matter involves the ...

Birth Injury Children May Be Affected by Budget Cuts

In Michigan, as there are going to be some budget cuts, children who have suffered birth injuries may need legal help so that they are not affected. It is reported that children who rely on Medicaid ...

Governor Vetoes Medical Malpractice Reform Bill

The governor of North Carolina has reportedly vetoed a medical malpractice reform bill. According to reports, the Senate Bill 33 was vetoed. The bill would have capped noneconomic damages at $500,000 ...

Error Rate in E-Prescriptions

There is reportedly an 11.7% medication error rate when medication is E-prescribed. According to reports, when medication prescriptions are sent electronically, the chances of mistakes are the same as ...

Justice Blasts Medical Malpractice Ruling

A substitute justice in the West Virginia Supreme Court has reportedly blasted a court's ruling on a medical malpractice matter. According to reports, the judge went off on the decision to uphold a ...

Forceps and Birth Injuries

It is being reported that the use of forceps can often result in birth injuries to newborn babies. According to reports, forceps can sometimes result in cerebral palsy which hurts a child's potential ...

Family Seeking Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

A family in the San Antonio, Texas area has reportedly filed a lawsuit in regard to a medical malpractice matter. According to reports, the family claims that an Army doctor over-prescribed their ...
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