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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California Nursing Home Medical Malpractice Turns Criminal
March 19, 2012
A 77-year-old Alzheimer’s patient, who had been married to her 81-year-old husband for 60 years, was admitted into a California nursing home for care so that she could recover from pneumonia. At the time of her admission to the nursing home, it was known that the woman was prone to chronic[...]
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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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Medical Malpractice Claims Against The VA
March 14, 2012
The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (“VA”) provides health care to more than 5 million veterans each year in over 1,000 facilities. As of November, 2010, the VA’s health care system had 153 VA medical centers, 773 community-based outpatient clinics, 135 nursing homes, 260 Vet Ce[...]
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