Medical Malpractice
16.5 Million Dollar result in Medical Malpractice Paralysis case
A jury has found in favor of a California couple in their hospital malpractice lawsuit alleging Trent Hughes was neglected after he suffered injury from an accident while he was off-roading. Hughes was airlifted to the hospital after his accident in November 2003, from which he had suffered a fractured spine. Shockingly he was not…
Read MoreWhy 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 More$20 Million Wrongful Death Verdict
A jury trial in the wrongful death case of Paulett Hall has ended in favor of the victim’s family, who were awarded $20,000,000 for their punitive damages. Hall, a mother of two, was just 32 years old at the time of her death, caused when she aspirated bile into her lungs while she was being…
Read MoreAnother Case of Bacterial Infection Malpractice
An Ohio teenager who lost his legs as a result of a flesh eating bacterial infection has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against several doctors and two hospitals, alleging his condition wasn’t properly treated. Steven Haxton was just 18 years old when he went to the emergency room at Riverside Methodist Hospital last March complaining…
Read MoreHeart Attack Misdiagnosis Case Ends with $1.4 Million Verdict
After a two week medical malpractice trial, a Texas jury has ruled in favor of the family of Stacy Meaux, who died after doctors and nurses at Christus Hospital St. Mary misdiagnosed her heart attack. They awarded the plaintiffs $1.4 million for their loss. Ms. Meaux reportedly went to the hospital emergency room because she…
Read MoreSettlement Reached in Medical Malpractice Case
A New York woman who is now disabled following a botched surgery has agreed to a settlement in her medical malpractice lawsuit against the surgeons and Vassar Brothers Medical Center. In September 2003, Martha Meyer underwent a surgery to repair a perforated ulcer. Less than a week later she was back in the hospital suffering…
Read MoreGastric Bypass Malpractice
One of the fastest growing elective surgeries in the United States is weight-loss surgery, name gastric bypass surgery. Typically, those who are obese and have not had success losing weight on their own elect to have the procedure in hopes of reducing their body fat and living a healthier life. But, as with any surgery,…
Read MoreWrong Kidney Removed in Surgical Malpractice Case
In a shocking case of surgical malpractice, a doctor at a Riverside California hospital removed a patient’s only healthy kidney. The man is now left with no kidneys after the diseased one was removed following discovery of the error. A multitude of errors led up to the final grave mistake, including failure to follow safety…
Read MoreThe Impact of Cancer Misdiagnosis
Receiving a diagnosis of cancer can be frightening and life-changing. But what happens when the correct diagnosis is missed or delayed? As many as 12% of the nearly 1.5 million cancer cases each year are missed by doctors. That’s an estimated 180,000 people annually. It’s no wonder there are a steady number of cancer misdiagnosis…
Read MoreHospital Sued in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a California hospital claiming that Penny Louise Prevezich died as a direct result of the hospital staff’s negligence. Penny’s daughter, who filed the suit, claims that her mother was left unattended in the waiting area of the hospital for 90 minutes after being transported there by paramedics…
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