Ohio Cancer Misdiagnosis Case Alleges MRI Of Wrong Knee
August 5, 2014
An Ohio woman filed a medical malpractice case during July 2014 in which she alleges that the negligence of two treating physicians in failing to timely diagnose a cancerous tumor in her left knee for a period of seven months in 2010 led to her chances of survival decreasing from 70% (when[...]
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Chicago Plastic Surgeon Sued For Posting Patient Photos
August 3, 2014
On July 29, 2014, a former patient of a Chicago plastic surgeon filed a lawsuit against the plastic surgeon and his medical practice, alleging that he took before and after photographs of her face with regard to her facial reconstructive surgery in 2004, which were supposed to remain confidential an[...]
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West Virginia Suspends License Of Pain Management Doctor
August 2, 2014
An osteopathic doctor who was the sole doctor at a pain management clinic in West Virginia has had his medical license suspended after a finding that the pain management clinic reused syringes on more than one patient and that the doctor failed to wear a surgical mask when he performed epidural inj[...]
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Who Will Pay The $190M Johns Hopkins Settlement?
July 31, 2014
Last week, Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore (“Hopkins”) announced that it had reached a $190 million settlement (which had received preliminary court approval but still needed final court approval) with over 8,000 patients of the Johns Hopkins East Baltimore Medical Center who were se[...]
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Top 5 Complaints That Patients Have About Their Doctors
July 30, 2014
Here they are: 1. MY DOCTOR MAKES ME WAIT: HE ACTS LIKE HIS TIME IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY TIME. This is perhaps the number one complaint that patients have about their doctors: the patient shows up on time for his/her appointment but then finds out that the doctor has double- or triple-booked appoi[...]
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Man Enters Hospital For Circumcision, Leaves Without His Penis
July 28, 2014
Sounds like a bad joke, but it was horrifically serious for a man in Alabama. On July 22, 2014, the Alabama man filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in Alabama state court against a hospital and others for his injuries and damages resulting from the amputation of his penis during a circumcision [...]
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Washington Hospital Sued For Medical Battery
July 27, 2014
On July 18, 2014, a medical malpractice lawsuit was filed against a hospital and a physician, for alleged medical negligence and medical battery. The medical battery claim alleges that the defendant physician performed surgery on the medical malpractice plaintiff without his consent. The Washington [...]
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Ohio Medical Malpractice Case: When A Win Is Really A Loss
July 26, 2014
In our blog posted on July 17, 2014 that was entitled, “Ohio Medical Malpractice Trial For Sponge Left After Surgery,” we discussed an Ohio medical malpractice/wrongful death case that was in the middle of a jury trial in which the surviving husband of a woman who died 15 months after sh[...]
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