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Study Finds Medical Error Third Leading Cause Of Death In The United States

May 5, 2016

A study published on May 3, 2016 in the well-respected medical journal BMJ that was authored by researchers at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland determined that medical error was the third leading cause of death in the United States. The contribution of medica[...]

Colorado Late-Term Abortion Doctor Sued For Medical Negligence

May 4, 2016

A well-known late-term abortion doctor who practices in Boulder, Colorado has been sued by his former patient and her husband who allege that the defendant performed her late-term abortion improperly, leaving a piece of the skull of her aborted fetus inside of her that required surgery and left her [...]

$12M Connecticut Psychiatric Malpractice Verdict For Patient’s Suicide

May 3, 2016

On April 25, 2016, a Connecticut medical malpractice jury returned its verdict against the defendant hospital and the defendant psychiatric advanced-practice registered nurse, holding them responsible for the suicide death of a former psychiatric patient who killed himself due to allegedly negligen[...]

Illinois Lawsuit Alleges Elderly Woman In Wheelchair Died After She Was Abandoned At Dialysis Center

May 2, 2016

The family of a 71-year-old woman who died after allegedly being abandoned in a dialysis center in Illinois following the staff exiting the back door of the center at the end of the workday have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the dialysis center, the nursing home where the woman resided, [...]

California Hospital Settles Patient Dumping Claim

May 1, 2016

A Los Angeles, California hospital has reached a $450,000 settlement with the City of Los Angeles over allegations that it engaged in patient dumping when it released a homeless man and gave him a bus token in December 2014 after he was treated for a severe infection of his foot, and failed to pro[...]

California Nursing Home Case Alleges Negligent Injuries to Resident, Then Wrongful Discharge

April 30, 2016

A California nursing home case filed on April 4, 2016 by a former nursing home resident alleges that the defendant nursing home committed elder abuse, nursing home negligence, financial abuse, and was negligent in its hiring and supervision of its nursing home staff. The now 60-year-old former nursi[...]

$44.1M Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Verdict Involving Heparin

April 29, 2016

On April 27, 2016, a Philadelphia medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $44.1 million, after thirteen days of trial and nearly seven hours of jury deliberations over the course of two days. The plaintiff had suffered a catastrophic brain bleed alleg[...]

Baltimore Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Hospital’s Negligence Led To Child’s Brain Damage

April 28, 2016

A Baltimore medical malpractice lawsuit filed on April 20, 2016 in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City alleges that a Baltimore hospital’s negligence led to a 15-month-old child suffering permanent brain damage due to medical negligence while she was being treated in the PICU. The Baltimore m[...]

$1.8M Connecticut Medical Malpractice Verdict For Wrong Fallopian Tube Cut During Surgery

April 27, 2016

On April 19, 2016, after three hours of deliberations, a Connecticut medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of a woman whose wrong fallopian tube was cut during surgery performed by the defendant surgeon, leading to the 28-year-old woman’s sterility. The Connecticut medical mal[...]

Oregon Inmate Files Medical Malpractice Lawsuit For Lost Kidney

April 26, 2016

A 62-year-old Oregon inmate recently filed a federal medical malpractice lawsuit against the State of Oregon and Oregon Department of Corrections physicians alleging that their medical negligence and failure to provide timely and appropriate medical care led to a loss of kidney due to a severe inf[...]

Are Your Electronic Medical Records Secure?

April 25, 2016

Many people are rightfully questioning whether their records are safe and secure from unauthorized disclosure of electronic medical records and from hacking after the electronic records of a large Maryland hospital corporation fell victim to hackers who unlawfully broke into its computer system and [...]

Respironics To Pay $34.8M To Settle False Claims Allegations Involving Sleep Apnea Masks

April 24, 2016

The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of South Carolina announced on March 23, 2016 that Pennsylvania-based Respironics Inc. (“Respironics”) has agreed to pay $34.8 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations for paying kickbacks in the form of free call center servi[...]

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