Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision Could Spell More Medical Negligence Liability for Physicians
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that has significant implications for the introduction of evidence regarding the known risks of a medical procedure in medical malpractice cases. In May 2012, the plaintiff had a laparoscopic hysterectomy performed by the defendant obstetrician-gynecologist. During the surgery, the doctor perforated the plaintiff’s bowel. The […]
Veteran Sues US Government Over Uncommunicated Test Results
What happens when the patient has not been informed that their imaging has revealed a potentially life-threatening condition? Take the case of a forty-four year old Tampa, Florida Marine combat veteran, and his thirty five year old wife, who recently sued the United States in a Florida federal court, for negligence and loss of consortium, […]
20 Million Settlement in Illinois Misdiagnosed Stroke Case
What can go wrong when a lawyer goes to the hospital with a headache? Apparently, a lot! An Illinois judge approved a $20 million settlement in a medical malpractice case whose trial began in Illinois on October 28, 2016. The plaintiff, a former attorney, who suffered brain damage after a visit to Northwestern’s Central […]
Legal Claims Increase with Rising Opioid Use
LEGAL CLAIMS INCREASE WITH RISING OPIOID USE It is now well known that opioid painkiller abuse has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. In fact, it has become so prevalent that opioid analgesics are involved in more medical-malpractice claims related to drug errors than any other class of drugs, according to Coverys, a medical […]
Could Patients Dying from DVT and PE have been Prevented?
According to the CDC 60,000-100,000 Americans die of DVT/PE, but were these cases avoidable? Were the medical professionals following the right protocols and procedures to prevent these cases from becoming life threatening or even terminal? DVT/PE is a Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism. DVT is a serious medical condition that affects the body when […]