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Hospital That Threw Out Healthy Donor Kidney Denies It Was Negligent

September 2, 2013

The University of Toledo Medical Center (“UTMC”) in Ohio acknowledges that its nurse threw out as trash the healthy donor kidney that a brother had lovingly donated to his ailing sister but contests that it was negligent in doing so. UTMC is requesting that the medical malpractice law[...]

Hospital Mergers Result In Higher Patient Care Costs

June 15, 2013

There are about 5,724 hospitals in the United States presently. It is expected that about 1,000 of them will have new owners within the next seven years. In 2012, there were more than 100 hospital merger and acquisition deals (twice the number than in 2009). It will become increasing difficult for[...]

Alabama Supreme Court Reinstates $3.2 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict

May 22, 2013

It its decision issued on May 17, 2013, the Supreme Court of Alabama (“Alabama Supreme Court”) reinstated a $3.2 million verdict in favor of the medical malpractice plaintiff that the Alabama Supreme Court had earlier vacated in its decision dated January 14, 2011 that held that the m[...]

FDA Warns About Worn/Damaged Hospital Mattresses

April 27, 2013

On April 19, 2013, the FDA issued a “safety communication” warning “that damaged or worn covers for medical bed mattresses can allow blood and body fluids to penetrate medical bed mattresses, posing a risk of infection to patients.” A medical bed mattress cover provides out[...]

$7.4 Million Los Angeles Medical Malpractice Verdict

March 26, 2013

On March 22, 2013, a Los Angeles Superior Court medical malpractice jury returned a verdict after less than two days of deliberations in the amount of $7.4 million in favor of a 26-year-old woman who suffered severe brain injuries after treatment at Palmdale Regional Medical Center. The medical m[...]

Ohio Hospital Settles Medical Malpractice Claim Alleging Brain Bleed

March 9, 2013

On February 27, 2013, the Court of Claims of Ohio approved a medical malpractice settlement in the amount of $499,900 in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed on January 7, 2013 that alleged that an Ohio hospital failed to timely and appropriately diagnose a patient’s brain bleed that alleged[...]

New York $4 Million Medical Malpractice Settlement For Birth Injuries

March 2, 2013

Last month it was announced that a New York medical malpractice case that had been filed in the Westchester County Supreme Court against the Westchester Medical Center had been settled for $4,098,273.00, for an infant who suffered severe spastic quadriplegia with severe microcephaly and profo[...]

5 Common Medical Malpractice Claims

February 6, 2013

1. Poor Technical Skill When doctors perform medical procedures or surgeons operate on patients and they do not have sufficient experience or skill in performing the procedures, bad outcomes due to substandard medical treatment may be the result. When poor technical skill or lack of experience resul[...]

Mississippi Appeals Court Affirms $390,000 Verdict For Misdiagnosed Stroke

January 12, 2013

On September 11, 2012, the Court of Appeals of the State of Mississippi (“Appeals Court”) affirmed a judge’s verdict in the amount of $390,000 in favor of James Taylor, who was 57-years-old when he suffered a stroke that a physician in a hospital emergency room failed to timely [...]

Minnesota Hospitals Take Steps To Reduce Medical Malpractice Claims

December 23, 2012

It was announced on December 18, 2012 that hospitals in Minnesota that are participating in the so-called Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement Network have prevented more than 3,200 re-admissions to the participating hospitals, have prevented 463 patients from experiencing a fall while i[...]

New Jersey Medical Malpractice Claim For Failure To Report Suspected Child Abuse

December 20, 2012

On November 16, 2012, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division issued its opinion in an appeal of the August 13, 2010 orders dismissing medical malpractice claims of a minor against a hospital emergency room physician and the hospital itself. The medical malpractice lawsuit had alle[...]

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