Blog Posts in January, 2011
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Posted on Jan 31, 2011
It is being reported that elective early deliveries can increase the risk of birth injuries. Some hospitals are reportedly delivering more than 40% of babies early for no medical reason. This can put ...
Posted on Jan 30, 2011
Three people have reportedly died after cosmetic surgery was performed on them by doctors at a Lauderhill, Florida medical practice since 2008. The doctors at Strax Rejuvenation & Aesthetics ...
Posted on Jan 29, 2011
Doctors who recommend medical marijuana for their patients with serious illnesses are no more at risk for medical malpractice liability than those who prescribe narcotic drugs. It has been shown that ...
Posted on Jan 28, 2011
As obstetricians face more medical malpractice cases than most doctors, a ban is occurring in a number of hospitals regarding recording devices in delivery rooms. Hospitals are able to set their own ...
Posted on Jan 27, 2011
Congress is reportedly going to start discussing medical malpractice caps. Congress members are reportedly pushing for medical malpractice reform right now in order to keep health care costs down. ...
Posted on Jan 26, 2011
A doctor in the Queensbury, New York area has reportedly been ordered to pay $3 million in regard to a medical malpractice matter. A girl reportedly suffered injuries during childbirth about 18 years ...
Posted on Jan 25, 2011
Medical malpractice patients have reportedly been struggling to receive compensation for their injuries. A study that occurred from 2002 to 2007 and involved 10 New York hospitals reported that about ...
Posted on Jan 25, 2011
Former nurse, Rhonda Skinner-Sullivan, has testified for plaintiffs in a medical malpractice lawsuit lodged against Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville for their alleged poor wound care, as reported by ...
Posted on Jan 24, 2011
A medical malpractice case will be heard once more in relation to a woman who believes she deserves more money. The woman was awarded $760,000 in a case where a doctor removed the incorrect ovary ...
Posted on Jan 23, 2011
A Spring, Texas hospital has reportedly been named in a medical malpractice lawsuit where a woman’s family claims a doctor’s misdiagnosis caused her death. Kelly Lynn Benard’s family claims that a ...
Posted on Jan 22, 2011
The ruling by the Texas Supreme Court will protect government doctors in medical malpractice cases. A decision has been reversed by the judges that will now not allow all lawsuits to proceed against ...
Posted on Jan 22, 2011
The ruling by the Texas Supreme Court will protect government doctors in medical malpractice cases. A decision has been reversed by the judges that will now not allow all lawsuits to proceed against ...
Posted on Jan 21, 2011
A medical malpractice case in the Cambria County, Pennsylvania area has reportedly resulted in a $633,525 award for a man who had his leg amputated. The man, Ronald Duerring, claims that negligence ...
Posted on Jan 20, 2011
A medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed in relation to a matter where the delivery of a child reportedly resulted in permanent disabilities due to a hypoxic brain injury. According to reports, ...
Posted on Jan 19, 2011
Tufts has reportedly settled a medical malpractice lawsuit against a doctor in relation to a girl’s death. The matter was against the girl’s psychiatrist, Dr. Kayoko Kifuji, and resulted in $2.5 ...
Posted on Jan 18, 2011
A woman has reportedly filed a medical malpractice case against a Virginia hospital is relation to her breast implant surgery. She is alleging that she was given the incorrect size of implants during ...
Posted on Jan 17, 2011
A plastic surgeon in the Metairie, Louisiana area has reportedly been sued for medical malpractice. According to reports, the surgeon was performing a birthmark procedure that allegedly caused severe ...
Posted on Jan 17, 2011
From Shelbyville, Tennessee, the Times-Gazette has reported that attorneys representing the county in a wrongful death suit are requesting a federal judge not to pass a motion that would allow a claim ...
Posted on Jan 16, 2011
The parents of a young child are filing a medical malpractice lawsuit in regard to their child who allegedly suffered a brain injury during the birth process. The couple, Jennifer and Lance Schneider, ...
Posted on Jan 15, 2011
A medical malpractice matter in Kankakee, Illinois has reportedly resulted in a $1 million award. According to reports, a woman went to a doctor for pneumonia-like symptoms. The physician, however, ...
Posted on Jan 14, 2011
A medical malpractice claim has reportedly been added to a lawsuit in regard to a wrongful death matter. Doris Rollins requested that the claim be added in regard to her brother, Larry Dale Byford. ...
Posted on Jan 13, 2011
A former employee at a Winchester, Nevada medical center is claiming that she was fired after she complained about a surgery that was performed on her. She has now filed a lawsuit claiming both ...
Posted on Jan 12, 2011
A medical malpractice lawsuit in California has reportedly been settled for $1.175 million. The matter occurred with a patient of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center who suffered a punctured blood vessel. ...
Posted on Jan 11, 2011
It seems the numbers are rising in regard to the number of medical malpractice cases that are being closed. In Ohio, the number of closed cases have increased since 2008. However, the damages amounts ...
Posted on Jan 11, 2011
Dr. Geoffrey Lucas, recently arrested on three felony charges, is now being sued by a Canastota couple for medical malpractice, as reported in the Oneida Daily Dispatch. Besides Lucas, the suit, filed ...
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