Medical Malpractice
Wrongful Death Caused by Failure to Refer
The family of a Michigan man who died of a dissected aorta has been awarded a settlement in their wrongful death lawsuit. The family sued Dr. Arun Gupta stating that because he failed to refer 43 year old Clayborn (Matt) Baker to a cardiologist while under his care during a hospital stay, the patient bled…
Read MoreDoctor Admits to Medical Errors in VA Prostate Cancer Treatments
Dr. Gary Kao, the Philadelphia Veterans Administration physician accused of botching the prostate cancer treatments he performed on dozens of patients has admitted wrongdoing. Dr. Kao treated hundreds of men for prostate cancer, using brachytherapy, a procedure in which tiny radioactive seeds are implanted into the prostate to treat the disease. A recent investigation of…
Read MoreWoman Gets Second Medical Malpractice Trial After Losing her Limbs
In a rare move, a Florida judge decided to throw out a jury’s verdict and grant Lisa Strong a new trial in her medical malpractice claim. He felt the evidence was overwhelming in the case where a kidney stone was misdiagnosed causing a life threatening infection that resulted in amputation of all four of Strong’s…
Read MoreJudge Approves $12M Settlement in Cerebral Palsy Lawsuit
OSF HealthCare System has agreed to pay $12 million for the care and medical costs of Jeremy Law, who suffered massive brain damage as a result of lack of oxygen during his 2004 birth. Jeremy now lives with a debilitating type of spastic cerebral palsy, requires a ventilator and needs 24-hour care. According to his…
Read MoreWhat Kind of Damages are Collected for Wrongful Death Suits?
Certainly there are countless people left behind to grieve over victims of wrongful death cases. Friends, family and other loved ones are left to pick up the pieces and deal with their tragic and often senseless lost. But exactly what kind of damages can be collected as a result of this type of medical malpractice? …
Read MoreThe Reality of Psychiatric Malpractice
The term medical malpractice usually conjures up images of a doctor physically harming patients, leaving them injured or hurt. There is another kind of negligence, however, that rarely results in a patient suffering from any kind of physical pain or harm, however victims of this type of malpractice can suffer just as much. In cases…
Read MoreSurgical Malpractice Lawsuit Brings $17.3 Million Settlement
The family of a Wisconsin girl who was left permanently disabled after a botched spleen-removal has received a settlement in their surgical malpractice case against Dr. Leonard Go. According to court documents, during the surgery, which was performed in June 2007 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Dr. Go used a blender-like device to assist in removing…
Read MoreDelay in NY Medical Malpractice Trial of “Dr. Botch”
There has been another delay in the wrongful death trial over an Irish woman who died following plastic surgery she had in Manhattan in 2005. The pre-trial hearing has been set for June. The accused, Dr. Michael Evan Sachs, has been dubbed “Dr. Botch” by the media due to the lengthy list of medical malpractice…
Read MoreEMT Malpractice in the News
A Massachusetts family is preparing to file a lawsuit over the 2008 death of Charles Rondeau in an apparent case of EMT Malpractice. Last year, on Mother’s Day, Mr. Rondeau began feeling ill. He was sweating, short of breath and complaining of chest pains. His daughter called for an ambulance while his wife rushed home…
Read More$3 Million Damages Sought in Surgical Malpractice Case
A jury in Georgia has begun deliberating over a case of surgical malpractice that has left a man paralized from the waist down. According to evidence presented during the week-long trial, in February 2005 Randall Scroggs underwent a surgery in which Dr. Karl Schultz attempted to insert a spinal cord stimulator into his spine. The…
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