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Virginia Assisted Living Facility Sued For Failure To Protect Resident

November 14, 2013

On September 12, 2013, a lawsuit was filed in Virginia state court on behalf of a resident in a Virginia assisted living facility who allegedly was savagely attacked by another resident who was known to be violent. The 81-year-old woman, who has dementia, lived near to the resident who was known t[...]

Four Connecticut Nursing Homes Fined For Serious Deficiencies

November 13, 2013

The Connecticut Department of Public Health announced last week that it had issued two citations and fined a Connecticut nursing home $2,250 for three separate incidents: a resident who had dementia fractured her hip as a result of a fall and subsequently died in the hospital (a nurse’s [...]

Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections In Hospitals

November 12, 2013

Between 250,000 and 500,000 central line-associated blood stream infections (“CLABSIs”) occur in hospitals in the United States annually. CLABSIs cause serious complications leading to longer inpatient stays, increased costs, and higher risk of death. It is estimated that the non-infl[...]

“It’s Just Business” For Maryland Outpatient Surgery Center

November 11, 2013

The former medical director and founder of a Maryland outpatient surgery center filed a lawsuit against his former partners after he was terminated from his exclusive contract to provide anesthesia services at the center. The anesthesiologist was one of 25 physician-owners of the outpatient surgery[...]

New Mexico Traffic Stop Results In Two Anal Cavity Searches, Three Enemas, And A Colonoscopy By Hospital Physicians

November 10, 2013

On January 2, 2013, a New Mexico man left a local Walmart in his vehicle and was stopped by the police when he allegedly failed to make a full stop at a stop sign when leaving the parking lot. The police claim that the man was standing erect with his legs together after he exited his vehicle, whi[...]

University Of Cincinnatti Settles Paralyzed Woman’s Medical Malpractice Lawsuit For $2.3 Million

November 9, 2013

On October 24, 2013, the Court of Claims of Ohio approved the $2.3 million settlement reached between the University of Cincinnati and a woman who became paralyzed as a result of medical malpractice. It took just over six years from the date that the woman filed her medical malpractice claim until [...]

How Does the Affordable Care Act Impact Medical Malpractice Claims?

November 8, 2013

How does the Affordable Care Act (commonly referred to as “Obamacare”) affect medical malpractice claims in the United States? The short answer is: not much (at east directly). Fortunately for the victims of medical malpractice in the United States, efforts at federal (nationwide) medi[...]

White-Footed Mouse May Spread Lyme Disease

November 7, 2013

It is well known that the “deer tick” (blacklegged tick) can be a carrier of the bacterium that causes Lyme disease and that deer are known hosts of adult deer ticks. However, the question has been posed as to why there has been a rise in the prevalence of Lyme disease in areas wh[...]

Johnson & Johnson Agrees To Pay More Than $2.2 Billion To Resolve Investigations

November 6, 2013

The U. S. Department of Justice announced on November 4, 2013 that Johnson & Johnson (“J & J”) has agreed to pay in excess of $2.2 billion to resolve civil and criminal investigations relating to J & J’s prescription drugs Risperdal, Invega, and Natrecor. The allegat[...]

How Does The FDA Review Proposed Drug Names?

November 5, 2013

The FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (“CDER”) has received about 126,000 reports of medication errors from 2000 to 2009. Some of the medication errors were due to similarly sounding drugs or similarly appearing drug names. The CDER evaluates the potential for a prop[...]

Zoloft Birth Defect Lawsuits Continue To Be Filed In West Virginia

November 4, 2013

On October 28, 2013, six more lawsuits were filed in Wayne County, West Virginia against the manufacturer of Zoloft (Pfizer Inc.) alleging that the plaintiffs’ babies suffered birth defects as a result of their mothers’ use of Zoloft during their pregnancies. The plaintiffs allege tha[...]

Nevada Supreme Court Hears Medical Malpractice Juror Bias Appeal

November 3, 2013

On October 16, 2013, the Supreme Court of Nevada (“Nevada Supreme Court”) heard oral arguments in an appeal of a medical malpractice verdict in favor of the defendant where one of the jurors had previously exchanged business referrals with the husband of the defendant’s paralegal.[...]

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