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South Carolina Lawsuit Alleges Ambulance Service Failed To Provide Oxygen And Failed To Secure Patient, Leading To Death

January 29, 2024

At about 3 a.m. on April 16, 2022, two employees with Medway Ambulance Service in South Carolina reportedly responded to the home of 72-year-old Kenneth LaPorte Sr., whose oxygen saturation level was measured at that time at about 74%, which is dangerously low. According to a lawsuit recently filed [...]

Michigan Appellate Court Holds Negligence Claim Against Ambulance Service Is Not Medical Malpractice Claim

December 3, 2023

Background Facts On August 2, 2016, Jonathan Schirmer was admitted to MidMichigan Medical Center (MMC) due to concerns that he was experiencing a heart attack. Jonathan sought to be treated by his primary care physician at a different hospital—McLaren North in Petoskey—but no beds were available[...]

Nearly $50M California Verdict Against Ambulance Company For Brain Injury Leading To Vegetative State

November 1, 2021

The Fresno Bee reported on October 5, 2021 that a Fresno County, California jury has awarded a 39-year-old man and his wife nearly $50 million ($39.8 million for past economic losses, future economic losses, medical expenses, and pain and suffering sustained by the man and an additional $10 million [...]

$29.5M Nevada Medical Malpractice Verdict For Negligently Treated Anaphylaxis Leading To Brain Damage

May 1, 2021

On April 9, 2021, a Nevada medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $29.5 million, which included $15 million in compensatory damages for past and future pain and suffering, $12.5 million for future medical expenses, and $2 million for the plaintiff[...]

Texas Appellate Court Holds Claim By Ambulance Passenger For Injuries After Driver Fell Asleep And Crashed Was Not Medical Malpractice Claim

October 9, 2019

The Texas Eleventh Court of Appeals (“Texas Appellate Court”) held in its opinion filed on September 12, 2019 that the claim of the mother of a minor child who was accompanying her child in an ambulance and was injured when the driver fell asleep, the ambulance left the roadway, and the [...]

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South Carolina Lawsuit Alleges Ambulance Service Failed To Provide Oxygen And Failed To Secure Patient, Leading To Death

Michigan Appellate Court Holds Negligence Claim Against Ambulance Service Is Not Medical Malpractice Claim

Nearly $50M California Verdict Against Ambulance Company For Brain Injury Leading To Vegetative State

$29.5M Nevada Medical Malpractice Verdict For Negligently Treated Anaphylaxis Leading To Brain Damage

Texas Appellate Court Holds Claim By Ambulance Passenger For Injuries After Driver Fell Asleep And Crashed Was Not Medical Malpractice Claim

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