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Oregon Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Against Kaiser For Late Diagnosed Prostate Cancer

August 20, 2015

On August 11, 2015, an Oregon medical malpractice lawsuit was filed against Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Northwest Permanente, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest, and an Oregon physician, alleging that their negligence led to the unreasonable delay in diagnosing the plaintiff’s pro[...]

Oregon Nursing Home Resident Left On Toilet 45 Minutes, Fractures Pelvis

March 4, 2015

An Oregon man, who was seriously injured on his first day in an Oregon nursing home due to the alleged lack of care and assistance, has filed a $4 million nursing home negligence lawsuit against the Oregon nursing home to be compensated for his medical expenses, pain and suffering, and loss of mobil[...]

Oregon Medical Malpractice Trial Highlights Issues In Birth Injury Cerebral Palsy Cases

January 26, 2015

An Oregon medical malpractice case that began on January 21, 2015 and is expected to last two weeks highlights some of the issues and defenses raised in birth injury cases where it is alleged that a child suffered cerebral palsy as a result of medical negligence during labor and delivery. The sta[...]

Oregon Woman Died Last Week Due To Hospital’s Medication Error

December 8, 2014

On December 3, 2014, a 65-year-old woman died from the serious injuries she suffered after she was given the wrong medication in an Oregon hospital’s emergency room on December 1, 2014. The woman’s family members were angered that it took the hospital several days to advise them about[...]

Oregon’s Medical Malpractice Early Discussion and Resolution Provisions Became Operational On July 1, 2014

July 10, 2014

On March 18, 2013, Oregon’s Governor signed into law Oregon’s so-called Early Discussion and Resolution (“EDR”) proposal that established a voluntary process for health care providers and patients to resolve adverse events without litigation, with the stated goal of enhancing[...]

Oregon Medical Malpractice Case Filed For Birth Injury

May 25, 2014

The parents of a now 6-year-old child have filed an Oregon birth injury medical malpractice case against an Oregon hospital where the labor and delivery took place, three defendant doctors who participated in the labor and delivery, and two clinics, alleging that their son suffered a brain injury du[...]

One Oregon Hospital Defending Against Three Birth Injury Malpractice Cases

April 17, 2014

An Oregon hospital is presently defending three birth injury medical malpractice cases that are seeking almost $100 million in damages for the cerebral palsy injuries that three babies allegedly suffered during delivery at the hospital during a two-year period. Each of the three birth injury malpr[...]

Oregon Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Child’s Lost Testicles

February 1, 2014

On January 23, 2014, an Oregon jury found in favor of the defendants in a medical malpractice lawsuit that claimed that a little boy’s testicles were negligently lost during surgery to address his undescended testicles. The twelve-person jury deliberated for about six hours after a six-day t[...]

Oregon Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Gynecologist

November 19, 2013

On November 14, 2013, a federal medical malpractice jury in Oregon found that a gynecologist negligently treated his patient by wrongfully removing her healthy ovary during robotic surgery for pelvic pain, and left a foreign object in her body after the surgical robot allegedly malfunctioned, whi[...]

New Oregon Medical Malpractice Mediation Law May Hurt The Public

October 12, 2013

An Oregon medical malpractice reform initiative signed into law during March 2013 by the Governor of Oregon might end up harming the public throughout the United States by permitting bad doctors to hide their past medical mistakes. SB 483 allows negligent doctors and their injured patients�[...]

Oregon Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Breech Birth Gone Bad

September 29, 2013

When a Washington State woman read about a special program being offered by Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU) Hospital to woman desiring a vaginal delivery for breech babies (babies in the womb who present buttocks or feet closest to the cervix) despite the fact that she had already sc[...]

Oregon Neurosurgeon Agrees To Surrender His Medical License

October 15, 2012

A 42-year-old neurosurgeon in Oregon who faces more than 30 medical malpractice lawsuits against him has agreed to surrender his Oregon medical license, which the Oregon Medical Board (“Board”) approved during its meeting on October 9, 2012. The Board had issued a Complaint and Notice[...]

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