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Woman Paralyzed Hours after Childbirth Recovers $35 Million Jury Verdict
Earlier this month in Massachusetts, a jury awarded a mother who suffered a stroke just hours after childbirth over $35 million in damages. According to a report by the Boston Globe, the recovery was not based on the negligence of the delivering physician, but on the negligence of a doctor whom the woman had… Read More »
Woman Receives $7.65 Million Verdict in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Earlier this month in Maine, a woman successfully sued the Central Maine Medical Center for allegedly failing to diagnose her cervical cancer. According to an article by one local news source, the lawsuit named the medical center, the woman’s gynecologist, and a hospital technician as negligent parties. The lawsuit, which was filed back in… Read More »
Doctor Accused of
Earlier this month, a mother testified in front of a court, explaining the turn of events that ultimately led to her son being born with what she claims was a preventable case of cerebral palsy. According to one local news source, the woman gave birth to her third child–the subject of the current dispute–on… Read More »
Medical Malpractice Claims in the United States: The Big Picture
Doctors are some of our most trusted professionals. However, each year there are thousands and thousands of cases involving medical malpractice, or, put more simply, professional negligence on the part of doctors. In fact, a recent national news article claims that medical malpractice is the third leading cause of death in the United States,… Read More »
Woman Receives Over $14 Million in Surgical Medical Malpractice Case
Earlier this year in Chicago, Illinois, a woman was awarded $9.4 million by a federal jury for injuries she sustained while undergoing bariatric surgery. According to one local news source, after the botched surgery the woman can no longer walk on her own and suffers from severe brain damage. Evidently, the woman went to… Read More »
UK Boy Awarded 1.4 Million Pounds to Cover a Lifetime of Care
Earlier this year, a boy from the United Kingdom was successful in a birth injury suit against the hospital system where he was born and suffered from what the boy’s attorney claimed was a preventable injury. According to one local news report, the boy’s family claimed that the hospital charged with delivering the boy… Read More »
California Appeals Court Affirms Jury Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case
In a recent case, a California Appeals Court recently affirmed a jury verdict that awarded damages to several family members of a woman who died from complications of thyroid surgery. In 2008, the woman underwent thyroid surgery at the defendant’s medical center. She was accompanied to the surgery by her daughter and sister. While… Read More »
Can Inducing Labor Help Prevent Birth Injuries?
The merits of an induced birth garner some controversy among medical professionals, and the issue may be getting more complex. While it is well known that an induced birth too early in the development of the child may result in negative consequences, a late-term induced birth may not give rise to the same level… Read More »
Hospital Sued for Nearly $25 Million in Cerebral Palsy Birth Injury Case
Earlier this month in Oregon, a family filed suit against the medical center, hospital group, and doctor who assisted in their daughter’s birth after their daughter was born with severe cerebral palsy. According to a report by one local news source, the family is seeking roughly $13 million in non-economic damages and another $12… Read More »
Stroke Victim Awarded Over $7 Million in Medical Malpractice Case
Earlier this year, a Delaware man was awarded roughly $7.4 million after receiving a favorable jury verdict in his medical malpractice case against his physician, According to one local news report, the man suffered a massive ischemic stroke less than two days after he was seen at his physician’s office. Evidently, the man had… Read More »
