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$4M New York Medical Malpractice Verdict For Four Years Of Misdiagnosis And Unnecessary Treatment

April 19, 2014

For four years, a 42-year-old New York man underwent biweekly blood treatments, had chest surgery to remove his thymus gland, and gained 80 pounds and became hypertensive due to medication that he took for a diagnosed neuromuscular disorder (myasthenia gravis) that he did not have. He endured 74 un[...]

Study Finds 12 Million In U.S. Misdiagnosed Every Year; One-Half Are Potentially Harmed

April 18, 2014

In a study published on April 16, 2014 in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Quality & Safety, researchers estimated that 12 million people in the United States are misdiagnosed in an outpatient clinic setting each year (the researchers calculated the incidence of new cases of misdiagnosis i[...]

One Oregon Hospital Defending Against Three Birth Injury Malpractice Cases

April 17, 2014

An Oregon hospital is presently defending three birth injury medical malpractice cases that are seeking almost $100 million in damages for the cerebral palsy injuries that three babies allegedly suffered during delivery at the hospital during a two-year period. Each of the three birth injury malpr[...]

Non-Profit Advocacy Group Issues Report Card For U.S. Nursing Homes — Some Good, Many Bad

April 16, 2014

According to a non-profit citizen advocacy group dedicated to creating public awareness of the conditions in U.S. nursing homes and other long-term care settings and developing effective solutions for improving quality of life and care, nearly 90% of all U.S. nursing homes were cited with a defic[...]

California Medical Malpractice/Sexual Assault Lawsuit Filed Against Hospital

April 15, 2014

A 43-year-old woman who had just undergone nine hours of surgery to remove a pancreatic tumor in April 2013 alleges that she was sexually assaulted by a hospital employee shortly after her surgery. The lawsuit was filed on April 7, 2014 against the Los Angeles hospital where she had her surge[...]

$2.1M Maryland Medical Malpractice Mesh Verdict

April 14, 2014

After a one-week Maryland medical malpractice jury trial and two days of jury deliberations, the jury awarded the medical malpractice plaintiff approximately $2.1 million on April 2, 2014, which will be reduced to $1.3 million after applying Maryland’s cap (limit) on noneconomic damages. The[...]

Texas Hospital And Former Neurosurgeon Sued In Fourth Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

April 13, 2014

A fourth federal medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed against Texas’ Baylor Medical Center Plano and a former neurosurgeon whose Texas medical license was suspended in June 2013 and revoked by consent in December 2013 following complaints by former colleagues following the death of two [...]

Alabama Nursing Home Sued For Failure To Monitor Resident’s Blood Thinners, Leading To Death

April 12, 2014

An Alabama nursing home is being sued by the daughter of a former resident who died as a result of alleged nursing home negligence. The nursing home neglect lawsuit was filed on April 1, 2014, claiming that the 78-year-old woman died from coagulopathy due to the failure of the nursing home staff to [...]

$2.88M Kansas Medical Malpractice Verdict For Suicide After Pain Management Injections

April 11, 2014

A 40-year-old physically active Kansas man had chronic lower back pain for which he sought steroid injections intended to alleviate his pain. He first had epidural steroid injections into his back in May 2008 that were performed at a pain management clinic run by Board-certified anesthesiologists. W[...]

$1.1M Maine Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death After Heart Surgery

April 10, 2014

On March 28, 2014, a Maine medical malpractice jury determined that a Maine physician was negligent in his treatment of a 63-year-old man who underwent heart bypass surgery on November 9, 2010 but died four days later after he was allegedly not provided a proper blood transfusion. The same Maine[...]

$37M Settlement Of Maryland Stent Claims Announced

April 9, 2014

It has been reported that upwards of 273 former patients of a Baltimore hospital and its former cardiologist will receive at least $134,000 each (before attorneys’ fees and costs are deducted) to settle their claims against the hospital that alleged that the patients had medically unnecess[...]

Medicare Standards For Hospital Medical Records

April 8, 2014

Medical malpractice victims are often surprised when they read their hospital medical records because the records state matters that were never discussed with them or information that is false or misleading. While hospital patients do not have the ability to dictate what is stated in their medical [...]

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