Blog Posts in February, 2014

Medical Malpractice Alleged in Death

Medical malpractice is reportedly alleged in the death of a Mexican national. According to reports, the mother of the man has brought forth a lawsuit after he died of complications from pneumonia. He ...

Public Safety Dispatcher Awarded $9.1 Million in a Malpractice Case

A jury has reportedly awarded a public safety dispatcher $9.1 million in a medical malpractice case. According to reports, the dispatcher broke his ankle ten years ago and that led to complications ...

Voters Deciding On Medical Malpractice Case

Voters in the Sacramento, California area has currently deciding on a medical malpractice cap matter. According to reports, lawyers are proposing a ballot initiative that would raise the limits on ...

Two Hospitals Accused of Failing to Detect Blood Clot in Brain of Woman Before her Death

A medical malpractice lawsuit, naming two Geisinger hospitals as defendants, has been filed by the mother of a woman who died after both hospitals failed to diagnose her properly, as reported by the ...

Woman Awarded $1.3 Million in Malpractice Case

A woman in the Jackson, Mississippi area has reportedly been awarded $1.3 million in a medical malpractice case. According to reports, she had undergone an elective abdominal surgery less than 5 years ...

Malpractice Filed by Man Who Suffered Heart Attack

A medical malpractice lawsuit was filed by a man who suffered a heart attack. According to reports, he suffered the heart attack weeks after a physician allegedly could have but did not properly treat ...

Three-Year-Old Dies Getting Root Canal

A three-year-old toddler has reportedly died following a botched root canal surgery where she was administered a deadly combination of sedatives. According to reports, the parents filed a malpractice ...

Hospital Hit With Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

St. Mary's Medical Center has reportedly been hit with a medical malpractice lawsuit. According to reports, a former patient filed the lawsuit citing negligence, medical professional liability, ...

Court Allows Medical Malpractice Lawsuit to Proceed

Washington's Supreme Court has determined that a man's medical malpractice lawsuit to proceed. According to reports, it was determined that a state statute of limitations law was ...

Attorneys Fight Back Against Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

Attorneys for a medical center are fighting back against a medical malpractice lawsuit filed on behalf of a new doctor who died last year days after she sought treatment at the hospital. It is ...

Tabak Law Firm Joins Nationwide Directory of Medical Malpractice Attorneys

An important part of helping injured patients is making them aware of their options and legal rights. In their efforts to help patients throughout the Stockton, California area who have been injured ...

State House Committee Oks Medical Malpractice Caps

The Missouri House committee has reportedly approved medical malpractice caps for some cases. According to reports, the measures will limit non-economic damages for medical malpractice lawsuits at ...

Kentucky Lawmakers Urged to Handle Medical Malpractice Issue

Kentucky lawmakers are being urged to take up a medical malpractice issue. According to reports, the lawmakers are being urged by a coalition of powerful health care and business groups. Those people ...

Malpractice Changes Unlikely

It is being reported that in Georgia, medical malpractice changes to the system are unlikely. According to reports, legislation to overhaul the system has hit a roadblock as one senator said she ...