Blog Posts in 2013

Misdiagnosis is the leading cause of payouts in medical malpractice claims , according to a recent study. It may also be the cause of, or a substantial factor in, more than 40,000 deaths in hospitals ...

A new report, based on a series of international studies, finds that boys are just slightly more likely to be born prematurely than girls, and also tend to have worse outcomes. This was true ...

A military hospital at Fort Hood, Texas recently settled a birth injury lawsuit for $6.5 million . The case involved a brain injury that the parents claimed could have been avoided if the hospital ...

Recently, a lawsuit against St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia was confidentially settled and dismissed from federal court. The case involved an infant who was allegedly injured ...

A federal lawsuit by a prison inmate claims that prison officials denied her adequate medical care. Lester v. Hickson, et al , No. 1:13-cv-01118, complaint (D.N.M., Nov. 20, 2013) . The case also ...

When people go to the hospital, whether for routine care or an emergency situation, they unfortunately face more risks than just the injury or condition that brought them there. Medical mistakes ...