Posts Tagged ‘medical attorney’
Lawsuit Filed in Shocking Case of Prescription Malpractice
The parents of a baby girl who was severely brain damaged by a hospital prescription error have filed a medical malpractice lawsuit. The exact amount they are suing for has not been specified but it’s reported that they are seeking hundreds of millions to compensate them for past and future medical bills. Tesome Sampson and…
Read MoreWrongful Death Caused by Failure to Refer
The family of a Michigan man who died of a dissected aorta has been awarded a settlement in their wrongful death lawsuit. The family sued Dr. Arun Gupta stating that because he failed to refer 43 year old Clayborn (Matt) Baker to a cardiologist while under his care during a hospital stay, the patient bled…
Read MoreSurgical Malpractice Lawsuit Brings $17.3 Million Settlement
The family of a Wisconsin girl who was left permanently disabled after a botched spleen-removal has received a settlement in their surgical malpractice case against Dr. Leonard Go. According to court documents, during the surgery, which was performed in June 2007 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Dr. Go used a blender-like device to assist in removing…
Read MoreDelay in NY Medical Malpractice Trial of “Dr. Botch”
There has been another delay in the wrongful death trial over an Irish woman who died following plastic surgery she had in Manhattan in 2005. The pre-trial hearing has been set for June. The accused, Dr. Michael Evan Sachs, has been dubbed “Dr. Botch” by the media due to the lengthy list of medical malpractice…
Read MoreBirth Injuries – What is Shoulder Dystocia?
Shoulder Dystocia occurs during childbirth, when the infant’s head is delivered but the shoulders require additional medical intervention to be properly extracted. There are many different factors that contribute to this complication, and it can ultimately lead to birth injuries to both the infant and the mother if it is not handled properly. There are…
Read MoreFamily of Deceased Breast Cancer Victim Receives Malpractice Settlement
A jury in Virginia has awarded what is believed to be the state’s largest medical malpractice recovery, $7.5 million, to the surviving family of Eleanor Browder who died as a result of a misdiagnosis of breast cancer in the form of a delayed diagnosis. In March 2003 Browder went to see Dr. Donna Gamache after…
Read MoreAnother Medical Malpractice Victory for Cincinnati Couple
A Cincinnati jury found in favor of David and Karen Krause last week in their medical malpractice case against Dr. Lawrence Rothstein and the Greater Cincinnati Pain Management Centers, where the doctor is employed. In January 2006, David Krause went to Dr. Rothstein for a cervical epidural steroid, a procedure in which the patient receives…
Read MoreMulti-Million Dollar Verdict in Cerebral Palsy Case
With the help of a medical attorney, the parents of a young girl who suffered brain injury during her birth were recently awarded $4.4 million in damages. The young girl, Sierra Wilson, died last year at only 4 years of age due to complications of cerebral palsy. “I’ve never been in this for the money.…
Read MoreFlorida Hospital Under Fire for Infection-Related Deaths
Medical attorneys for three separate families have filed wrongful death lawsuits against Tampa based St. Joseph’s Hospital, citing that their children died as a result of contracting a fungal infection while undergoing treatment at the facility. The suit claims that the three children, ages 2, 5 and 9, were all battling leukemia at the hospital…
Read MoreSuccess in Nevada Cancer Misdiagnosis Case
A jury recently returned a verdict in the medical malpractice case involving the misdiagnosis of cancer of a Nevada woman, resulting in her death. 24 year old Elisa Sanchez sought medical treatment in 2004, complaining of pain and blood in her stool. She was wrongly diagnosed as having hemorrhoids on multiple occassions. What she really…
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