Fresno Jury Rules Against Heart Surgeon Who Left Operating Room During Surgery
A jury in Fresno, California reached a verdict of 11-1, deciding that a patient’s permanent coma was the result of negligence on the part of a heart surgeon who left the operating room during a surgery to replace the patient’s aortic heart valve. The amount of damages was not specified; the jury must deliberate further […]
Illinois Court Rules in Favor of Neurosurgeon Sued for Failure to Diagnose Cauda Equina Syndrome
A court in Illinois has returned a verdict in favor of the defendants in a medical malpractice lawsuit, namely a neurosurgeon who treated the plaintiff for a back injury and the hospital where the plaintiff received treatment. The plaintiff had also named his primary care physician in the original complaint, but the case against the […]
Forklift Mechanic Receives $2.25 Million Settlement After Spinal Fusion Surgery
A New Jersey man received a settlement for $2.25 million after a court ruled that the two surgeons who performed his lumbar fusion surgery in 2011 were negligent when they mispositioned a pedicle screw and failed to diagnose and correct the error in a timely fashion. As a result of the error, the patient […]
South Carolina Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Radiologist
A South Carolina court ruled in favor of a radiologist accused of negligence in his treatment of an infant who was left with complications resulting from the improper placement of an umbilical vein catheter (UVC). The plaintiffs alleged that the radiologist’s failure to notify the treating physician and the medical staff in the neonatal intensive […]