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$5.2M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Misdiagnosed Knee Injury Leading To Amputation

May 30, 2014

On May 23, 2014, a Maryland medical malpractice jury in Baltimore City awarded more than $5.2 million to a security guard whose knee injury was misdiagnosed by an emergency room physician and a physician’s assistant, ultimately leading to an above-the-knee amputation. While the jury was delibe[...]

4 Medical Malpractice Falsehoods Reformers Need You To Believe

May 29, 2014

The following are some of the medical malpractice falsehoods often promoted by those with a financial interest in so-called medical malpractice tort reforms that harm the most seriously injured victims of medical malpractice by preventing them from being fully compensated for their losses: 1. Medica[...]

Illinois Medical Malpractice Case Alleges Misdiagnosis Cancer Treated With Smuggled Drugs

May 28, 2014

An Illinois medical malpractice lawsuit has been re-filed by a woman who was misdiagnosed with cancer and then treated by her doctor with unapproved drugs imported from Turkey. The woman had anemia for which she underwent a bone marrow biopsy on January 19, 2009. The results of the biopsy indicated [...]

New Jersey Supreme Court Discusses Jury Instructions In Medical Malpractice Cases

May 27, 2014

On May 20, 2014, the Supreme Court of New Jersey (“Supreme Court”) discussed at length the required instructions to be given to a medical malpractice jury where a physician allegedly breached the duty of care by failing to protect a patient with a history of alcohol and drug abuse from s[...]

Memorial Day 2014: Let’s Honor The Living As Well As The Dead

May 26, 2014

According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website, “Declaration Day” (May 30th) was established on May 5, 1868 as a day for the United States to decorate the graves of its war dead with flowers (the May 30th date is thought to have been chosen because flowers would be in bloom[...]

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[...]

Maine Psychiatric Hospital Sued By Pregnant Worker Stabbed By Patient

May 24, 2014

A 27-year-old female Maine mental health worker filed a federal lawsuit on May 19, 2014 for the injuries she suffered on March 16, 2013 when she was repeatedly stabbed by a patient who was known to the facility to be violent, alleging that her employer failed to protect her. The plaintiff was 18 wee[...]

Lawyers Stand Ready To Help VA Medical Malpractice Victims

May 23, 2014

We at medicalmalpracticelawyers.com have made extensive efforts in light of the recent scandals involving VA medical facilities to find lawyers in all U.S. states who stand ready to assist veterans and their dependents who have been injured (or worse) as a result of VA medical malpractice. Just two [...]

Michigan Medical Malpractice Settlement Payment Fully Applied To Reduce Jury Verdict

May 22, 2014

The State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Appeals Court”) recently held in a Michigan medical malpractice case that the amount of a settlement paid by one medical malpractice defendant to all of the plaintiffs prior to trial to settle all of their claims reduces the amount of the juryR[...]

South Carolina Maternity Center Sued After Baby Dies

May 21, 2014

The mother of a baby who died shortly before birth has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the South Carolina maternity center that had been caring for her during her pregnancy, alleging that the maternity center engaged in unfair and deceptive trade practices by accepting her as a patient when i[...]

How To Fix The VA Health Care System Scandals

May 20, 2014

Everyone in the United States is outraged and disgusted by recent allegations that the VA Health Care system has been surreptitiously falsifying the statistics regarding the time it takes for our veterans to obtain medical appointments and to receive necessary medical care at VA medical facilities i[...]

Indianapolis VA Medical Center Sued For Medical Malpractice

May 19, 2014

A federal medical malpractice lawsuit was filed earlier this month alleging that a 60-year-old former Marine suffered unimaginable horrors during treatment at the VA Medical Center in Indianapolis after he sought medical help for problems urinating. His medical malpractice administrative claim was t[...]

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