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C. Difficile Infections

March 11, 2012

C. difficile (Clostridium difficile) infections remain one of the most serious and common healthcare-associated infections (“HAI”). In recent years, efforts in the U.S. to address and reduce HAIs in hospitals have met with some success, except for C. difficile infections. One reason f[...]

Patient Dumping Settlements In 2011

March 10, 2012

The Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“OIG”) has reported the following settlements involving patient dumping cases in 2011 that resulted in the payment of a civil monetary penalty (the settling parties denied the patient dumping allega[...]

Federal Patient Dumping Law Expanded To Extend Its Physical Coverage Reach

March 9, 2012

In yesterday’s blog, we discussed the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (“EMTALA”) enacted in 1986 by the U.S. Congress that was intended to prevent hospitals from “dumping” patients in need of emergency care (“patient dumping” is defined as[...]

Patient Dumping (The EMTALA Anti-Patient Dumping Statute)

March 8, 2012

The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (“EMTALA”) was enacted by the U.S. Congress to prevent hospitals from “dumping” patients in need of emergency care. The EMTALA was passed in 1986 in response to reports that hospitals were engaging in “patient du[...]

Kentucky Medical Malpractice Jury Awards Man’s Estate $1.45 Million, After 13 Years

March 7, 2012

Back in 1999, a paraplegic man went to a local Kentucky hospital’s emergency room, complaining of abdominal pain along with vomiting and constipation that were treated with an enema and pain medication before the man was discharged from the emergency room. That night, the man was vomiting b[...]

New York Medical Malpractice Settlement For Woman Who Lost Both Hands, Both Feet, And One Eye

March 6, 2012

A Brooklyn, New York mother has received a settlement from the city of Brooklyn, New York and from a local Brooklyn hospital and two of its doctors for her severe losses suffered as a result of alleged medical malpractice that cost her her feet, her hands, and her sight in one eye. In September,[...]

When Did Hip Replacement Manufacturer Know About Failures?

March 5, 2012

In an article appearing in The New York Times on February 21, 2012, it was reported that the all-metal artificial hip replacement known as the DePuy ASR (articular surface replacement) manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, which was implanted in 93,000 pati[...]

We’re Celebrating One Full Year Of Daily Blog Postings!

March 4, 2012

Well, we have reached a significant milestone — one complete year of our daily blog postings (we started daily posting in our Blog on March 5, 2011 and have posted every day since). When we first started to blog, we thought that it might be difficult to find relevant, interesting informat[...]

Maryland Orthopedic Surgeon Hit With Medical Malpractice Verdict

March 4, 2012

On February 21, 2012, a medical malpractice jury in a conservative Maryland county determined that a Maryland orthopedic surgeon was responsible for the permanent injuries suffered by his former patient because the orthopedic surgeon allegedly failed to properly monitor and evaluate his patient[...]

Utah Supreme Court Upholds Healthcare Providers’ Duty To Nonpatients When Prescribing Medications

March 3, 2012

In our blog posting for January 15, 2012 (“Did Utah Medical Malpractice Lead To Murder?”), we discussed the medical malpractice case filed on behalf of two very young children against the medical providers who prescribed medications to their father that allegedly caused a chemical cha[...]

Poor People Sue For Medical Malpractice Less Than Others

March 2, 2012

It is a not-so-uncommon belief among doctors and other medical providers that the risk of being sued for medical malpractice by a poor patient is much greater than the risk of being sued for medical malpractice by other patients. This perception may help explain why, at least in part, some doctor[...]

Los Angeles Medical Malpractice Settlement Proposed For Brain Bleed

March 1, 2012

The County of Los Angeles Claims Board is considering the settlement of a medical malpractice claim brought against the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center resulting from the debilitating and permanent injuries suffered by a former patient who suffered a brain bleed following a fall i[...]

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