Blog - Page 431 of 492 - Medical Malpractice Lawyers

$63 Million Verdict For Devastating Injuries From Children’s Motrin

February 18, 2013

Motrin, which is manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, is the brand-name of a medication known as ibuprofen, which is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). NSAIDs are used to treat pain, redness, swelling, and inflammation from medical conditions such as different types of arthritis,[...]

Florida Supreme Court Binds Deceased Nursing Home Resident’s Heirs To Arbitration Agreement

February 17, 2013

In its decision issued on February 14, 2013, the Supreme Court of Florida held that an arbitration provision in an otherwise valid contract binds the signing party’s estate and heirs in a subsequent wrongful death case, finding that the nature of wrongful death actions in Florida is derivative a[...]

Bed Bug Claims

February 16, 2013

The common bed bug (Cimex lectularius) is considered a public health pest. Bed bugs feed on blood, causing itchy bite marks and emotional trauma in the people who are affected. Adult bed bugs are 1/4 to 3/8 inch long, are brown in color, and have a flat, oval-shaped body. Young bed bugs are ca[...]

Mississippi Appeals Court Upholds Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict

February 15, 2013

By its decision filed on February 5, 2013, the Court of Appeals of the State of Mississippi (“Appeals Court”) upheld a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case. The Mississippi medical malpractice jury decided the case in favor of the plaintiff’s physician on October 13, 2010[...]

Medical Malpractice Claim For Death Following Hernia Surgery

February 14, 2013

On December 15, 2005, a 61-year-old man went to the hospital to have hernia repair surgery. After his surgery, he experienced increasing abdominal pain, he started to vomit, and he had other serious symptoms. It was later determined that the man had an inflamed colon, possibly due to the antibioti[...]

Maryland Physician Wins Medical Malpractice Informed Consent Lawsuit

February 13, 2013

On January 25, 2013, a federal medical malpractice jury in Maryland found in favor of a neurosurgeon who was sued by his former patient for his alleged failure to obtain the patient’s informed consent before performing back surgery. The neurosurgeon claimed that he obtained the informed consen[...]

$1.5 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict For Four Holes Made In Patient’s Intestine

February 12, 2013

On January 25, 2013, a New York medical malpractice jury awarded $1.5 million to a patient against his former gastroenterologist and his former laparoscopic surgeon after almost eight weeks of trial, finding that the gastroenterologist was 60% responsible and that the laparoscopic surgeon was [...]

Medical Malpractice Settlements May Cost Cook County $24 Million

February 11, 2013

Cook County, Illinois is facing the possibility that it will pay $24 million in medical malpractice settlements related to its public health system. Upwards of $20 million may be paid to settle one medical malpractice claim involving a now 3-year-old who suffered permanent irreversible brain dam[...]

Too Tired To Save A Life

February 10, 2013

On December 21, 2012, an aide at a nursing home facility located in Waconia, Minnesota failed to perform CPR on a nursing home resident, claiming that he was “too tired” to perform CPR, after which the resident died. While some nursing home residents choose to instruct their healt[...]

Connecticut Nursing Home Sued For Alleged Sexual Assault

February 9, 2013

The family of a former Connecticut nursing home resident has filed a lawsuit against the nursing home, alleging that the nursing home resident was sexually assaulted in her room by an unknown person, on or about July 17, 2010. The resident died a few weeks after the alleged incident. The family[...]

Nursing Home Claims Characteristics

February 8, 2013

The results of a study reported in 2011 regarding nursing home claims made against nursing homes operated by the five largest nursing home chains in the United States (for the period from 2000 through 2006 for one of the nursing home chains, the period from 2000 through 2005 for a second chain of [...]

Universal Protocol For Preventing Surgical Malpractice

February 7, 2013

The Joint Commission is a non-profit, independent organization that accredits and certifies more than 19,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. The Joint Commission Board of Commissioners promulgated the “Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedu[...]

Daily Blogs