A Case Of Medical Malpractice In Canada
February 18, 2014
On April 8, 2005, a woman had surgery in Canada to address a bladder condition. She woke up in excruciating pain that did not subside when she arrived home after the surgery. The pain was so bad that she was unable to walk on her own; she also had a fever. Over the following months, she went to [[...]
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Kentucky Hospital Settles Unnecessary Stent Claims
February 16, 2014
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky announced on January 28, 2014 that a Kentucky hospital has agreed to pay the United States $16.5 million to resolve civil claims that it submitted fraudulent claims to Medicare and to Kentucky Medicaid programs for medically unn[...]
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Florida Supreme Court Upholds Intent Of Amendment 7
February 8, 2014
In its decision dated January 30, 2014, the Supreme Court of Florida (“Florida Supreme Court”) upheld the intent of so-called Amendment 7 (Art. X, § 25, Fla. Const.), which is entitled, “Patients’ right to know about adverse medical incidents.” Amendment 7 was passed[...]
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Florida Breast Augmentation Surgery Leads To Coma, Brain Damage
February 7, 2014
An 18-year-old Florida woman who elected to have breast augmentation surgery in August 2013 at a cosmetic surgery center located in Miami, Florida experienced a depressed heart rate shortly after the surgery and had atropine administered by the anesthesiologist and needed chest compressions. She wa[...]
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