With the constant drone of physicians who mournfully cry that ungrateful patients are filing “frivolous” medical malpractice claims against them which force them to practice costly defensive medicine (which some would argue to be pro-active, patient-oriented medicine), force them to pay too much for medical malpractice insurance (which would be… Read More
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4 Myths Regarding Medical Malpractice Litigation In U.S. State Courts
Myth: State Courts Are Flooded With Medical Malpractice Cases Research into medical malpractice lawsuits filed in U.S. state courts in 2008 for 12 U.S. states found that medical malpractice cases represented less than 2% of all civil cases filed. In only two states, New York and… Read More
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$100 Million New York Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain Injury Due To Premature Birth
On August 24, 2012, a Staten Island, New York medical malpractice jury awarded more than $100 million in favor of a now-seventeen-year-old woman who has cerebral palsy due to a brain injury that the jury found was the result of the medical negligence in caring… Read More
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Tennessee Appeals Court Orders New Trial After Defense Verdict In Medical Malpractice Case
On June 25, 2012, the Court of Appeals of Tennessee (“Appeals Court”) ordered a new trial for the plaintiffs in a medical malpractice case involving a newborn born with severe brain injuries allegedly due to medical malpractice. The original medical malpractice… Read More
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$120 Million New York Medical Malpractice Verdict
On May 25, 2012, a Bronx, New York medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of approximately $120 million against three local hospitals and a neurologist (the jury found one hospital to be… Read More
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Flawed Medical Research: Does Money Talk?
It should be no surprise to anyone that flawed medical research can lead to flawed medical treatments that may be ineffective or even dangerous or deadly to patients. Flawed medical research and flawed results from that research may be due to many… Read More
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Massachusetts Hospitals Cited For Turning Away Emergency Room Patients
Within the last six months, three Massachusetts hospitals have been cited for unjustifiably turning away and failing to treat three patients who came to their emergency rooms seeking treatment. One case involved transferring a patient to another hospital while the patient was… Read More
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Colorado Medical Malpractice Verdict Finally Paid
When a 34-year-old woman arrived at a local Fort Collins, Colorado hospital Emergency Department in December, 2006, she complained to the emergency room doctor that she had the worst headache of her life and that she was weak and dizzy. The emergency room… Read More
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Surgical Fires
The last place you would expect to suffer burns from a fire would be while lying on a table in an operating room. But that is just what happened to a New York woman who was undergoing a Cesarean-section delivery of… Read More
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Pharmacy Error Was The Cause Of Chicago Infant’s Death
In 2010, a couple gave birth to a son who was four months premature. The parents stayed by their baby’s bedside for six weeks in the hospital, caring for and nurturing their delicate newborn. On October 15, 2010, the baby had heart… Read More
