Medical negligence, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. Every year, the number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed on average now numbers more than 85,000. In the study conducted by Healthcare Global, an estimated 12,000 people die…
An Illinois couple from Cook County has filed a malpractice suit against a podiatrist and a healthcare center alleging wrongful treatment. According to court documents, Jadwiga Opiela and Marian Zak filed their lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court earlier this month against Dr. Vadim Goshko and European Foot and Ankle…
A multi-million dollar fraud scheme in Boston has resulted in one woman being convicted of multiple counts of money laundering, conspiracy and healthcare fraud. According to court documents, Janice Troisi, a clinical director and registered nurse at the home nursing agency has been convicted of a total of 10 counts of healthcare…
A New Jersey pediatrician has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after having fraudulently submitted bills to Medicaid for more than 1,000 wound repair procedures that were never performed. Dr. Badawy M. Badawy, 52, of Bayonne, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Anne E. Thompson to…
Dr. Katherine Mitchell, the physician who famously blew the whistle on the shameful treatment of Veterans at the Phoenix Veteran’s Administration hospital expressed her disappointment at the lack of progress in improving the situation. Mitchell also said that she would advise new physicians who wanted to join the VA to…
Legislators are looking to introduce the idea of a kind of surgical “black box” that would collect data while surgeries are being performed and give an idea of what went wrong if a patient responds poorly to the procedure. The devices can also help doctors avoid mistakes. Wisconsin lawmaker, Rep.…
Allegations of several counts of medical malpractice are being made by the mother of a severely disabled child against a treatment facility that required her son to be rushed to the emergency room. According to court documents, Sarah Washington has filed a lawsuit both as an individual and on behalf…
The surviving family members of a man who died after an alleged botched surgery and treatment have accused a doctor of malpractice in the man’s death. According to court documents, Mary Guardiola, who is acting as administrator of the estate of Richard Guardiola, filed a lawsuit on July 22nd in…
The constitutionality of a change in Florida’s medical malpractice law has been upheld by a state appeals court on Tuesday. The appeals court ruled in part that some of the rights to privacy of patients are waived when a malpractice lawsuit is pursued. A three-judge panel of the 1st District…
A former patient who was treated at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is accusing the hospital of medical negligence in a lawsuit. The plaintiff in the suit claims that she was sexually assaulted last year by a certified nursing assistant after she undergone a surgery at the hospital. The unnamed plaintiff alleges…