$120 Million New York Medical Malpractice Verdict
May 29, 2012
On May 25, 2012, a Bronx, New York medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of approximately $120 million against three local hospitals and a neurologist (the jury found one hospital to be 50% liable, another hospital to be 40% liable, the third hospital to[...]
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Wisconsin Medical Malpractice In Nursing Homes
May 27, 2012
A recent article concerning medical malpractice in Wisconsin nursing homes and the fines that were imposed on some of the nursing homes due to medical malpractice incidents sheds some light on the kinds of medical malpractice that may occur in nursing homes. In the past, it has been difficult to o[...]
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Florida Medical Malpractice Claim For Amputated Penis
May 22, 2012
A former Florida man filed a medical malpractice claim in Florida against an anesthesiologist, claiming that the anesthesiologist committed medical malpractice and that the medical negligence resulted in the man having to have his penis surgically amputated. The man claims in his medical malprac[...]
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Iowa Nursing Home Fall Results In $15,000 State Fine
May 20, 2012
State nursing home regulators in Iowa have announced that a nursing home in Washington, Iowa has been fined $15,000 as a result of an investigation into a resident’s fall at the nursing home. According to the report of the investigation, the employees of the nursing home were enjoying a Christ[...]
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Nevada Medical Malpractice Charges
May 19, 2012
A physician’s assistant who owns and operates a medical spa in Nevada has been charged by the Nevada Board of Medical Examiners with multiple allegations of committing medical malpractice and violating state law. The recent charges are in addition to a previous formal complaint against the s[...]
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Medical Malpractice In California Mental Hospitals
May 18, 2012
Five years ago, the federal government sued the State of California in order to force changes at four California state mental hospitals. The allegations included the overuse of patient restraints, the overuse of medications on patients, and poor patient safety. The lawsuit resulted in the federal [...]
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$50 Million Settlement Paid By Drug Supplier To Nursing Homes
May 14, 2012
A company that provides drugs to nursing homes and other long-term care facilities recently settled federal civil claims against it that alleged that the company dispensed drugs to nursing homes without proper prescriptions for the medications. The $50 million settlement involves allegations that th[...]
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