Medical Malpractice Case Archives - Page 12 of 32

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[...]

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[...]

Texas Chiropractor Failed To Obtain Informed Consent

December 3, 2012

On November 30, 2012, the Supreme Court of Texas (“Supreme Court”) stated in its written opinion that health care must be based on a patient’s informed consent and that a health care provider may be liable for failing to disclose to a patient the risks inherent in proposed treatment[...]

New York Court Of Appeals Says Doctor’s Sex With Patient Was Medical Malpractice

November 30, 2012

On November 29, 2012, the Court of Appeals of New York (New York’s highest appellate court) issued its written memorandum in a case we first blogged about on October 22, 2012 (“Doctor Had An Affair With His Patient: Is It Medical Malpractice?“). The Court of Appeals (“the Co[...]

Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Claim After Hospital Forces Removal Of Homeless Woman From ER To Jail

November 27, 2012

On September 21, 2011, a 29-year-old homeless woman in St. Louis, Missouri went to a hospital emergency room complaining of severe pain in her legs. The emergency room staff asked her to leave the emergency room even though the woman was complaining that her leg pain was so severe that she could not[...]

Florida $1.25 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict For Hepatitis C Contracted During Colonoscopy

November 26, 2012

A 70-year-old Florida Air Force veteran had a colonoscopy in 2007 at the Miami Veterans Administration Medical Center (“V.A. Medical Center”). He had been tested for hepatitis C in 2006 that was reported as negative. But in 2009, after receiving a letter from the V.A. stating that he [...]

$1.5 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict For Suicide Due To Antidepressants

November 25, 2012

On November 20, 2012, a medical malpractice jury awarded $1.5 million due to the suicide of a patient who allegedly was improperly prescribed antidepressants and who was not properly monitored while taking the antidepressants. The patient, who was a 51-year-old well-respected high school teacher a[...]

New Hampshire $5 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Radiologist

November 24, 2012

On November 15, 2012, a New Hampshire medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $5 million against a radiologist who allegedly misread a CT scan that resulted in the patient suffering more severe effects from a stroke. The medical malpractice case took two weeks to try and the [...]

Florida Nursing Home Hit With $1.8 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict

November 22, 2012

Earlier this week a Palm Beach County, Florida jury reached a verdict of nearly $1.8 million in favor of the estate of a former pro-wrestler who died as a result of nursing home negligence on May 23, 2008. The 72-year-old nursing home resident had end-stage senile dementia and other medical probl[...]

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