A family in Miami Gardens has won a medical malpractice case against the federal government. A judge ruled that a doctor’s decisions resulted in a teenager’s infant to suffer brain damage that is incurable. According to reports, the child’s mother will receive just over $3 million, the father a little…
When people think about medication errors, senior citizens typically come to mind. We believe that the elderly get confused more often and, because of this, it is easier for them to take too many pills, not enough pills or even the wrong type. The truth of the matter is that…
The family of a former Wellington, Florida woman filed a lawsuit against a hospital in West Palm Beach alleging that the woman was sent into a vegetative state four years ago following treatment. A mistrial was recently granted after the jury was unable to come to an agreement about what…
Lyme disease is one of the most widely misdiagnosed illnesses in the country, and people are being warned that cases of the disease may reach record numbers this year. Here’s why, according to reports. Two years ago, there were more acorns than usual in the northeast portion of the United…
A jury in Pennsylvania recently ordered that a hospital and their gynecologist pay $14.5 in damages to an Ohio family. Clearfield Hospital, along with one of its doctors, were accused of errors that led to a child being diagnosed with cerebral palsy. In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs accused the defendant…
In the United States, medication errors can be blamed for the death of one person each day. More than one million people are injured by medication errors annually in the country. Unfortunately, the problem isn’t unique to America. Medication errors result in death and injury around the globe according to…
An individual was awarded over a million dollars by a court in Texas. On March 16, that $1,875,887.62 award was thrown out by the 1st District Court of Appeals. The original case came about when the widow of a man filed a lawsuit in court claiming a series of medical…
We recently provided information about medical students in residency being permitted to work several hours in a row. That day is coming nearer as residents prepare to begin 24-hour shifts starting July 1. Prior to the revisions that took place, residents were not permitted to work longer than 16 hours…
The number of medical malpractice cases filed across the country between 1992 and 2014 dropped by close to 56 percent. While the number of cases are down, researchers say that the average payout per case is up. The average payout was over $353,000 between 2009 and 2014, up from $287,000…
Spyros Panos was sentenced to prison just under three years ago. Originally sentenced to four-and-a-half years, the ex-surgeon spent just over two years of that behind bars in a federal cell. He may be out and enjoying freedom, but he is now facing over 200 civil lawsuits. The surgeon was…