Posts Tagged ‘medical malpractice lawsuits’
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 MoreMedical 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 MoreThe Real Reason for Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
With all the recent talk about healthcare reform there have been more than a few references to tort reform and along with it, implications that people who sue for medical malpractice are greedy and just looking for a windfall. The truth of the matter is legitimate cases of medical negligence often leave their victims with…
Read MoreMan Sues Hospital for Medical Malpractice
A St. Louis man who went to St. Luke’s Hospital for treatment of his renal disease is now suing them for medical malpractice claiming they are responsible for his developing a rare disorder referred to as nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. Between 2004 and 2007, the plaintiff underwent several MRI’s at the hospital, most of which involved…
Read More43 Million Verdict in Birth Injury Lawsuit
A record award by a New York jury was sent down last week in the case of a 25 year old woman who was left permanently disabled after a birth injury caused her cerebral palsy. The mother of Tiffany Busone filed the medical malpractice lawsuit more than two decades ago against Bellevue Women’s Hospital. Her…
Read MoreControversial Senate Bill has some Michigan Residents Worried
There is an interesting medical malpractice bill being proposed in the state of Michigan that could potentially affect the quality of care folks in that state receive when they visit their local hospital emergency rooms, and it has some residents very concerned. Senate Bill 858, also called SB 858, is being proposed under the guise…
Read More11 California Hospitals Fined for Medical Errors
The California State Department of Public Health has assessed fines in the amount of $25,000 each to eleven California hospitals for various medical errors and acts of negligence that violated state guidelines. Many of the incidents in question resulted in patient deaths. The majority of the medical errors occurred in 2008 and eight out of…
Read MoreFailure to Diagnose Cancer Results in $24 Million Verdict
A Tennessee jury has found in favor of plaintiff Courtney Hill in her failure to diagnose lawsuit against Dr. Claudia Moise and OB/GYN Specialists P.C. of Memphis. She was awarded nearly $24 million for her medical bills, pain and suffering after her breast cancer was misdiagnosed. According to the lawsuit, Dr. Moise ignored Hill’s multiple…
Read MoreDoctor Denies Surgical Malpractice
Arkansas surgeon Dr. John B. Weiss is denying allegations that he committed surgical malpractice by leaving a surgical instrument in a patient’s thigh during surgery. The patient, John Walters, filed a medical malpractice lawsuit last week seeking compensation for his injuries. The lawsuit alleges that during a 2004 surgery, the doctor left a piece of…
Read MorePsychiatrist Charged with Malpractice in Death of Child
A Massachusetts tribunal has given the green light to charge Dr. Kayoko Kifuji with psychiatric malpractice in the death of 4 year old Rebecca Riley, after she prescribed a deadly dose of drugs for the child. In a surprising twist, the girl’s parents are also being charged in her death, for administering too many doses…
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