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Health Care Bribery Ring Sends Dozens To Jail
A clinical lab in New Jersey has pled guilty to physician bribery in one of the largest medical bribery cases in history. In 2014, Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services of Parsipanny (BLS) was charged with over $4 million…
Pennsylvania Pharmacy Facing Lawsuit For Alleged Breach Of HIV-Positive Patient’s Confidentiality
A plaintiff residing in Allegheny County brought a lawsuit alleging that a pharmacist at his local Rite-Aid publicly disclosed that he is HIV-positive. The claim states that the pharmacist violated his privacy by…
Medical Malpractice Liability For Advance Practice Nurses In Illinois
The Health & Medicine Policy Research Group in Chicago recently released a report about changes in the state's healthcare industry. The market must react to shifts in demographics, state and federal health reform, and…
Plastic Surgery Patient Suffers Brain Damage From Anesthesia
Laura Avila, a 36-year-old woman from Dallas, traveled to Juarez, Mexico to undergo plastic surgery. In preparation for the procedure , anesthesia was used that caused significant complications. The anesthesia was…
Weight Loss Surgeries Can Lead To Medical Malpractice
Plastic surgeries have not been the only medical procedures that have shown a constant rise in the U.S. over recent years. Weight loss and other medically important bariatric surgeries have been increasing, as well…
What's The Importance Of Expert Witnesses In Medical Malpractice Cases?
You may have a viable medical malpractice claim. A doctor or another medical professional—through negligence—caused you or your loved one harm. What's next?
Malpractice Risks In Plastic Surgery
Plastic surgery can be conducted for a variety of reasons. At times, such procedures are done purely for aesthetic reasons: the patient is unhappy with a certain facet of their appearance and wishes to alter it in order…
Report Shows Increase In Large Hospital-Related Medical Malpractice Awards & Settlements In Maryland
Claims of professional liability against hospitals are typically stable in terms of frequency. A recent report suggests that the volume of massive awards and settlements is increasing in Maryland and other regions…
Blood Test Company Theranos Subject To Another Class-Action Suit
The blood testing company Theranos set out three years ago to revolutionize the industry and make testing easier for millions of patients, but now the company is being accused of fraud and of causing more harm than help…
Medical Malpractice Claim Involving Surgical Needle Left In A Pennsylvania Woman’s Body
Plaintiff Lois Clark, a 73-year-old Pennsylvania woman, brought a claim of medical malpractice in Cumberland County against Jose M. Manjon, a gynecologist, Holy Spirit Hospital, and the Pinnacle Health System. After she…
Woman Awarded $16 Million After Traumatic Birth Experience
Bringing a new life into the world is not an easy experience. Sometimes, unexpected problems can put both the child's life in danger, or endanger the mother. Having experienced medical professionals on hand can help…
Wisconsin Appeals Court Rules $750,000 Cap On Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases Is Unconstitutional
The medical malpractice case involving Ascaris Mayo was brought to a District Court of Appeals in Wisconsin. Doctors failed to inform Mayo that she had a septic infection, which later sent her into a coma resulting in…
More Than 40 Injured In Fall At New Jersey Rap Concert After Railing Collapses
More than 40 people were injured earlier this month when a security railing collapsed at a concert in New Jersey, sending audience members spilling into a concrete pathway between the stage and the lawn seating area.
Doctors Cut Off The Wrong Body Part
Hearing a news report of a doctor or surgeon removing the wrong body part is enough to make us cringe. It may seem unbelievable that a doctor could make such a drastic mistake by not following simple procedures to…
Service Members Granted The Right To Sue For Medical Malpractice
For over a year, we have been following the case of Sgt. 1st Class Richard Stayskal, a Green Beret who was leading the fight to allow service men and women the right to bring a medical malpractice claim against the…
Pennsylvania Jury Sides With The Plaintiff In Medical Malpractice Case
A jury in Westmoreland County returned a verdict for the plaintiffs in LaRosa v Banks, a medical malpractice case involving the death of Paul LaRosa with a $300,000 award. LaRosa visited the emergency department at…
New Bill Could Shake Up Medical Malpractice Cases In Kentucky
A new measure in Kentucky, Senate Bill 18, could cause patients suing their health care providers for medical malpractice to lose access to hospital peer reviews of the procedures that allegedly caused injury.
Hahnemann Closure Affecting Malpractice Coverage For Local Physicians
Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia closed its doors in 2019 after 170 years of providing medical care. The hospital began an " orderly wind-down plan " that started on July 7 and continued through September…
Defendant In Maryland Medical Malpractice Case Leaves The Country
A controversial case of medical malpractice resulted in a $1 million award recently in a federal court. The case of Claudia M. Mora et al. v. Lancet Indemnity Risk Retention Group Inc. began when Juan Castillo sought…
Pottstown Hospital $78 Million Verdict For Birth Injury Malpractice
When a careless driver hits your car, you expect compensation to pay for the damage. If you were injured in a car accident, you expect the person responsible to pay for your medical bills. But how can you compensate a…
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