$3.157M Illinois Medical Malpractice Verdict For Leg Amputation
February 7, 2015
On January 22, 2015, an Illinois medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $3.157 million in favor of the sixty-five-year-old plaintiff who had to have his left leg amputated as a result of the medical negligence of the defendant surgeon who had treated the plaintiff in the hos[...]
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Arkansas Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict
February 6, 2015
On January 12, 2015, an Arkansas medical malpractice jury determined that a Mountain Home, Arkansas physician was not at fault for the death of a 45-year-old patient in 2005. The jury took less than one hour after six days of trial to return its verdict in favor of the physician. The Arkansas med[...]
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For-Profit Prison Medical Care Questioned
February 4, 2015
The past and present problems of a for-profit prison health care provider should serve as a warning regarding states and local governments ceding their responsibilities to provide proper, adequate, and timely medical care and health care services to inmates and prisoners in their custody. Cor[...]
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VA Report On Outpatient Health Care Services
February 1, 2015
On January 12, 2015, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (Office of Healthcare Inspections) issued a report regarding what it deems to be its review of selected patient care activities to determine whether the Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs[...]
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Actos Defense Verdict In Maryland Upheld On Appeal
January 29, 2015
In an unreported decision of the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland dated December 4, 2014, the Court upheld a defense verdict in favor of the manufacturer of Actos, a FDA-approved prescription medication used to treat type 2 diabetes, in a lawsuit filed on behalf of the estate of a man who died[...]
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CDC’s Report On Hospital-Acquired Infections
January 28, 2015
Earlier this month, the CDC issued its report entitled National And State Healthcare Associated Infections Progress Report (“Report”) that analyzes the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (“NHSN”) data from more than 13,000 hospitals and other healthcare faciliti[...]
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