Posts Tagged ‘Wrongful Death’
Wrongful 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 MoreDoctor Denies Fault in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
An Arkansas doctor who is being sued for the wrongful death of a successful advertising agency owner is denying any responsibility in the man’s death and placing the blame back on the patient claiming he ignored medical advice and neglected to seek follow-up treatment. Dr. Stephen Hennigan, among others, is being named in the lawsuit…
Read More3.1 Million Verdict in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
A New York jury has awarded a $3.1 million to the estate of John T. Benigno, for the medical malpractice that caused his wrongful death. In January 2002, Benigno went to the South Shore Heart Associates where he was treated by Dr. Stephen Horowitz for cardiac symptoms. He already had a medical history of high…
Read MoreTrial About to Begin in Death of College Student
The medical malpractice trial in the wrongful death of Anne Ryan is set to begin this week. Ryan died in September 2007 of bacterial meningitis. The lawsuit was filed by Ryan’s brother Jed and names the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania as the defendant. Ryan was a student at the university at the time…
Read MoreKansas Physician Surrenders Medical License
A somewhat surprising update to a case first discussed here in July, involving two Kansas doctors who were facing multiple charges of prescription malpractice following the death of one of their patients from an overdose. One of the two physicians, Dr. Lawrence Simons, has voluntarily surrendered his medical license to the state Medical Board in…
Read MoreAnother Case of Nursing Home Malpractice
In another disheartening case of nursing home malpractice, the family of a New York woman is suing for her wrongful death after she died while in the care of a Westchester nursing facility. The patient, 73 year old Verda Henry, went to the facility in 2005 for what she thought would be a short stay…
Read MoreSurgical Malpractice Case Ends with $2.2 Million Verdict
The widower of an Indiana woman who died from complications after a surgical pad was left inside her body was awarded a verdict of $2.2 million for her wrongful death. The unnamed patient had a history of a fatty liver and was in need of a liver transplant at the time she underwent heart bypass…
Read MoreWrongful Death Caused by Failure to Refer
The family of a Michigan man who died of a dissected aorta has been awarded a settlement in their wrongful death lawsuit. The family sued Dr. Arun Gupta stating that because he failed to refer 43 year old Clayborn (Matt) Baker to a cardiologist while under his care during a hospital stay, the patient bled…
Read MoreDelay in NY Medical Malpractice Trial of “Dr. Botch”
There has been another delay in the wrongful death trial over an Irish woman who died following plastic surgery she had in Manhattan in 2005. The pre-trial hearing has been set for June. The accused, Dr. Michael Evan Sachs, has been dubbed “Dr. Botch” by the media due to the lengthy list of medical malpractice…
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…
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