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Physical Therapy Malpractice Caused Disabled Man To Nearly Drown

December 16, 2012

A 45-year-old man with a history of traumatic brain injury had limited use of his extremities and had contractures of his left elbow and left shoulder. He was receiving twice-weekly aquatic therapy from his physical therapist for six months to increase his range of motion and to improve his qua[...]

Incentive Payments For Transition To Electronic Health Records: Is Medicare Being Defrauded?

December 15, 2012

In an effort to provide incentives to physicians, hospitals, and other health care providers to transition from paper health care records to electronic health care records, the U.S. Congress enacted legislation in 2009 as part of the economic stimulus package to give physicians grants (money tha[...]

Arizona Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Due To Late-Diagnosed Perforated Bowel

December 14, 2012

On August 29, 2012, an Arizona medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $5.875 million in favor of the surviving family of a woman who died as a result of the late diagnosis of her bowel perforation. The woman had chronic Crohn’s disease (a form of inflammatory bowel dis[...]

Only The Doctor, Not The Hospital Or The Doctor’s Employer, Is Responsible To Obtain Informed Consent From The Patient

December 13, 2012

In a federal medical malpractice case pending in Maryland, a federal judge has determined that only the patient’s physician, and not the physician’s employer and not the hospital where the treatment was received, is responsible for obtaining the informed consent from the patient before b[...]

U.S. Supreme Court To Decide If Drug Company Payments To Delay Generic Drugs Is Legal

December 12, 2012

When pharmaceutical companies develop new drugs, they obtain patents that provide them with the exclusive legal right to manufacture, distribute, and sell the patented drugs for a set number of years, without worrying that some competitor (such as generic drug manufacturers) will undercut thei[...]

Maryland Lyme Disease Case: Pharmacy Held Responsible For Improper Doxycycline Instructions

December 11, 2012

On October 25, 2000, an infectious disease specialist diagnosed his patient with Lyme disease and gave her a prescription for doxycycline, a Tetracycline-based drug commonly prescribed for the treatment of Lyme disease. The specialist informed the patient that while taking doxycycline she cou[...]

3 Georgia Medical Malpractice Cases Against 1 Hospital For 3 Babies Who Died During 2 Month Period

December 10, 2012

Three medical malpractice wrongful death cases have been filed against one Georgia hospital for the deaths of three babies during a two-month period this past summer. The medical malpractice cases involve claims that physicians and other health care providers at South Fulton Medical Center fa[...]

Chicago Nursing Home Malpractice Claim Alleges 57 Maggots Found in Resident’s Ear

December 9, 2012

On November 28, 2012, the family of a 92-year-old Chicago-area nursing home resident filed a medical malpractice nursing home claim against the woman’s nursing home after 57 maggots were found living in her left ear. The maggots were discovered on September 16, 2012, when a nurse at the nursi[...]

North Dakota Medical Malpractice Claim By Physician-Wife Against Surgeon-Husband

December 8, 2012

On November 23, 2012, a pediatrician from Fargo, North Dakota filed a medical malpractice case against her estranged husband, a surgeon, claiming that he injected her with Propofol and then sexually assaulted her. The medical malpractice case was filed by the wife two days after her husband was [...]

Texas Medical Malpractice Lawsuit For Student’s Death

December 7, 2012

The parents of a 21-year-old engineering student who attended the University of Texas filed a medical malpractice wrongful death case last week against the University of Texas for their son’s death. They allege that their son died as a result of the failure of the University of Texas at Ar[...]

Massachusetts Medical Malpractice $3.74 Million Verdict For Heart Attack Death

December 6, 2012

In June, 2012, a Massachusetts medical malpractice jury awarded $3.74 million to the family of a 59-year-old man who died from a heart attack in June, 2006. An autopsy determined that the man had coronary heart disease and prior heart damage . Four months earlier, he had been transported by paramedi[...]

Physician Opinions Regarding Medical Malpractice Tort Reform

December 5, 2012

The results of an online survey of the opinions of 1,548 physicians throughout the United States that was conducted between August 31, 2012 and October 31, 2012 regarding medical malpractice tort reform measures that was published on December 4, 2012 found that 75% of the respondents claimed that [...]

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