A 46-year-old man’s amputated leg, which he had donated to a non-profit organization for canine search and rescue training a year-and-a-half earlier, was retrieved by the man’s VA medical malpractice lawyer in July 2016 and may be the best evidence… Read More
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$850,000 Medical Malpractice Settlement For Blindness Following Prostate Surgery
Who among us would ever expect to wake up blind following prostate surgery? That nightmare was the reality for a former military man who had undergone prostate surgery at a military hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii. While continuing to deny liability, the… Read More
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$125K Federal Medical Malpractice Settlement For 7-Year-Old’s Amputated Thumb
The United States government has agreed to settle a federal medical malpractice case filed for the loss of a 7-year-old’s left thumb in 2011, allegedly as a result of medical malpractice at an acute care clinic run by the U.S. Navy. The little girl’s… Read More
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Florida Supreme Court Expected To Rule On Florida’s Medical Malpractice Cap Soon
The Florida Supreme Court heard oral arguments in February, 2012 in a case that may determine the constitutionality of Florida’s cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases that was enacted in 2003 (the cap is $500,000 or $1 million under certain circumstances,… Read More
