Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Kidney Failure
June 19, 2012
On May 18, 2012, a medical malpractice jury in Georgia awarded just over $1 million to a man who had filed a medical malpractice lawsuit that claimed that his doctor had failed to order necessary blood tests and urine tests that should have been ordered and would have prevented the patient fro[...]
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New Vascular Testing Guidelines
June 18, 2012
The American College of Cardiology, through its Foundation, recently reviewed common indications when ultrasound and physiological testing (defined as “evaluation of the peripheral circulation based on measurement of limb blood pressures with pulse volume recordings or Doppler waveforms, or [...]
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Hospital Safety In The U.S.
June 17, 2012
A non-profit group of employers and private healthcare experts in the United States has issued a report in which it grades safety in hospitals in the U.S. based on the safety of patients. About 400 patients in U.S. hospitals die as a result of hospital errors every day. Those hospital errors [...]
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Unnecessary Chemotherapy — Was It Medical Malpractice?
June 16, 2012
When a 5-year-old girl had swelling in her throat that did not go away, her mother brought her to a local emergency room. The doctors who examined the little girl suspected that she had a cancerous tumor and ordered a biopsy. The results of the biopsy were inconclusive, so doctors referred the fami[...]
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Washington State Medical Malpractice Statistical Summary 2011
June 13, 2012
Earlier this month, the Office of Insurance Commissioner for Washington State issued its 2011 Medical Malpractice Statistical Summary for medical malpractice lawsuits that were resolved in Washington State between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2011, as reported by attorneys. The attorneys were [...]
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Can Teething Pain Medication Lead To Death?
June 12, 2012
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns parents that commonly-used over-the-counter medications containing benzocaine for teething babies may lead to a rare but potentially fatal medical condition known as methemoglobinemia, a medical condition where the amount of oxygen carried by the blood[...]
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Medical Device Manufacturer Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit
June 10, 2012
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on May 31, 2012 that the large medical device manufacturer St. Jude Medical Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $3.65 million to settle civil claims made against it under the False Claims Act (commonly referred to as whistleblower claims, or more formal[...]
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