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Florida Nursing Home Malpractice Case Alleges Wrongful Death

August 9, 2014

A Florida nursing home negligence case that was filed in July 2014 alleges that the Florida nursing home, its management companies, and two former administrators of the nursing home are responsible for the poor care and the resulting death of the nursing home resident who had lived in the nursing [...]

Ethicon Morcellation Devices Withdrawn From Market By Manufacturer

August 8, 2014

Ethicon, Inc. (“Ethicon”), a Johnson & Johnson company, announced on July 30, 2014 that it was voluntarily withdrawing from the market all remaining Ethicon Morcellation Devices, following its April 2014 worldwide commercial suspension of selling the devices. The withdrawal of the [...]

$2.3M New York Medical Malpractice Verdict For Untreated Infection

August 7, 2014

A Rockland County, New York medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in favor of a 52-year-old man who alleged that his untreated infection left him with a permanent and painful hip condition. After a three-week trial that ended on July 31, 2014, the medical malpractice jury held the head of the[...]

Large Concierge Physician Practice Management Company Faces Antitrust Lawsuit

August 6, 2014

MDVIP, a large concierge physician practice management company with over 700 participating physicians throughout the United States, has been sued for alleged antitrust violations by its much smaller rival, SignatureMD, which has 64 physician participants in the United States. Both companies assist [...]

Ohio Cancer Misdiagnosis Case Alleges MRI Of Wrong Knee

August 5, 2014

An Ohio woman filed a medical malpractice case during July 2014 in which she alleges that the negligence of two treating physicians in failing to timely diagnose a cancerous tumor in her left knee for a period of seven months in 2010 led to her chances of survival decreasing from 70% (when[...]

$1M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Botched Breast Augmentation Surgery

August 4, 2014

On May 21, 2010, a 31-year-old woman went to a “laser & surgery” clinic located in a Georgia shopping center that advertised with a discount coupon placed in a local newspaper for breast augmentation surgery at the low price of $3,500. The woman’s subsequent medical malpracti[...]

Chicago Plastic Surgeon Sued For Posting Patient Photos

August 3, 2014

On July 29, 2014, a former patient of a Chicago plastic surgeon filed a lawsuit against the plastic surgeon and his medical practice, alleging that he took before and after photographs of her face with regard to her facial reconstructive surgery in 2004, which were supposed to remain confidential an[...]

West Virginia Suspends License Of Pain Management Doctor

August 2, 2014

An osteopathic doctor who was the sole doctor at a pain management clinic in West Virginia has had his medical license suspended after a finding that the pain management clinic reused syringes on more than one patient and that the doctor failed to wear a surgical mask when he performed epidural inj[...]

Pennsylvania Verdict Against Nursing Home For Compensatory And Punitive Damages Upheld

August 1, 2014

On July 31, 2014, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania (“Superior Court”) upheld a verdict from August 2012 against a nursing home and the health care network that controlled the nursing home for both compensatory and punitive damages that totaled $2,287,601. The jury found that the def[...]

Who Will Pay The $190M Johns Hopkins Settlement?

July 31, 2014

Last week, Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore (“Hopkins”) announced that it had reached a $190 million settlement (which had received preliminary court approval but still needed final court approval) with over 8,000 patients of the Johns Hopkins East Baltimore Medical Center who were se[...]

Top 5 Complaints That Patients Have About Their Doctors

July 30, 2014

Here they are: 1. MY DOCTOR MAKES ME WAIT: HE ACTS LIKE HIS TIME IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY TIME. This is perhaps the number one complaint that patients have about their doctors: the patient shows up on time for his/her appointment but then finds out that the doctor has double- or triple-booked appoi[...]

Kentucky Medical Malpractice Claim Against Plastic Surgeon For 5 Left-Behind Sponges

July 29, 2014

A medical malpractice case was filed on June 23, 2014 against a Kentucky plastic surgeon and other health care providers by a woman who claimed that her plastic surgeon unintentionally left five sponges in her thigh following surgery on July 8, 2013. The woman had injured her left thigh and went t[...]

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