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• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Claims Misdiagnosis Led To Fatal Urinary Tract Infection

  January 23, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A failure to diagnose lawsuit blames a New Hampshire hospital and two doctors for not treating a woman with a urinary tract infection with antibiotics, resulting in septic shock and her eventual death.

• Atrium C-Qur Hernia Mesh “Folded Up”, Caused Infection, Lawsuit Alleges

  November 7, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A recently filed lawsuit indicates that problems with Atrium C-Qur hernia mesh caused a woman to develop a severe infection and the need for multiple surgeries, after the mesh became bunched up in her abdomen and began poking out through the open wound.

• Sepsis Patients More Likely To Contract Hospital-Acquired Infections in ICU: Study

  April 4, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study reveals that patients with sepsis face a higher risk of hospital acquired infections in ICUs, and face a slightly higher risk of death.

• Sepsis Infection Risk Seen Following Routine Hospital Stays: Study

  June 16, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  Researchers say older adults face an increased risk of sepsis infections after being hospitalized.

• Hospital Infections, Joint Replacements Leading Medical Expenses: CMS Report

  June 5, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A new government report finds that joint replacement surgeries and severe sepsis are the most costly and frequently required procedures in the U.S. healthcare system.

• Chicago Malpractice Lawsuit Results in $32M Settlement For Amputee

  January 17, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  An 11-year-old girl and her mother will receive $32 million after she suffered a quadruple amputation because a hospital failed to diagnose that she suffered from sepsis.

• Colorado Nursing Home Lawsuit Over Bedsores Results in $3.2M Verdict

  May 4, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  The family of a Colorado nursing home resident has been awarded $3.2 million in a wrongful death lawsuit filed after...

• Sepsis Misdiagnosis Lawsuit Results in $18M Settlement for Amputee

  March 8, 2012

  Staff Writers

  A New York woman has been awarded $18 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed after she had to have...

• Apartment Fire Lawsuit Filed Over Wrongful Death of Tenant

  March 1, 2012

  Staff Writers

  A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a Texas assisted living apartment complex by the family of a woman...

• Hernia Surgery Malpractice Lawsuit Results in $17.5M Settlement

  December 27, 2011

  Staff Writers

  An Illinois jury has awarded $17.5 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed against a doctor and hospital for perforating a man’s...