Posts Tagged ‘medical lawsuit’
Medical Malpractice Suit Settled in Botched Abortion Case
A young woman who nearly died after she underwent a botched abortion at the Metropolitan Medical Associates Englewood Center for Women in New Jersey will receive a settlement of $1.9 million for her damages. Rasheedah Dinkins went to the clinic, which is the largest in NJ, to have a second trimester abortion, during which she…
Read MoreMother’s Medical Negligence Leads to Baby’s Death
In a shocking case of negligence, a young woman is suing a Nevada hospital for medical malpractice after she claims they failed to treat her and sent her home where she later delivered a premature baby that died. According to the lawsuit, Roshunda Abney and her boyfriend, Raffinee Dewberry, went to the emergency room at…
Read MoreWrongful Death Lawsuit Ends with $6 Million Verdict
The husband of a 42 year old woman who died from blood clots following simple outpatient knee surgery has been awarded $6 million in damages for her wrongful death. The victim was referred to an orthopedic surgeon by her primary care physician because she was experiencing pain in her left knee that was getting progressively…
Read MoreThird Time’s a Charm in Wrongful Death Suit?
The Maryland court of appeals is giving the family of Pearline Brown Rice, who died of cancer after a tumor was misdiagnosed as arthritis, a third chance to fight their wrongful death suit. The original case ended in favor of the family, awarding them over $11 million, but was overturned, and the first appeal denied. …
Read MoreAnother Medical Malpractice Victory for Cincinnati Couple
A Cincinnati jury found in favor of David and Karen Krause last week in their medical malpractice case against Dr. Lawrence Rothstein and the Greater Cincinnati Pain Management Centers, where the doctor is employed. In January 2006, David Krause went to Dr. Rothstein for a cervical epidural steroid, a procedure in which the patient receives…
Read MoreWhat You Should Consider When Selecting a Medical Lawyer
Being a victim of medical malpractice can be devastating. You’ve surely got a lot on your mind, including dealing with the aftermath of the injury you’ve suffered and finding a qualified medical lawyer to represent your case. With so much going on, and with so many attorneys to pick from, how do you know you’re…
Read MoreAnesthesia Awareness Lawsuit
A lawsuit has been filed by the family of a Baptist minister in West Virginia who reportedly committed suicide after having surgery and not being given the proper amount of anesthesia. His family claims that in the two weeks before the suicide occurred, Sherman Sizemore, 73, believed that people were trying to bury him alive.…
Read More$1.25 Million Settlement Reached in Nursing Home Negligence Case
A Georgia jury recently reached a guilty verdict in a nursing home negligence case brought against Tucker Nursing Home. The facility had been charged with neglect of one of its patients, resulting in pressure sores and other serious injuries. The daughter of Melvin Raybon, now deceased from unrelated causes, filed suit against the facility on…
Read MoreWrongful Death
What is wrongful death? To put it simply, it is when someone dies as a result of another person’s negligence. These types of cases are usually brought as civil cases, rather than criminal, and most often by the family of the victim. There are certain elements that must be proven in order for a wrongful…
Read MoreMedical Malpractice Lawsuit Settled for Nearly $1M
A medical lawsuit against the Veterans Affairs hospital in Salt Lake City has been settled for nearly $1 million in damages. The lawsuit was filed after the death of William Meyer, who was being treated at the hospital for leukemia when he developed a fatal blood infection. Meyer was undergoing chemotherapy at the VA in…
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