A Federal Judge, Irene Berger, recently awarded a woman and her husband the maximum medical malpractice amount allowed by West Virginia state law. The couple was awarded $672,681.67, according to court documents. Sara Lambert Smith gave birth to her first child in 2013. She returned to the hospital five days…
You have been experiencing pain in your knee for quite some time. It finally becomes so bad that you visit a doctor, which is completely unlike you. Friends and family know that you must really be hurting if you took the time to seek medical device. The results are exactly…
A news station in Richmond, Virginia recently discovered not one, but five separate medical malpractice lawsuits that have been filed against the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center. The suits are not part of a class action case, but have been filed by five different patients for five different reasons.…
Christopher Zinski, a former partner of the Schiff Hardin law firm, went to the hospital in late 2012 complaining of a painful and stiff neck, a headache, vomiting and disorientation. He was seen by a medical professional who knew his family. Attorneys for the Zinski family say that’s where the…
Tenet Healthcare Corp. is facing a $1.5 billion class action lawsuit. Plaintiffs claim that patients and newborns were exposed to tuberculosis after administrators ignored a nurse assistant’s symptoms and allowed her to work multiple shift. Those shifts put the woman in contact with newborn infants and their families. Esperanza Martinez,…
A statute of limitations applies in medical malpractice cases in every state. This is, in part, to prevent retaliation on the part of a dissatisfied patient. In most cases, the statute of limitations stands. In a recent Connecticut case, a jury sided with the family, determining that their attorney did…
You ate a heavy dinner. You knew you were going to get heartburn, but you were willing to risk it. After all, you have medication in the cabinet. If this sounds like something you have been through, you can count yourself among millions of people in America who deal with…
Doctors in the United States are advising that there is no benefit to infants who are born at home. They add that water births have no proven benefits for mothers, and that home births may contribute to serious health problems for infants. Many mothers have found that going through labor…
An Illinois man has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit, claiming that a catheter was misplaced by a medical professional. As a result of the misplacement, the man has suffered severe injury. Named in the suit are Dr. Randolph Freeman, Lindsey Landeck, and Protestant Memorial Medical Center. The complaint was filed…
An 8-month-old infant was taken to a California hospital in June for a fever and a rash. Doctors said the boy had a viral infection. In reality, his symptoms weren’t indicative of a viral infection at all. Now the mother has filed a medical malpractice suit. According to reports, Samantha…