Florida $1M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Drug Allergy Death
March 20, 2013
Earlier this month, a Seminole County, Florida medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $1,017,000 that included $517,000 in economic damages, $500,000 for mental anguish, and attorneys’ fees. The Florida medical malpractice lawsuit alleged that th[...]
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Four Truths About The U.S. Medical Malpractice System
March 19, 2013
In prior blogs we have discussed myths regarding the medical malpractice system in the United States. Today, we blog about truths regarding the U.S. medical malpractice system. Truth One: Medical Malpractice Cases Take A Long Time To Resolve The average amount of time between when medical malpr[...]
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$8.3M Jury Verdict In DePuy Hip Implant Case
March 17, 2013
On March 8, 2013, a Los Angeles, California jury awarded $8.3 million to a 65-year-old plaintiff who had received an ASR XL hip implant manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics (“DePuy”), a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, finding that the hip implant was defectively designed and caused th[...]
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Maryland Kidney Transplant Recipient Died From Rabies
March 16, 2013
A Maryland man who had received a kidney transplant one and a half years ago from a Florida donor who died in February, 2011, died on February 27, 2013 at the VA Medical Center in Washington after he became ill. Because rabies was suspected to be the cause of his death, a sample of his brain was [...]
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Z-Pack May Cause Fatal Irregular Heart Rhythyms
March 14, 2013
On March 12, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued a formal Safety Announcement warning the public that azithromycin (Zithromax or Zmax), commonly referred to as “Z-pack,” can cause abnormal changes in the electrical activity of the heart that may lead[...]
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How Healthy Is The U.S. Compared To Other Countries?
March 12, 2013
In 2000, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) ranked the U.S. health care system as 37th in the world. In 2012, WHO ranked the U.S. 29th of the 193 reporting nations for life expectancy (life expectancy is defined as the number of years that a newborn can expect to live). Life expectan[...]
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The Overall Health Of The U.S. Population In 2012
March 10, 2013
Of the four major factors that influence the public’s health in the United States, behavioral factors contribute 40%, genetics contribute 30%, social circumstances contribute 15%, medical care contributes 10%, and environmental conditions contribute 5%. It is a sad fact that today’s yout[...]
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