Medical Malpractice Case Archives - Page 13 of 32

Pennsylvania Superior Court Denies Arbitration For Nursing Home Wrongful Death Claim

November 21, 2012

According to a wrongful death claim filed in Pennsylvania, a nursing home resident had a scheduled appointment on November 3, 2010 with her treating physician for which the nursing home provided her with transportation. The nursing home’s “transporter” pushed the resident in a [...]

Indiana Supreme Court Holds Indiana Patient’s Compensation Fund Liable

November 20, 2012

In its decision rendered on October 31, 2012, the Indiana Supreme Court rejected the arguments of the Indiana Patient’s Compensation Fund in defending against a petition to recover excess damages arising out of a medical malpractice action when the Fund attempted to challenge the existence or[...]

Pennsylvania Superior Court Declares PA Wrongful Birth Law Unconstitutional

November 19, 2012

On November 14, 2012, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania declared that the Pennsylvania statute prohibiting causes of action for wrongful birth and wrongful life (42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8305) was unconstitutional because the manner in which § 8305 was enacted violated the “single-subject rule” cont[...]

Family Of Navy Veteran Sues Virginia VA Medical Center After Her Suicide

November 16, 2012

A female Navy veteran who was discharged from active military service in 1997 and had been receiving medical care at the Hampton Veterans Medical Center in Virginia (“VA Medical Center”) since the 1990s, committed suicide on November 12, 2010 by ingesting her prescription medication Se[...]

Children In Nursing Homes – 14-Year-Old’s Tragic Death In Florida

November 15, 2012

A profoundly disabled 14-year-old girl who suffered from cerebral palsy, seizures, and other ailments, was well-cared for at home, according to her mother. Her mother diligently pureed her foods, took care of her hygiene, and provided her daughter with love, attention, and compassion. That all ch[...]

Missouri Medical Malpractice Claim For Baby Decapitated During Birth

November 13, 2012

A Missouri couple has filed a medical malpractice claim against an obstetrician, claiming that he pulled too hard on the baby’s head while the baby was stuck in the birth canal during birth, thereby decapitating the baby. Adding to the horror is the allegation in the medical malpractice compl[...]

FDA Warns Tennessee Company Regarding Its Claimed Cure For Fungal Meningitis

November 10, 2012

The FDA announced on November 5, 2012 that it had issued a formal “Warning Letter” to the Tennessee-based company The Avalon Effect Inc. regarding its marketing of a light therapy product that it claims to be a cure or treat symptoms of fungal meningitis as well as methicillin-resis[...]

New Hampshire Supreme Court Upholds/Overturns Part Of Medical Malpractice Law

November 7, 2012

On October 30, 2012, the Supreme Court of New Hampshire (“Supreme Court”) issued an opinion in an appeal regarding New Hampshire’s medical malpractice law. In particular, the Supreme Court was asked to determine if the lower court (the trial court) was correct when it ruled that t[...]

Dubai Doctor Files Appeal Of Medical Malpractice Finding Against Him Regarding Newborn’s Death

November 4, 2012

A doctor in Dubai who had been found to be responsible for the January, 2012 death of a newborn baby has appealed the decision of an investigative committee of the Clinical Governance Office (“CGO”) of the Dubai Healthcare Authority (“DHA”). An investigative committee for[...]

New Mexico Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Declared Unenforceable

November 3, 2012

In an August 16, 2012 decision from the Court of Appeals of New Mexico (“the Court”), the Court affirmed that an agreement to arbitrate claims contained in a nursing home agreement between the nursing home resident and the nursing home was “substantively unconscionable” und[...]

Iowa Nursing Home Resident’s Life Valued At $8,000

November 2, 2012

When a 64-year-old woman was admitted into an Iowa nursing home, the woman’s doctor ordered that her airway be suctioned when mucous formed in her throat. The nursing home knew that without an open airway, the woman would be unable to breath and that she would die. That is just what happen[...]

New Mexico Nursing Home Claim For Negligently Inserted Feeding Tube

November 1, 2012

In August, 2012, a medical malpractice claim was filed against a Santa Fe, New Mexico nursing home alleging that the staff of the nursing home negligently inserted a feeding tube in a 56-year-old resident that had been pulled out by the confused resident, by inserting the tube into her abdominal [...]

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