Tick-Borne Encephalitis Leads To $41,750,000 Verdict
July 6, 2013
On March 27, 2013, after eight days of trial, a Connecticut federal jury returned a verdict in the amount of $41,750,000 in favor of a now 20-year-old New York woman who contracted a very serious disease as a result of a tick bite that she experienced during her high school trip to China that h[...]
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Hospitalist Malpractice
April 10, 2013
What is a “hospitalist”? A hospitalist is a physician who specializes in the care of patients while they are in the hospital. The term “hospitalist” was first used in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1996 to describe physicians who spend most of their time caring fo[...]
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Lyme Disease Misdiagnosis Claims
January 3, 2013
Many people are under the impression that Lyme disease is a relatively new phenomenon in the United States and that Lyme disease misdiagnosis cases are also of recent vintage. However, Lyme disease misdiagnosis claims have been around for over a decade and appear to us to be increasing in frequency,[...]
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Medical Malpractice And Surgical “Never Events”
December 24, 2012
A “never event” is a medical error that is “unacceptable and eminently preventable” and therefore should never occur. The term was first used by the National Quality Forum (NQF) in 2001 and resulted in a list of “never events” that are clearly identifiable and m[...]
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Iowa Nursing Home Resident’s Life Valued At $8,000
November 2, 2012
When a 64-year-old woman was admitted into an Iowa nursing home, the woman’s doctor ordered that her airway be suctioned when mucous formed in her throat. The nursing home knew that without an open airway, the woman would be unable to breath and that she would die. That is just what happen[...]
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