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U.S. Government Alleges Kentucky Nursing Home Committed Fraud

January 17, 2012

In a complaint filed by the U.S. government against a Kentucky nursing home chain and its owners, it is alleged that the Kentucky nursing home fraudulently billed Medicare and Medicaid $16 million for worthless services and care that was so grossly deficient and abusive that it caused “egregio[...]

Did Utah Medical Malpractice Lead to Murder?

January 15, 2012

The conservator for the two very young sons of a man who shot and killed his wife (the sons’ mother) in a church parking lot filed a medical malpractice case against the nurse practitioner and others who prescribed multiple anti-depressants and mood-altering drugs to the man that the medical [...]

Las Vegas Medical Malpractice Claim For Surgery On The Wrong Knee

January 13, 2012

Of all of the medical malpractice claims filed throughout the United States each year, it continues to astound us that surgeons are still being sued for medical malpractice based on claims that they operated on the wrong body part. The simplest surgical decision occurs at the beginning of the ope[...]

Chicago Medical Malpractice Settlement For Radiation Overdose Death

January 12, 2012

The beneficial use of radiation in medical diagnostic testing (such as x-rays) and medical treatment of certain diseases and conditions (such as various forms and types of cancer) has helped many patients receive the best available medical care and treatment. However, the medical equipment that u[...]

New Hampshire Midwife Settles Medical Malpractice Claims

January 11, 2012

A Concord, New Hampshire midwife, who had voluntarily given up her New Hampshire state license in June, 2010, settled a medical malpractice case filed against her that alleged that her medical negligence caused a newborn to suffer permanent and severe brain injuries that resulted in cerebral pal[...]

Florida Medical Malpractice Claim For Death Due To Wrong Medication

January 10, 2012

A 79-year-old dialysis patient in Florida experienced shortness of breath after a dialysis session. He was admitted into the intensive care unit of a local hospital for treatment. The next day, he was administered the wrong medication that resulted in his death, according to the allegations in the�[...]

Ohio Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Death Due To Negligent Cardiac Procedure

January 9, 2012

Cardiac catheterization, which involves the insertion of a catheter into a chamber or blood vessel of the heart for either diagnostic and/or treatment purposes, has become so common throughout the United States that doctors who perform the procedure and patients who receive the procedure often cons[...]

Michigan Medical Malpractice Verdict For Bowel Injury During D & C

January 8, 2012

A 29-year-old Michigan woman received a $2.5 million medical malpractice jury verdict during early December, 2011, as a result of a simple, routine medical procedure that was negligently performed. The woman had suffered the miscarriage of her 14-week-old fetus in 2007. As a result of the miscarr[...]

Bad Butt Surgery Results In Nevada Medical Malpractice Claims

January 7, 2012

The survivors of a woman who died while undergoing butt enhancement surgery in the back room of a beauty salon in Nevada have filed wrongful death medical malpractice claims against the now-incarcerated husband and wife team who attempted the deadly cosmetic surgery. The 42-year-old Las Vegas woma[...]

Connecticut Medical Malpractice Verdict More Than Doubles After Re-Trial

January 5, 2012

A 49-year-old man went to his primary care physician with complaints of chest pain. The doctor diagnosed gastrointestinal problems without taking a full and complete medical history from the patient that would have discovered prior complaints of chest pain that should have led to further inquiry an[...]

New Jersey Medical Malpractice Claim Based On Doctor’s Failure To Tell Patient About X-Ray Report

January 4, 2012

A New Jersey man in his mid-60s was scheduled to undergo a cardiac catheterization procedure. His cardiologist required him to have a chest x-ray before the procedure was done (a standard practice). The chest x-ray was taken; the x-ray report received by the cardiologist’s office indicated a[...]

California Doctor Discipline Is Dismal

January 3, 2012

While doctors relentlessly attack medical malpractice lawsuits as “frivolous,” it is a statistical fact that doctors with more than one medical malpractice claim or disciplinary action are responsible for a disproportionate number of medical malpractice claims. Therefore, doctors with di[...]

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