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Why Expert Winesses are Important
A Supreme Court judge has upheld the dismissal of a Kentucky man’s medical malpractice case because he didn’t have the testimony of an expert witness and therefore failed to prove his claim. Horace Collier sued Caritas Medical Center and Dr. Robert Blankenship alleging that they were negligent in treating him for the abdominal pain he…
Read MoreSurgical Malpractice Suit Filed in Death of Teenager
A surgical malpractice lawsuit has been filed against the doctor who performed brain surgery on a 16 year old Russian boy in 2006 that resulted in the boy’s death. The family claims that the surgeon, who performed the risky procedure free of charge did so for his own publicity, disregarding the safety of his patient.…
Read More$6.5 Million Cerebral Palsy Settlement Reached
The family of 7-year-old Roberto Morales, Jr. reached a cerebral palsy settlement for $6.5 million this week. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy after his birth in 2001, Morales now suffers from limited mobility and requires continued health care. The settlement will help with his ongoing health care costs. Inadequate Oxygen to the Brain Roberto was delivered…
Read MoreBoy with Cerebral Palsy Awarded $3.25 Million
On Friday, an Idaho jury awarded $3.25 million to a 4-year-old boy who suffered brain injury during birth and now lives with cerebral palsy. His mother, a former inmate at Pocatello Women’s Correctional Center, was also awarded damages in the amount of $375,000. Complaints Ignored Jamie Lysager was about seven months pregnant when she began…
Read MoreFourth Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson
On Monday, a jury in Illinois State Court in Chicago determined that Janice DiCosolo, 38, died in February 2004 because the patch she was wearing delivered a fatal dose of the narcotic fentanyl. The Duragesic patch is made by Alza Corporation which is owned by Johnson & Johnson; the patch is distributed by Janssen Pharmaceutica,…
Read More$894 Million to Settle Drug Lawsuits
Drug giant, Pfizer, has reached an agreement that will ultimately settle most of the lawsuits filed against the company over the side effects of two of it’s drugs, Celebrex and Bextra. It expects that the $894 million dollar agreement will settle more than 90 percent of the claims filed because the drugs are alleged to…
Read MoreCan Relatives Inherit from Assisted Suicide?
Interesting question before a Wisconsin appeals court. In it’s decision the appeals court upheld an earlier lower court decision that allowed a man’s wife and daughter to inherit his estate even though they assisted him to commit suicide. In what some legal analysts say is a precedent setting case in the nation, the court held…
Read MoreWell Explosion Yields 14.9 Million Dollar Award
John Stapleton, 19, died in 2002 when he backed his car into a natural gas wellhead that was unfenced and unprotected. The wellhead exploded and John burned to death. In 2006 a Santa Fe jury determined that the oil and gas company – Energen Resources Corporation – was negligent and it’s conduct was reckless in…
Read MoreWoman Held Captive – Lawsuit Dismissed
Tanya Kach was 14 years old when she ran away in 1996 to live with Thomas Hose who was then 37. Kach filed a lawsuit in 2006 after having lived in captivity in the home that Hose shared with his parents. Also named in the suit is the security firm that hired Hose and the…
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