$28.5M Wyoming Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Verdict
January 1, 2014
At the conclusion of a three-week federal jury trial that ended last week, a Wyoming woman was awarded $28.5 million for her serious and permanent injuries suffered as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning arising from the faulty furnace in her apartment. The judgment included $2.7 million in com[...]
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Physical Therapy Malpractice Settlement
December 26, 2013
The malpractice insurance company for a physical therapist settled a physical therapy malpractice claim against its insured by paying more than $200,000 to the patient, and paying more than $90,000 for legal expenses. The plaintiff was a nine-year-old child with cerebral palsy who the physical t[...]
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$55M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Birth Injuries
December 24, 2013
On December 23, 2013, a Lehigh County, Pennsylvania medical malpractice jury awarded $55 million to the family of a now 4-year-old child who did not have sufficient oxygen during the birthing process, resulting in the child being severely developmentally delayed, having cerebral palsy, and having pr[...]
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A Nevada Case Of Medical Malpractice Fraud
December 23, 2013
A Las Vegas, Nevada lawyer wanted to handle medical malpractice cases and wished to stack the odds in his favor so that he would receive substantial settlements in the medical malpractice cases he handled — in doing so, he wrongfully put his financial interests above the interests of his c[...]
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White Lab Coats Can’t Turn Bad Doctors Into Competent Doctors
December 21, 2013
One patient who was horribly injured and disfigured as a result of medical negligence that bordered on medical recklessness was asked by her medical malpractice lawyer during their initial meeting how she chose the particular doctor that caused her to suffer such devastating harm. Her response was [...]
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