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Ohio Supreme Court: “I Take Full Responsibility For This” Is Inadmissble In Medical Malpractice Case

May 1, 2013

In its decision filed on April 23, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio (“Ohio Supreme Court”) held that a surgeon’s statement to his patient that “I take full responsibility for this. Everything will be okay” after he performed gall bladder surgery on her that resulted in complica[...]

Nevada $500 Million Punitive Damages Verdict For Hepatitis C

April 30, 2013

On April 9, 2013, a Nevada jury returned a punitive damages award in the amount of $500 million against two affiliates of UnitedHealth Group ($270 million against Health Plan of Nevada and $230 million against Sierra Health Services), arising out of a hepatitis C outbreak in Nevada caused by the [...]

Ohio $5.1 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Plastic Surgeon

April 29, 2013

On April 25, 2013, an Ohio medical malpractice jury returned a verdict after eight days of trial in the amount of $5.1 million in favor of a plastic surgery patient and against a plastic surgeon for the woman’s multiple recurrent infections, nerve damage, and permanent scarring as a result o[...]

Lyme Literate Lawyers

April 28, 2013

We have been receiving an increased number of Lyme disease medical malpractice inquiries from people who have suffered serious or permanent physical and psychological injuries as a result of alleged misdiagnosis of their Lyme disease, late diagnosis of their Lyme disease, and/or the failure to timel[...]

FDA Warns About Worn/Damaged Hospital Mattresses

April 27, 2013

On April 19, 2013, the FDA issued a “safety communication” warning “that damaged or worn covers for medical bed mattresses can allow blood and body fluids to penetrate medical bed mattresses, posing a risk of infection to patients.” A medical bed mattress cover provides out[...]

Chronic Lyme Disease (Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome)

April 26, 2013

Lyme disease is an infection caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorfere (B. burgdorferi) that is transmitted by the bite of infected ticks (deer ticks). Now that the weather is beginning to warm up in many parts of the United States and people and their pets will be spending more time outside, [...]

Maryland Stent Doctor’s Criminal Conviction Upheld

April 25, 2013

In its written opinion filed on April 23, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld the conviction of a former Maryland cardiologist convicted of implanting medically unnecessary stents in cardiac patients in Maryland. The Maryland interventional cardiologist was in pr[...]

Study Finds Diagnostic Errors Are Leading Cause Of U.S. Medical Malpractrice Claims

April 24, 2013

It is estimated that between 40,000 and 80,000 people die because of diagnostic errors every year in the United States. In a study published online in the British Medical Journal Quality and Safety on April 22, 2013, the researchers reported that diagnostic errors were the most common, most costl[...]

$17.5 Million Atlanta Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain Damage After Routine Surgery

April 23, 2013

On March 27, 2013, an Atlanta medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $17.5 million against a local hospital for the brain injury suffered by a patient undergoing routine surgery. The now 25-year-old man was an innocent bystander when he was shot in his face outside of a Walm[...]

$130 Million New York Cerebral Palsy Medical Malpractice Verdict

April 22, 2013

On April 15, 2013, a New York medical malpractice jury awarded $130 million to the now ten-year-old medical malpractice victim who suffered severe brain damage and resulting cerebral palsy because of alleged medical malpractice that occurred when a hospital nurse failed to properly monitor her du[...]

Chicago Woman Loses Hip Implant Lawsuit

April 21, 2013

On April 16, 2013, a Chicago jury returned a defense verdict in favor of DePuy Orthopaedics, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, after deliberating for just over one day after a five-week trial. This was only the second jury trial of the almost 11,000 lawsuits filed against DePuy Orthopaedics (inclu[...]

Kentucky $7.25 Million Jury Verdict For Failed Cochlear Implant

April 20, 2013

On April 16, 2013, a federal jury in Kentucky returned a $7.25 million verdict in favor of a little girl whose cochlear implant (a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing) failed due to moisture leakage t[...]

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