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Trampoline Park Injuries And ER Visits On The Rise
While the greater economy stagnated in the mid to late aughts, one industry saw continuous and jaw-dropping growth. It seems like the sky is the limit for the booming trampoline park business , as it continues to draw…
Cancer Town, USA?
A new academic study has yielded troubling findings, especially for a small Louisiana town. The University Network for Human Rights (UNHR) released a report this Wednesday that revealed that residents of Reserve, LA…
Proving Medical Malpractice In Philadelphia
While medical malpractice cases come in all shapes and sizes, these cases all contain some of the same core elements. Regardless of the circumstances, in order for a medical malpractice case to be successful, an injured…
Miscommunication Is To Blame For Much Of Medical Malpractice
In some jobs, miscommunication between employees may result in a client getting the wrong shipment, someone not showing up for an appointment, or sending an email to the wrong person. However, in medicine…
Preemption Defense Doesn't Hold For Medical Manufacturer On Appeal
Starting in 2010, hundreds of plaintiffs filed personal injury lawsuits against the drug manufacturer Merck, Sharp & Dohme, alleging that the osteoporosis drug Fosamax caused them to suffer serious thigh bone fractures.
EpiPen Recall
EpiPen is an injection containing epinephrine, a chemical that narrows blood vessels and opens airways in the lungs. Narrowing the blood vessels and opening the lungs can reverse severe low blood pressure, wheezing…
Doctors Give The Wrong Man A Vasectomy
“Measure twice and cut once,” is an ancient proverb. It can save a carpenter or tailor time and valuable materials. However, when it comes to surgery, it can prevent an unnecessary surgery or save a life. A doctor in…
Woman Contracts Hepatitis C From A Dental Visit
Many people dread going to the dentist. They may be worried about the number of cavities they have, the sound of the drill, or even the dental bill. However, no one expects to go to the dentist and come back with a…
New Warnings Issued About Fatal Danger Of Combining Prescription Painkillers With Sedatives
Even though the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is strengthening its warnings about the potential dangers of mixing prescription painkillers and sedatives, some physicians persist in prescribing the sometimes lethal…
Five Families Suing Virginia VA Hospital For Almost $30 Million
Five families are suing the same Veteran's Administration hospital in separate cases of malpractice related to healthcare.
Res Ipsa Loquitur In Medical Malpractice Cases
Sometimes injuries are caused by negligence that was so obvious that not even a lawyer can argue against it. In the law, there is a term for this: Res ipsa loquitur. The phrase is Latin for “the thing speaks for…
Unnecessary Medical Tests Harm Patients
Patients usually assume that the more diagnostic tests performed by their doctor the better, thinking more testing means greater understanding. In reality, unnecessary medical tests cost the country billions of dollars…
Assisted Living Facility Faces Lawsuits Claiming Medical Malpractice And Wrongful Death
Two separate lawsuits have recently been filed against Phaire's Care, an assisted living facility located in South Carolina. The first lawsuit is a wrongful death claim alleging that Carlton Phaire, the owner of the…
Insurance Company Sues Over Drug Prices
Excessively priced drugs make for a common headline these days. 60% of adults in the United States take prescription drugs, and spending on those drugs totaled $424 billion in 2014 and rose an additional 10% in 2015…
Pittsburgh Hospital Tests Positive For Legionnaires' Bacteria
Two water tanks at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh have tested positive for Legionnaires' disease , a dangerous type of pneumonia. The bacteria were found after a cancer patient returned for extra care for a…
Ex- Mayor Of San Diego Sues City After His Wife Trips On A Sidewalk And Ruptures Breast Implants
An ex-mayor of San Diego has decided to sue the city, claiming that a damaged sidewalk caused his wife to trip and fall and rupture her breast implants.
Doctors Operating On The Wrong Patient Is A Common Problem
Cases of mistaken identity are not uncommon. On average, people meet an estimated 80,000 people over the course of a lifetime. You may mix up someone's name or face, resulting in some embarrassment. However, when a…
Man Diagnoses His Own Cancer Using Google After Doctors Fail
People use the popular Google search engine to search for everything from the day's lottery numbers to what movies are showing nearby. Some people even use Google to search for what their medical symptoms might signal…
Medical Negligence Leads To Amputation
A South Carolina woman filed a medical malpractice claim against a variety of medical providers, alleging that a series of errors resulted in an infection that ultimately lead to amputation of both legs, her left elbow…
Horse Bite Injury And Fatal Emergency Treatment
Most animal bite injuries involve dogs and occasionally cats. However, animals like horses can also cause serious bite injuries, which in one woman's case, turned fatal. Unfortunately, it wasn't just the animal bite…
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