A jury in Northeast Pennsylvania awarded a child with cerebral palsy $20.5 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed as a result of mistakes that occurred at the time of the child’s birth. Continued
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Maryland Cancer Misdiagnosis Lawsuit Results in $3.6 Million Verdict
The family of a 47-year old Maryland lawyer who died as a result of misdiagnosed skin cancer that spread to his brain, has been awarded $5.8 million by a jury in a medical malpractice lawsuit. However, under the Maryland damages cap, the verdict will be reduced to $3.6 million. Continued
Utah Hospital Infection Lawsuit Settles
A Utah woman who lost three limbs and multiple organs as a result of a hospital infection after the 2005 birth of her daughter, has reached a settlement of her medical malpractice lawsuit against the hospital. Continued
Las Vegas Malpractice Lawsuit for Child’s Birth Injury Reinstated by Appeals Court
The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that a Las Vegas birth injury lawsuit will be able to continue, even though the mother filed the case more than four years after a medical mistake occurred during the delivery of her child. Continued
Cerebral Palsy Malpractice Settlement in Ireland Provides 4.25 Million Euros for Young Girl
A 7-year-old girl with cerebral palsy has reached a settlement with a hospital in Dublin, over claims that her condition was caused by medical mistakes during her birth. The cerebral palsy malpractice lawsuit settled for 4.25 million euros, which is the equivalent of over $5.5 million in U.S. dollars. Continued
Hepatitis Scare Claims Allowed in Las Vegas Clinic Class Action Lawsuit
Nevada District Judge Alan Earl, who is presiding over a class action lawsuit filed over unsafe medical practices at two Las Vegas endoscopy clinics, ruled Tuesday that claims for emotional distress made by patients who have not actually been diagnosed with hepatitis or another disease, will be permitted to continue. Continued
Texas Hospital Medication Mistake Results in Heparin Overdoses for 14 Premature Babies
At Christus Spohn Hospital South in Corpus Christi, Texas, a hospital medication mistake resulted in at least 14 premature babies receiving overdoses of heparin. Two of the infants have died, leaving the families with questions about how this error occurred. Continued
Ceramic Hip Implant Lawsuit Alleges Doctor Influenced by Payments from Manufacturer
In a medical malpractice lawsuit that will go to trial in Pennsylvania next month, a 31-year-old woman alleges that her orthopedic surgeon’s recommendation that she participate in clinical trials for a new type of artificial hip was influenced by substantial consulting fees paid by the manufacturer of the device she received. Continued
Las Vegas Endoscopy Clinic Cases of Hepatitis-C Reaches 85
Health officials have added 77 more people to the list of those infected with Hepatitis-C as a result of treatment at two Las Vegas endoscopy clinics run by the same doctors. The announcement raises the total number of confirmed cases to 85. At least 300 other individuals treated at the clinics have also been diagnosed with Hepatitis-C, but health officials have been unable to rule out other potential causes in those cases. Continued
Las Vegas Endoscopy Clinic Lawsuits
Thousands of patients who were treated at the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada and Desert Shadow Endoscopy Center may have been exposed to Hepatitis C and other serious infections. Dangerous and unsafe medical practices between March 2004 and January 2008, including re-use of syringes and single-use vials of medication, have caused at least 85 people in the Greater Las Vegas Area to develop hepatitis C. Continued
