Army Hospital Malpractice Lawsuit Results in $9.5M Settlement Over Botched Gastric Bypass Surgery
The medical malpractice lawsuit claims an Army hospital made several errors during gastric bypass surgery, resulting in paralysis and eventual death.
The medical malpractice lawsuit claims an Army hospital made several errors during gastric bypass surgery, resulting in paralysis and eventual death.
Failure to diagnose strokes is one of the most common diagnostic errors, often leading to permanent disability or death.
Just 90 doctors account for about $1 billion in government payments for risky, and often unnecessary, atherectomy procedures, the report found.
Medical malpractice during birth and delivery can result in severe and life-long injuries for the child, including cerebral palsy, increasing the amount of damages typically awarded in an OB/GYN lawsuit
New researchers highlights how wrong site surgery lawsuits still occur with surprising frequency, despite prevention protocols that should never allow these surgical errors
Michigan appeals court determined plaintiff's expert witness presented sufficient evidence to allow a jury to consider the the Cartiva implant malpractice lawsuit
Despite the improvements, researchers say hospitals still have much to do to prevent unexpected medical problems and improve patient safety.
The new law raises California's medical malpractice pain and suffering cap from $250,000 to $350,000
Medical malpractice caps limiting pain and suffering payouts to plaintiffs resulted in a 16% increase in adverse health events reported, according to the study.
This is the second year in a row Florida lawmakers have sought to have the limits on medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuits amended.