Posts Tagged ‘wrongful death lawsuit’
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Brings in $6 Million
A St. Louis couple sued and successfully won a verdict in the wrongful death lawsuit in another unfortunate case of failure to diagnose that resulted in the death of their baby son. Dewayne and Suzanne Blankenship took their infant son Dylan to Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center in June 2002. They were concerned because the…
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 MoreWhat Kind of Damages are Collected for Wrongful Death Suits?
Certainly there are countless people left behind to grieve over victims of wrongful death cases. Friends, family and other loved ones are left to pick up the pieces and deal with their tragic and often senseless lost. But exactly what kind of damages can be collected as a result of this type of medical malpractice? …
Read MoreThe Reality of Psychiatric Malpractice
The term medical malpractice usually conjures up images of a doctor physically harming patients, leaving them injured or hurt. There is another kind of negligence, however, that rarely results in a patient suffering from any kind of physical pain or harm, however victims of this type of malpractice can suffer just as much. In cases…
Read MoreWrongful Death Lawsuit Settled for $3M
The family of Heather Sloan, a 29 year old woman who died after doctors failed to diagnose a twist in her intestines, has agreed to settle their wrongful death lawsuit in the amount of $3 million. In March 2007, the young mother of three went to the Chester Hospital in South Carolina complaining of severe…
Read MoreFlorida Hospital Under Fire for Infection-Related Deaths
Medical attorneys for three separate families have filed wrongful death lawsuits against Tampa based St. Joseph’s Hospital, citing that their children died as a result of contracting a fungal infection while undergoing treatment at the facility. The suit claims that the three children, ages 2, 5 and 9, were all battling leukemia at the hospital…
Read More$2 Million Settlement in Massachusetts Wrongful Death Suit
The family of a Methuen woman has won their wrongful death lawsuit over the death of Priscilla Jardine, who lost her life shortly after giving birth in 2004. The 32 year old woman went into cardiac arrest shortly after she was given the blood pressure drug Labetalol, following her ceasarean section. Her blood pressure dropped…
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