Posts Tagged ‘medical attorney’
Another 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 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…
Read MoreAnesthesia Malpractice Lawsuit Ends in $20 Million Verdict
The jury in an Alabama wrongful death lawsuit has returned a hefty verdict of $20 million filed on behalf of a woman who died during surgery as a result of anesthesia malpractice. Paulett Pettaway Hall was about to undergo exploratory surgery to identify the cause of severe stomach pains when she received a dose of…
Read MoreCouple Accepts $2.5 Million Medical Malpractice Settlement
Susan Martin, of Columbia MO, and her husband, have successfully reached a settlement with two doctors from the University of Missouri Hospital whose seemingly simple medical error resulted in a full blown case of medical malpractice. The doctors agreed to pay the Martins $2.5 million for the injuries and damages suffered by Susan. The case…
Read MoreJury Awards $15 Million in Boy’s Death
One of the country’s most prestigious hospitals has been named in a medical malpractice suit in the wrongful death of a 3 year old boy, and the jury has found against them awarding $15 million to the boy’s parents. In April 2003, Jason Fox was brought to Children’s Hospital Boston by his parents to undergo…
Read More$22.3 Million Hospital Malpractice Verdict for Boy Who Lost Leg
The parents of an Illinois child whose leg was amputated shortly after birth as a result of hospital malpractice has won their lawsuit and been awarded a hefty settlement of $22.3 million. In May 1999 Jake Tinman, now 10 years old, was born with a congenital heart defect that required a procedure to insert a…
Read MoreWrongful Death Abroad
The death of a 10 year old British boy is being blamed on medical malpractice and has caused quite a stir among the medical community there and across the globe. Kieran Howard’s problems started with a simple sneeze at his home last March, which inadvertently caused a tumor in his brain to burst. He was…
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