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Nevada Compounding Pharmacy Recalls Its Products

April 19, 2013

A large Southern Nevada compounding and specialty pharmacy that ships its products throughout the United States voluntarily recalled its products due to concerns over product sterility. In a press release issued by Green Valley Drugs on April 5, 2013, Green Valley Drugs announced that it was volu[...]

Surgical Malpractice Makes Hospitals More Money

April 18, 2013

In a research study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association on April 17, 2013, the researchers found that hospitals make more money when patients suffer surgical complications compared to when patients do not experience surgical complications if the patients are on Medicare or [...]

The Invisible Victims Of Medical Malpractice

April 17, 2013

We recently received a telephone call from a woman whose husband died from medical malpractice in Maryland. She told us about her husband’s medical condition that was not diagnosed in time despite what appeared to be clear symptoms of a serious and deadly condition that led to his painful an[...]

Colorado LASIK Malpractice Case Scheduled For Trial

April 16, 2013

Trial is scheduled to begin on April 29, 2013 in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado for a LASIK medical malpractice case filed against a LASIK surgery center known as 20/20 Institute, LLC and a LASIK surgeon in which the medical malpractice plaintiffs (a husband and wife) [...]

Alabama $3 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict For Widow of 56-Year-Old Man

April 15, 2013

After seventeen days of trial and about one hour of deliberations, an Alabama medical malpractice jury returned a verdict on April 9, 2013 in the amount of $3 million in favor of the widow of a 56-year-old man who died because his surgeon repeatedly delayed performing surgery to remove his infe[...]

Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Adverse Events Reported To FDA So Far In 2013

April 14, 2013

The robotic surgery system known as Da Vinci SI Surgical System (“da Vinci”), which is manufactured, sold, and marketed by Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (“IS”), is being purchased by an increasing number of hospitals throughout the United States and was used in 367,000 surg[...]

Louisiana Medical Malpractice Case Filed By Obese Patient Who Was Dropped

April 13, 2013

On February 4, 2013, an obese Louisiana woman filed a medical malpractice claim against a Louisiana medical clinic after she was dropped by clinic personnel while she was being transferred from a wheelchair to her bed. When she fell, her left leg ended up under her body, causing her left fibula[...]

Hawaii Medical Malpractice Claim Against Midwife

April 12, 2013

When a 28-year-old woman in Hawaii became pregnant in 2010, she hired a midwife to help with the delivery of her baby because she wanted to give birth naturally and the midwife’s website seemed to provide the information and experience that the pregnant woman wanted for her and her baby. The m[...]

Iowa’s Misguided Medical Malpractice Reform Efforts

April 11, 2013

The Iowa Legislature is considering bills in both its House and Senate that would “reform” its medical malpractice laws. As one example, Senate Study Bill No. 1054 would add a requirement for a certificate of merit affidavit to be filed for each expert who is expected to testify to the [...]

Hospitalist Malpractice

April 10, 2013

What is a “hospitalist”? A hospitalist is a physician who specializes in the care of patients while they are in the hospital. The term “hospitalist” was first used in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1996 to describe physicians who spend most of their time caring fo[...]

Arizona Supreme Court Defines “Specialist” In Medical Malpractice Context

April 9, 2013

On March 12, 2013, the Supreme Court of Arizona (“Arizona Supreme Court”) filed its opinion in a case that defined what a “specialist” is under Arizona law in the medical malpractice context. The definition of “specialist” is important because Arizona law (A.R.S[...]

Proposed Changes To Florida’s Medical Malpractice Law Will Further Harm Malpractice Victims

April 8, 2013

On April 2, 2013, the Florida Senate Rules Committee voted in favor of Florida Senate Bill 1792 (SB 1792), which would change Florida’s medical malpractice law to be more slanted in favor of negligent Florida doctors and would further harm Florida medical malpractice victims. How Does SB[...]

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