Daily Aspirin Use Reduces Deaths From Cancer
August 13, 2012
In a study published online by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on August 10, 2012, it was reported that there is an association between recent daily aspirin use and modestly lower cancer mortality but that the magnitude of the effect of daily aspirin use (particularly long-term use) i[...]
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New Changes To Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Laws
August 11, 2012
On August 6, 2012, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed into law extensive changes to Massachusetts’ health care law that includes significant changes to Massachusetts’ medical malpractice law. In particular, the new law includes specific language regarding an approach to resolvin[...]
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New York Medical Malpractice $1.3 Million Settlement For Infant
August 10, 2012
A medical malpractice claim against a New York hospital involving a newborn who was allegedly injured during delivery was recently settled out-of-court for $1.3 million after the medical malpractice case was filed. The medical malpractice lawsuit alleged that negligent medical care during the deli[...]
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Large Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict For Infant’s Stroke
August 8, 2012
On July 31, 2012, a medical malpractice jury in Palm Beach County, Florida returned a verdict in the amount of $28.45 million against two doctors who allegedly ignored the results of a spinal tap performed on a 10-month-old infant suffering from persistent fevers in 2006 that indicated that the in[...]
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$15 Million Colorado Medical Malpractice Verdict For Paralysis
August 6, 2012
Following a three-week trial that ended in late-July, 2012, a Colorado Springs, Colorado medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $15 million against a hospital and an emergency room physician for medical negligence that allegedly resulted in the paralysis of a 36-year-ol[...]
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Four Connecticut Nursing Home Choking Deaths In Three Months
August 5, 2012
Four Connecticut nursing home residents have died due to choking between February and April, 2012. The last case occurred on April 18, 2012, when a resident who suffered from dementia and needed to be carefully watched while she was eating, was seated in a wheelchair in the nursing home’s di[...]
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Montana Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death of 36-Year-Old
August 3, 2012
After a two-week trial during July, 2012, a Montana medical malpractice jury found that a local Butte, Montana hospital failed to timely diagnose the rare medical condition of a 36-year-old patient in 2006 that contributed to her death. The woman was suffering from TTP (thrombotic thrombocytopenic[...]
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