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FDA’S Disturbing Inspection Of The New England Compounding Center

October 29, 2012

The FDA issued a report on October 26, 2012 regarding its inspection of the facilities of the New England Compounding Center (NECC) that took place on October 1-2, 4-5, 9, 15, and 26, 2012, and the reported observations are disturbing. NECC is at the center of the recent fungal meningitis outbrea[...]

New York Hospital Agrees To Pay $7 Million Civil Fraud Settlement

October 28, 2012

On October 24, 2012, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that a New York public hospital, Westchester Medical Center (“WMC”), through its parent corporation, has agreed to pay $7 million to settle a federal civil fraud lawsuit filed under the False Claims A[...]

Three Oklahoma Drug Rehab Deaths Lead To Three Wrongful Death Lawsuits

October 27, 2012

The mother of a 32-year-old man who had entered inpatient drug rehabilitation at an Oklahoma rehab facility known as Narconon Arrowhead in Pittsburg County was hopeful that the drug rehab facility would help her son turn his life around. Little did she know that her son would die while receiving [...]

Are Fungal Meningitis Claims Medical Malpractice Or Product Liability Claims?

October 26, 2012

As the recent fungal meningitis outbreak in the United States associated with contaminated epidural steroid injections produced by the New England Compounding Center (NECC) since May 21, 2012 spreads to more people in more states, one issue that will need to be resolved, and which may be resolv[...]

North Carolina $6 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict For Surgical Malpractice Leading To Death

October 25, 2012

A North Carolina medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in excess of $6 million in favor of the medical malpractice plaintiffs on October 10, 2012. The medical malpractice jury found that a surgeon had left a large sponge in a woman’s abdominal cavity following surgery that led to infec[...]

Our 600th Consecutive Daily Blog Post

October 24, 2012

Today we celebrate our 600th consecutive daily blog post. Our milestone makes us proud because we have covered many relevant and timely topics that have provided our readers with information that they could use at the time they needed the information the most. The responses to our blog have been tre[...]

Tennessee Medical Malpractice Claim For Inmate’s Death

October 23, 2012

On October 15, 2012, the surviving wife of a Tennessee prison inmate filed a medical malpractice wrongful death claim against the Tennessee Department of Correction in which she alleges that her 48-year-old husband died in prison due to medical malpractice. Her husband had a lung x-ray in September [...]

Doctor Had An Affair With His Patient: Is It Medical Malpractice?

October 22, 2012

When a doctor has an affair with his patient, is it considered to be medical malpractice? That is the question that New York’s highest appellate court is being asked to decide in an appeal of a $416,500 medical malpractice verdict against an osteopathic physician. The parties’ appellate[...]

Risk Of Nursing Home Fall Injuries Increases With SSRI Use

October 21, 2012

A British study regarding the use of SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) for nursing home residents has shown an association between the use of SSRIs and an increased risk of falls causing injuries in nursing homes, with the risk increasing as the dose is increased. The study also s[...]

Former Indiana Surgeon Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison

October 20, 2012

On October 12, 2012, a former Indiana surgeon was sentenced by a federal judge to seven years in federal prison, twice the amount of time recommended by federal sentencing guidelines, as a result of his conviction for billing patients and their insurance companies for procedures that he had not per[...]

VA Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed In Utah For Death Of 30-Year-Old Former Soldier

October 19, 2012

The parents of a 30-year-old former U.S. Army soldier who was medically discharged from the Army following a service-related back injury have filed a federal medical malpractice lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) in Utah for his death that was allegedly due to[...]

Veteran’s Medical Malpractice Claim For Deficient PTSD Treatment

October 18, 2012

An honorably discharged former U.S. marine who participated in the invasion of Iraq filed a federal medical malpractice claim naming the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as the defendant, claiming that the treatment he received for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (“PTSD”) at the Wi[...]

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