Posts Tagged ‘surgical malpractice’
Wrong Kidney Removed in Surgical Malpractice Case
In a shocking case of surgical malpractice, a doctor at a Riverside California hospital removed a patient’s only healthy kidney. The man is now left with no kidneys after the diseased one was removed following discovery of the error. A multitude of errors led up to the final grave mistake, including failure to follow safety…
Read MoreSurgeon in Hot Water for Teen’s Botched Breast Surgery
Dr. Thomas Laney of Seattle is being accused by the State Medical Agency of surgical malpractice for an alleged botched breast augmentation as well as liposuction on a teenage girl. He is also being accused of unprofessional conduct because of the patient’s age. The unnamed patient was just 15 years old at the time of…
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 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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