Unsafe Injections Are Making Patients Sicker
More than 150,000 medical patients in the United States have been injected with dirty needles since 2001, a new investigative report has revealed. And that number might be only the tip of the iceberg. Each year, hundreds of millions of needle injections are administered in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics and doctors’ offices across the country. [...]
January 30, 2013 Read More$1.7 Million Awarded For Nerve Damage Following Baby’s Birth
The Post-Standard reports a New York state Supreme Court jury has awarded a home-care nurse almost $1.7 million for permanent nerve damage following her baby’s birth three years ago. The lawsuit was filed against Community General Hospital after the hospital administered an intramuscular injection in an attempt to stop the woman’s vomiting following the birth [...]
June 7, 2010 Read MoreMan Files Malpractice Lawsuit For Undiagnosed Cancer
A West Virginia man is suing his doctor and a healthcare group for medical malpractice for failing to diagnose his cancer, reports The West Virginia Record. From September 2002 to January 2008, he visited the clinic at least 20 times seeking medical care and treatment. Due to his unresolved medical issues, on February 7, 2008, [...]
February 18, 2010 Read MorePennsylvania Couple Awarded $2.4 Million In Medical Malpractice Suit
The Olean Times Herald reports a jury has awarded $2.4 million to a 47-year-old woman and her husband for “ill-advised” surgery in 1998. In October 1998, the woman went to Olean General Hospital emergency room with abdominal pains. She was diagnosed with an obstructed bowel and was admitted for “conservative medical management.” Her condition improved [...]
November 25, 2009 Read MoreAlleged Hospital Error Using Fentanyl Patch Fatal To Autistic Teen
A personal injury lawsuit alleges a 15-year-old Autistic boy died in March when he was given a Fentanyl patch to alleviate his pain from a routine tooth extraction, reports Seattlepi.com. Seattle Children’s Hospital sent Michael home with his mother on March 9, following the extraction, with the fentanyl patch for pain, according to a civil [...]
October 15, 2009 Read MoreMedical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Over Stomach Surgery
According to the Temple Daily News Telegram (Texas), a 45-year-old woman is suing Scott & White Memorial Hospital for medical malpractice alleging negligence resulted in multiple surgeries and a lifelong debilitating condition. The once active woman has been an inpatient for 740 days since her surgery, she alleges, and she maintains medical expenses have cost [...]
August 7, 2009 Read More$31 Million Awarded in Ohio Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
The Dayton Daily News reports a $31 million medical malpractice verdict against Miami Valley Hospital, making it possibly the largest medical malpractice verdict in Ohio history. However, because of a confidential settlement agreement between the parties, the hospital probably won’t pay that amount. Parents sued the hospital after their son, born in December of 2000, [...]
July 16, 2009 Read More$5 Million Medical Malpractice Award for Wrong Diagnosis
The IndyStar reports a jury has awarded $5 million to a woman whose ruptured diaphragm was misdiagnosed as a urinary tract infection at Methodist Hospital in 2000. Her attorneys alleged this happened through a series of miscommunications about her x-rays. As her condition deteriorated, she saw more doctors looking for a correct diagnosis, the paper [...]
June 18, 2009 Read MoreNew Legislation Aimed to Slow “Ticking Clock” in Filing New York Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Angela was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer three years after being told the mass in her breast was nothing to worry about. June was never told about the lump on her mammogram and three years later, cancer had spread to her arm, spine, and hips. Both women died but neither family could sue for [...]
June 11, 2009 Read More$2.1 Million Awarded in Medical Malpractice Case
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports a jury has awarded $2.1 million to a man for injuries he suffered nine years ago during treatment following a devastating motorcycle accident. The man and his wife were injured when a car pulled out in front them, throwing them both from the motorcycle they were riding. The wife spent [...]
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