The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”), in its opinion published on June 12, 2019, held: “this case is remanded to the district court so it can determine whether the expert opinions that [the… Read More
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Maine Medical Malpractice Verdict For Methadone Overdose
Earlier this month, a medical malpractice jury in Maine deliberated for less than two hours before unanimously awarding a woman compensatory damages in the amount of $1,912,934 for her alleged brain damage caused by her doctor over-prescribing methadone that resulted in her… 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
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New Jersey Pharmacy Gave Children Cancer Drug Instead Of Fluoride Tablets
A New Jersey CVS Pharmacy mistakenly filled prescriptions for chewable fluoride tablets for children with the similar-looking powerful breast cancer drug, Tamoxifen, during a more than two month period. CVS has admitted that a Chatham, New Jersey CVS Pharmacy filled the wrong prescriptions for… Read More
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Avoiding Medication Mistakes
The names of common prescription medications may be hard to spell as well as pronounce. How do the drug companies come up with the names of their drugs? Why can’t they make the names easy to remember and easy to… Read More
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Some Tips to Help You Prevent Medical Errors – Part One
As many as 44,000 to 98,000 people die in hospitals in the United States every year as a result of medical errors, and many more suffer serious or permanent injuries as a result of preventable medical errors. While many people… Read More
