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Medical Malpractice Award For Victim Who Died During Threesome
Vigorous physical activity can aggravate heart conditions. If a patient has heart disease, they should talk to their doctor before starting an exercise regimen and may be advised to start slowly. For those with heart…
Supreme Court Ruling Changes Compensation Rules For Health Plans
When monetary damages are awarded in personal injury cases they are not always received in full by the victim. Sometimes the victim is required to share the funds with insurance companies that helped to cover the cost…
Even The Best Doctors Can Make Dangerous Mistakes
A confident doctor can go a long way in ensuring you feel safe and secure before undergoing medical treatment. However, confidence in the doctor may also mean the victim of a medical mistake is less willing to pursue a…
Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Punctured Spleen During Surgery
Mistakes can happen in medicine. When a mistake is made, it is up to the doctor to recognize the error and take the action required to correct the error and mitigate damage. The most harmful thing a doctor can do after…
Understanding The Difference Between Medical Malpractice & Medical Battery
Medical malpractice, or medical negligence, is a civil claim brought against a healthcare provider. The necessary elements for a claim include that a patient/physician relationship existed, the physician owed a duty of…
Getting Pregnant Can Be More Difficult After A C-Section
According to Penn State College of Medicine research , women who deliver a child by C-section are less likely to conceive subsequent children. There were previous studies that showed mothers who gave birth by Caesarean…
Patient With Cancer Claims Doctors Failed To Evaluate Breast Lump
Patients often know their own bodies better than any healthcare expert. When a patient knows something is wrong and goes to the doctor for an evaluation, they expect the doctor to take their claim seriously. It can be…
One Million Dollars Medical Malpractice Suit Against VA Prison
When we think of common targets of a medical malpractice claim, we often think of hospitals or individual physicians responsible for making medical mistakes. However, there are a wide variety of institutions in the…
$100 Million Verdict For Infant's Brain Damage
A jury has awarded a Chicago mother over $100 million dollars in a medical malpractice case involving a severe birth injury . The record-breaking verdict will allow the victim's mother to remove him from a care facility…
Claim Filed Over Alleged Lethal Propofol Dose
A man whose father died during surgery is bringing a medical malpractice lawsuit against the doctors who administered anesthesia drugs, alleging that the physician ordered too many injections of the sedative propofol…
How The Surge In Hospitalist Physicians Has Impacted Medical Malpractice
The U.S. Society of Hospital Medicine stated that in the year 2000 there were roughly 3,500 hospitalist physicians practicing. In 2015, this number has risen to over 52,000 and is likely to continue increasing. The…
Counterfeit Botox
Botox, also known as botulinum toxin type A, is made from the bacterium that causes botulism. Botulinum toxin blocks nerve activity in the muscles, causing a temporary reduction in muscle activity. In terms of being…
Federal Initiative Seeks To Allow Certain Commercial Truck Crashes To Be Classified As “Not Preventable”
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is the central agency governing commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), such as large tractor-trailers. They recently announced a new demonstration program, or “pilot”…
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