Colorado Medical Malpractice Verdict Finally Paid
April 21, 2012
When a 34-year-old woman arrived at a local Fort Collins, Colorado hospital Emergency Department in December, 2006, she complained to the emergency room doctor that she had the worst headache of her life and that she was weak and dizzy. The emergency room doctor diagnosed the woman’s condit[...]
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Maine Medical Malpractice Verdict For Methadone Overdose
April 17, 2012
Earlier this month, a medical malpractice jury in Maine deliberated for less than two hours before unanimously awarding a woman compensatory damages in the amount of $1,912,934 for her alleged brain damage caused by her doctor over-prescribing methadone that resulted in her experiencing an episode[...]
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Oregon Medical Malpractice Wrongful Birth Verdict
March 20, 2012
On March 9, 2012, an Oregon medical malpractice jury returned a verdict after a ten-day trial in the amount of almost $3 million in favor of the parents of a Down syndrome daughter that the 12-member jury determined would help cover the extra costs of caring for their daughter that the parents c[...]
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Pennsylvania Inmate Medical Malpractice Verdict
March 18, 2012
On February 17, 2012, a Pennsylvania medical malpractice jury awarded a former Pennsylvania prison inmate $312,000 for the injuries he sustained as a result of the alleged medical malpractice committed by a for-profit company that had contracted with the State Correctional Institution in Albion, Pe[...]
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Virginia Dentist Pulled Too Many Teeth
March 16, 2012
A Maryland man in his mid-60s went to a Virginia dentist instead of a Maryland dentist because the Virginia dentist was closer to his girlfriend’s home and the Virginia dentist was also a member of the same church as his girlfriend. So when the man needed to replace a dental crown in 2010, he[...]
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