Posts Tagged ‘medical malpractice lawsuit’
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 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 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 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…
Read MoreVeteran Denied Colonoscopy Sues for Medical Malpractice
David Cohen, a veteran of war is suing a New York VA for medical malpractice for denying him the ability to receive a colonoscopy. Cohen claims that his local VA refused to perform a colonoscopy on him on multiple occasions, and disregarding the fact that colon cancer runs in his family, which places him at…
Read MoreActor Sues Hospital in Wrongful Death of Brother
Academy Award nominated actor James Woods has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in the 2006 death of his brother. The amount of damages he is seeking has not yet been reported, however it is known that he filed the suit on behalf of his nephew in order to “seek justice”. According to the lawsuit, 49…
Read MoreControversial Botox Treatments Result in Medical Malpractice Suit
We frequently hear of celebrities and even every day people receiving botox treatments in hopes of turning back the clock and reducing the appearance of wrinkles. But there are other, lesser known reasons that botox may be administered, as in the case of Missouri man Richard Hart who was prescribed the highly toxic drug as…
Read MoreCalifornia Man Sues for Radiation Overdose
It’s not too often that we hear about radiation malpractice in the news, but unfortunately it does happen. In fact, it happened just recently to a California man while undergoing a CT scan. The man has subsequently filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Trevor Ree claims that a combination of faulty equipment…
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