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Doctor Removes Wrong Organ and Isn’t Disciplined for Ten Years
Earlier this week in Illinois, a local news report told the story of a woman who went to her doctor to have her spleen removed, only to have her kidney removed instead. According to the report, back in 2005 the doctor performed the surgery and wrote in his operative report that he had removed… Read More »
Two Doctors Named in Multi-Defendant Medical Malpractice Suit
Earlier last month in Indiana, two doctors were named in a lawsuit alleging that they conducted a series of unnecessary medical procedures on a number of patients. According to a report by one news source, the doctors are facing a total of 28 lawsuits. There have also been official complaints filed to the Indiana… Read More »
Settlement Reached in Fatal Michigan Birth Injury Case
Earlier this month in a Michigan court, a judge approved a settlement between several medical professionals and a woman who lost her child at birth. According to a brief article by a local news source, the woman blamed the Emma L. Bixby Medical Center and ProMedica Health System for the death of her infant… Read More »
Some Interesting Facts About Medical Malpractice
As you may be aware, doctors all have a duty to their patients to provide a certain baseline level of care. If a doctor ends up providing care that is deficient, and his or her patient is injured as a result, that patient may file a medical malpractice action against the doctor. Medical malpractice… Read More »
Man Sues Physician After Suffering from Serious Post-Surgery Infection
Earlier this month in Gretna, Louisiana, a man filed suit against a physician after he developed a serious infection in his pubic region after a penile implant operation. According to a report by the Louisiana Record, the man went into Ochsner Medical Center on July 7, 2010 for the surgery. In preparation for the… Read More »
Child Permanently Injured in
Earlier this month in Ireland, a 14-year-old girl, through her parents, recovered over five million Euros after suing the hospital and doctor that delivered her. According to one news account of the case, the settlement was approved by the nation’s high court and did not require the hospital or the doctor to admit any… Read More »
Jury Awards New York Woman $1.75 Million in Medical Malpractice Case
Earlier this month, a jury awarded a New York woman $1.75 million in a medical malpractice suit that arose from a surgery the woman had at the defendant hospital. According to a local news report, the woman needed to have a surgery to repair a muscle that was damaged during childbirth a few months… Read More »
Recent Case Removes Cruise Line’s Immunity from Medical Negligence Suits
Until very recently, any injury that occurred due to the medical negligence of a cruise ship employee could not be held against the cruise line. However, in a recent case, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed course, allowing passengers who suffered from the medical malpractice of a ship’s doctor or nurse to seek… Read More »
Boy Born with Brain Damage Recovers 2.75 Million Euros in Birth Injury Suit
Twelve-year-old James McCarthy is not able to walk, talk, or sit up on his own due to his condition. Young James suffers from cerebral palsy as a result of a physician’s negligence at his birth. Sadly, the boy’s would-be twin brother died in the womb before birth. This prompted physicians to perform a C-section… Read More »
Court Affirms Inadmissibility of Informed Consent Documents in Medical Malpractice Case
The Virginia Supreme Court released a decision last month that affirmed a lower court’s decision to prevent a dentist’s proposed evidence from being heard by the jury in a Virginia medical malpractice case. In the decision in Fiorucci v. Chinn, released October 31, 2014, the Court ruled that both the informed consent documents signed… Read More »
