Louisiana Medical Malpractice Claim For Permanent Paralysis
July 5, 2012
A man was admitted into the hospital for a liver transplant. While he was recuperating from his surgery, he was placed in a recliner for 7 to 8 hours. The medical staff then attempted to transfer the man from the recliner into his bed by using bed sheets. During the transfer, the man heard and felt[...]
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Did Zoloft Cause Twins’ Birth Defects?
July 4, 2012
Zoloft is a brand-name antidepressant medication manufactured by the giant pharmaceutical company Pfizer. Zoloft is the brand name for sertraline HCL, which comes in tablet form (25 mg, 50 mg, or 100mg) and as an oral concentrate. Zoloft is approved for use in treating Major Depressive Disorder (M[...]
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North Carolina Medical Malpractice Claim For Rape In E.R.
July 2, 2012
A North Carolina woman has filed a medical malpractice claim against a North Carolina hospital and others for allegedly failing to protect her from being raped by a male patient she did not know who was placed in the same room with her while she was sedated. The woman was brought to the hospital a[...]
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$90.5 Million West Virginia Nursing Home Verdict Challenged
June 29, 2012
On June 28, 2012, the lawyers for the parties in a nursing home negligence case that resulted in a jury verdict in the amount of $90.5 million ($10 million for the alleged wrongful death of a nursing home resident and $80 million in punitive damages, based on claims of ordinary negligence, medical [...]
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$55 Million Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict
June 27, 2012
On June 25, 2012, after more than 11 hours of deliberations, a Maryland medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in favor of the parents of a newborn who suffered permanent brain damage, cerebral palsy, mental and physical disabilities, acute renal failure, and other serious injuries as a res[...]
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Montana Judge OKs Wrongful Birth Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
June 25, 2012
On June 18, 2012, a Montana state judge gave approval to a medical malpractice case filed in October, 2011 that alleges a claim for wrongful birth. The medical malpractice plaintiffs claimed that had they been advised that their baby would be born with cystic fibrosis, they would have terminated [...]
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Possible Michigan Nursing Home Claim For Suspicious Death
June 22, 2012
After an 80-year-old nursing home resident went to take a nap on May 6, 2012, she did not wake up. Her attentive daughter felt that something did not seem right – even though her mother had some medical conditions, she enjoyed life and expressed her decision to her nursing home care providers[...]
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