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What Did Johns Hopkins Know About Dr. Nikita Levy, And When?

February 25, 2013

What did Johns Hopkins know about its former employee, Dr. Nikita Levy, before he allegedly admitted to them that he had been secretly photographing and videotaping his patients without the patients’ permission or consent? The answer to this question may determine if John Hopkins may be held[...]

Dr. Nikita Levy, Johns Hopkins Gynecologist: Who Was He?

February 24, 2013

Dr. Nikita Levy, a former Johns Hopkins gynecologist who committed suicide earlier this month after reportedly admitting to his former employer that he photographed and videotaped his patients without their knowledge or consent, has been in the news this past week (and we expect will be in the new[...]

Narconon Of Georgia Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit

February 23, 2013

On February 8, 2013, Narconon of Georgia settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed against it almost three years earlier by the family of a former patient who died of a drug overdose while supposedly receiving court-ordered drug treatment that cost the patient’s parents $30,000 for what they w[...]

Virginia Psychologist Malpractice Claim For 15-Month-Old’s Death

February 22, 2013

A psychologist malpractice lawsuit was filed on February 19, 2013 in a Fairfax County, Virginia court by the mother of a 15-month-old boy against a psychologist and the psychological services company for which the psychologist worked, alleging that the psychologist’s professional negligence�[...]

Deer Ticks: Not Just Lyme Disease But A Newly Discovered Disease, Too

February 21, 2013

Deer ticks have a bad reputation for carrying the bacterium that causes Lyme disease in humans (Borrelia burgdorferi) that is prevalent in the Northeast portion of the United States (as well as becoming increasingly prevalent in other parts of the U.S.) and deer ticks are now associated with a newl[...]

Former Johns Hopkins Gynecologist Kills Himself While Under Investigation For Photographing Patients

February 20, 2013

Baltimore City police reported that a former Johns Hopkins Hospital gynecologist who was being investigated for allegedly taking inappropriate photographs and videotaping his patients without their knowledge or consent was found dead in his home on February 18, 2013, evidently due to a self-inflic[...]

Virginia $25 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict Will Be Reduced To $2 Million

February 19, 2013

On February 14, 2013, a Virginia medical malpractice jury awarded $25 million to a man whose cardiologist treated his serious heart condition with an over-the-counter medication and three months later he suffered a massive heart attack. The 37-year-old man had gone to the hospital in January, 201[...]

$63 Million Verdict For Devastating Injuries From Children’s Motrin

February 18, 2013

Motrin, which is manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, is the brand-name of a medication known as ibuprofen, which is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). NSAIDs are used to treat pain, redness, swelling, and inflammation from medical conditions such as different types of arthritis,[...]

Florida Supreme Court Binds Deceased Nursing Home Resident’s Heirs To Arbitration Agreement

February 17, 2013

In its decision issued on February 14, 2013, the Supreme Court of Florida held that an arbitration provision in an otherwise valid contract binds the signing party’s estate and heirs in a subsequent wrongful death case, finding that the nature of wrongful death actions in Florida is derivative a[...]

Bed Bug Claims

February 16, 2013

The common bed bug (Cimex lectularius) is considered a public health pest. Bed bugs feed on blood, causing itchy bite marks and emotional trauma in the people who are affected. Adult bed bugs are 1/4 to 3/8 inch long, are brown in color, and have a flat, oval-shaped body. Young bed bugs are ca[...]

Mississippi Appeals Court Upholds Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict

February 15, 2013

By its decision filed on February 5, 2013, the Court of Appeals of the State of Mississippi (“Appeals Court”) upheld a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case. The Mississippi medical malpractice jury decided the case in favor of the plaintiff’s physician on October 13, 2010[...]

Medical Malpractice Claim For Death Following Hernia Surgery

February 14, 2013

On December 15, 2005, a 61-year-old man went to the hospital to have hernia repair surgery. After his surgery, he experienced increasing abdominal pain, he started to vomit, and he had other serious symptoms. It was later determined that the man had an inflamed colon, possibly due to the antibioti[...]

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