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$20M Hospital Medical Malpractice Settlement For Communications Breakdowns Leading To Paralysis

June 22, 2016

A Washington hospital has reached a $20 million settlement with a man whose repeated concerns that he had fractured his back after suffering a fall from his bed went unheeded, leading to his paralysis. As part of the settlement, the hospital and the man agreed to work together to address communicati[...]

Is This Medical Malpractice? When A Good Deed Results In Death

April 10, 2012

One of the saddest stories we recently heard regarding a possible medical malpractice incident occurred in May, 2010 in the operating room of a major transplant hospital in the United States when a living liver donor died on the operating room table while giving the gift of life to his brother-in-l[...]

Iowa Medical Malpractice Claim For Birth Injuries To Mother And Child

March 21, 2012

An Iowa couple recently filed a medical malpractice claim against the State of Iowa in its capacity as the operator of a hospital in which it is alleged that various health care providers committed medical malpractice that caused injuries to the mother and her baby during the Cesarean section[...]

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 Verdict For Delayed Gallbladder Surgery Resulting In Death

February 6, 2012

In 2008, a 60-year-old Korean immigrant who was the primary caregiver for his mentally ill adult daughter was admitted into a New York hospital for surgery to remove his inflamed gallbladder due to gallstones. The surgery was canceled the first day because the man’s surgery was not put on the[...]

California Hospital Malpractice Results In Suffocation Death — And $100,000 Fine

February 2, 2012

According to California health regulators, the long-term nursing unit of a California hospital was responsible for the negligent medical treatment and death of an 81-year-old woman in June, 2011, who had a breathing tube in her throat. The investigative report determined that the nurse who was c[...]

Maryland Hospital Mistakes

October 10, 2011

Hospitals in Maryland are required to report serious adverse events that occur in those hospitals to the Maryland Office of Health Care Quality (OHCQ). OHCQ in turn issues a yearly report regarding the reported hospital errors and mistakes that result in serious injuries or death. The most recent re[...]

More Tips to Help You Avoid Medical Errors – Part Two

March 21, 2011

Our last blog discussed ways that you can avoid becoming a victim of medical errors involving medications. Today, we discuss some ways you can help prevent medical errors while you are in the hospital. Avoiding Hospital Errors If you have a choice, choose a hospital that has much experience in provi[...]

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