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St. Joseph Medical Center Lawsuits in Maryland
Former patients of Dr. Mark Midei who received a coronary artery stent procedure at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Maryland may have important legal rights. According to letters sent by the hospital to hundreds of patients, it appears that some patients received a stent when it may not have been needed.
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Walgreens Medication Error Verdict of $33M Upheld on Appeal
A $33.3 million verdict awarded in a wrongful death lawsuit against Walgreens pharmacy over a medication error has been upheld on appeal by a Florida court.Â
Illinois Medical Malpractice Damage Cap Struck Down by State High Court
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s cap on damages in medical malpractice lawsuits is unconstitutional and violates the separation of powers between the judicial and legislative branches of the government.
Severe and Fatal Radiation Medical Errors Often Unreported
Medical errors from the use of radiation therapy can lead to severe and sometimes fatal injuries, but states lack rules requiring doctors and hospitals to disclose when radiation mistakes occur, even though they are often preventable.
Lawsuit Filed Over Unneeded Stent by Dr. Mark Midei at St. Joseph Med. Ctr.
A Maryland malpractice lawsuit has been filed against Dr. Mark Midei and St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md. by a patient who is one of several hundred people who were recently notified that they may have received a heart stent that was not necessary.
Ohio Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Over Mistreatment of Necrotizing Fasciitis
A young man whose legs were partially amputated as the result of a necrotizing fasciitis infection, which involves a flesh-eating bacteria, has filed medical malpractice lawsuits against a number of doctors and two hospitals, alleging that the infection was mistreated.
St. Joseph Hospital in Maryland Implanted Heart Stents That May Not Have Been Needed
St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Maryland, has sent letters to hundreds of patients after discovering that a former doctor may have performed unnecessary heart surgery to have coronary stents implanted in patients with blockages that could have been treated without a stent.
Surgery Infections Could be Reduced by Bathing Patients with Antiseptic
Researchers have found that hospitals may do better at preventing surgical site infections by bathing patients’ skin with CHG-alcohol instead of the reddish-brown iodine solution that is typically used.
Emergency Room Malpractice Lawsuits Filed Over Deaths from Delays
Three hospital malpractice lawsuits have been filed recently against facilities who allegedly failed to treat patients in a timely manner, contributing to the deaths of one adult woman and two newborns.
Malpractice Lawsuit Against Anesthesiologists Results in $20M Verdict
An Alabama jury has returned a $20 million verdict in an anesthesia medical malpractice lawsuit filed by the family of a woman who died during surgery when bile entered her lungs.
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