Hospital Medical Malpractice Archives - Page 55 of 78

Tennessee Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Religion Mistake Led To Patient’s Death

November 22, 2015

On October 13, 2015, a Tennessee medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit was filed by the widow of a man who was not provided necessary medical care because the Tennessee hospital where he was being treated incorrectly noted his religious affiliation as Jehovah’s Witnesses. The man had a [...]

Texas Supreme Court To Decide If Autopsy Is Health Care

November 17, 2015

The Texas Supreme Court will likely decide whether an autopsy is health care covered under Texas’ medical malpractice laws that make it more difficult for medical malpractice victims to recover compensatory damages for the harm they suffered as a result of medical negligence and limits (ca[...]

$8.25M Chicago Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Following Knee Replacement Surgery

November 16, 2015

On November 4, 2015, a Chicago medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the family of a man who died due to alleged medical negligence following total knee replacement surgery. The verdict was in the total amount of $8.25 million, which included $5 million awarded to the man’[...]

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Decision Discusses Medical Malpractice Vicarious Liability And Corporate Negligence

November 14, 2015

In an opinion issued on April 28, 2015, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania determined that the medical malpractice plaintiff had properly pled vicarious liability and corporate negligence as causes of action against the medical malpractice defendants (a hospital and a health care system). The Alleg[...]

$25.6M Rhode Island Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Hospital That Conceded Liability

November 13, 2015

After a six-day trial and less than two hours of jury deliberations, a Rhode Island medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff on April 29, 2015, in the amount of $25.6 million ($15 million for pain and suffering, $5.6 million for medical expenses, and $5 million for los[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Hospital’s Failure to Diagnose Cauda Equina Syndrome

November 9, 2015

A federal medical malpractice lawsuit was filed in Maryland in late October 2015 against a Maryland hospital, alleging that the hospital’s emergency room staff failed to timely diagnose the plaintiff’s serious back condition, including cauda equina syndrome, and discharged the plaintif[...]

PA Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges ER Responsible For 15-Year-Old’s Death

November 6, 2015

A Pennsylvania wrongful death medical malpractice lawsuit scheduled for trial in January 2016 alleges that the defendant hospital, its emergency room physician, and others were medically negligent in discharging a 15-year-old patient from the emergency room before properly treating him and diagnosi[...]

$2.2M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Paraplegia

November 4, 2015

On October 23, 2015, a 12-person Pennsylvania medical malpractice jury found in favor of the plaintiffs in the amount of $2.2 million ($300,000 for past pain and suffering, $1.7 million for future pain and suffering, and $200,000 for the injured party’s wife, for her loss of consortium claim)[...]

Vermont Supreme Court Discusses Effect Of Juror’s Email During Medical Malpractice Trial

November 2, 2015

The Vermont Supreme Court recently issued an opinion in a Vermont medical malpractice case where a juror, who performed security work at the defendant hospital, received an email from the defendant hospital during the medical malpractice trial in which the hospital denied that it had done anything [...]

Baltimore Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Undiagnosed Colon Perforation During Colonoscopy

October 26, 2015

On October 15, 2015, a Baltimore medical malpractice case was filed in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City alleging that on September 9, 2011, the plaintiff underwent a colonoscopy at a local Baltimore hospital during which her colon was perforated but the tear was negligently undiagnosed for fo[...]

$12.2M Oregon Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain Damage Due To Medication Error

October 22, 2015

On October 19, 2015, an Oregon medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of a 56-year-old man who suffered a massive and permanent brain injury as a result of a medication overdose in an Oregon hospital following a surgical procedure. When the man developed ventricular fibrillation f[...]

Two New York Hospitals Sued After Patient Dies – Twice

October 17, 2015

A 46-year-old man suffered an apparent heart attack while in a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, in October 2014. A bystander performed CPR on the man until an ambulance arrived and took the man to the hospital. Within minutes after arriving at the hospital, the man was declared dead. When the man[...]

« 1 … 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 … 78 »

Category: Hospital Medical Malpractice