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South Carolina School District Facing Personal Injury Suit In Alcohol Poisoning Case Of 12-Year Old Student
A 7th-grade girl took the school bus to Sneed Middle School as normal in September 2016. In the afternoon, her parents were notified of a medical emergency involving her after she returned on the bus. The parents have…
Injuries From Hospital-Acquired Infections
Hospitals are supposed to be a safe environment for individuals to recover from illness or injuries. Unfortunately, hospitals can also be breeding grounds for infection. When a person is already in a compromised state…
Texas Takes Wrongful Birth Off Of The Medical Malpractice Menu
Medical malpractice lawsuits can originate in many ways. The core elements to a case with merit include:
Potential Physician Malpractice Liability May Occur In Both Prescription & Over-the-Counter Drug Interactions
Medicinal advancements have been effective in treating illness and disease. Usage is at an all-time high, creating heightened risks for potential errors. Newly approved prescription products continue entering the…
Jury Awards $6 Million In Medical Malpractice Case Involving Death Due To Negligent Intubation
Toniquea Rivers, a 20-year-old resident of Trenton, NJ, had given birth to a baby boy born prematurely, in her 28th week of pregnancy. Roughly one week later, a Capital Health EMS ambulance with paramedics responded to…
Military Family Goes To Washington D.C. To Protest Medical Malpractice Law
Sergeant Richard Stayskal is an active-duty Green Baret soldier at Fort Bragg. The 37-year-old has Stage 4 (advanced) lung cancer. He is seeking to bring a claim of medical malpractice against the military for negligent…
Airborne Contaminants Causing Surgical Site Infections In Operating Rooms
A report in Infection Control Today discussed how hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) and surgical site infections (SSIs) are major concerns among medical providers, agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and…
Ventilators And Mistakes In The Time Of The Coronavirus
Ventilators can cause injury under a number of circumstances. In fact, they can even cause death. Ventilators, as you know, provide oxygen to patients who cannot breathe on their own. This oxygen is vital and saves…
Proposed Bill Would Limit Antibiotic Use In Livestock To Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance
When he invented Penicillin, a drug that would revolutionize medicine, Alexander Fleming knew that it would only be a temporary solution. The bacteria that the drug was so good at killing would simply mutate over time…
Woman Dies After Miami Tummy Tuck Goes Wrong
Plastic surgery continues to be among the most popular elective surgeries in the United States. According to Forbes , Americans underwent 1.7 million cosmetic surgery procedures in 2015, up 2% from the year before…
Army Veteran Settles Veterans Administration Medical Malpractice Suit In Virginia
A medical malpractice suit against Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center has settled for nearly $1 million. Michael Holmes, an army veteran, brought the action in December stemming from a surgery he had at the…
Study Shows How Increased Supervision Of Residency Trainees Impacts Medical Errors
The results of a recent study relating to professional medical liability in a hospital with a large educational focus were published in JAMA Internal Medicine. The purpose was to see if increasing the level of…
Nurses Error Causes Permanent Brain Damage For Woman In Idaho
The Idaho Supreme Court recently upheld a $3.85 million verdict in damages in a medical malpractice case where a nurse's error caused the victim to suffer a stroke and permanent brain damage.
Court Reinstates $6.3 Million Verdict In Plastic Surgery Malpractice
In most medical malpractice cases, once the statute of limitations passes, the injury victim may lose their ability to get compensation. However, there are a number of exceptions that can shorten or extend the time…
How To Prove Medical Malpractice In Philadelphia
When you are diagnosed with a medical condition, a doctor's care can be invaluable. Each doctor carries the responsibility of doing everything within his or her power to make a person well again. Although every doctor…
Increase In Miscarriages Under Detention
Pregnant mothers require proper care in order to ensure they can give birth to a healthy child and survive childbirth. The lack of proper medical care can put the child and mother at risk of injury or death. Mothers…
Hundreds Of Women In Canada Had Wrong Cancer Test Results
Waiting on the results of a cancer test can cause anxiety. A negative cancer test result can be a huge relief, especially for women facing dangerous diseases like breast cancer. A positive test will allow patients and…
1 In 25 Patients Affected By Hospital Infections
We go to hospitals to get better, but sometimes the hospital can be just as dangerous as an illness. Hospital and healthcare-associated infections, infections that patients get while undergoing treatment at a health…
Doctor Accused Of False MS Diagnosis For Hundreds Of Patients
Every year, thousands of patients are devastated to learn that they have been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). There is no known cure for MS and scientists are still not clear what causes the disease. Diagnosing…
Why Is There A Limit On Some Maryland Malpractice Damages?
When someone is responsible for causing injury or harm to someone else, they should be liable for the damage done. In a car accident, the driver who caused the accident is generally liable for paying for the cost of…
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