A West Virginia woman and her husband were given the maximum amount that was allowed by the state for amedical malpractice suit which totals $672,681.67. The couple filed a lawsuit against the United States after the victim, 24 years-old at the time, underwent a hysterectomy that was not necessary. The doctor who was in…
Amedical malpractice suit was filed by a patient alleging that a catheter was misplaced. The complaint was filed back in October in the St. Clair County Circuit Court in Belleville, Illinois. It alleges that several medical entities and doctors, including Protestant Memorial Medical Center, did not adhere to medical care standards. The defendant claims…
A Madison, Tennesseenursing home has been ordered to stop accepting new residents and pay violation fines. The nursing home is facing penalties for performance improvement, nursing services and problems with administering medication. The fines for these violations total $6,100. The conditions were found during a complaint survey from October 11 through October 24. The…
Amedical malpractice lawsuit has been filed after a surgeon at a Massachusetts hospital removed a kidney from the wrong patient. According to state and federal health investigators, a surgeon at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester failing to confirm the patient’s identity and removed a kidney from the wrong patient. The malpractice occurred in July…
Illinois regulators have announced that they are issuing tickets and fines for some minor infractions in state’s licensedpharmacies. Prior to this announcement, minor infractions in the state’s licensed pharmacies were treated with higher-level disciplinary actions that took time and resources. A pilot program developed by officials at the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional…
A Virginia man is sitting in his medical gown and makes sure he will be fully aware of what his aftercare instructions are by hitting record on his smartphone before hisprocedure is performed. He is having a colonoscopy done in which anesthesia is used, and a lot more than aftercare instructions are recorded. When…
Several children are beinghospitalized after contracting a serious bacterial infection during a dental procedure at an Anaheim clinic. According to officials, at least eight children contracted the same bacterial infection, and all underwent the same dental procedure at Children’s Dental Group. Officials say the number of the infected is expected to grow. The Orange…
A Honolulu mother filed awrongful death lawsuit against a dentist following the death of her young daughter. A Windward Oahu dentist has been indicted on 37 counts related to her practice which has been shut down. The dentist faces various drug violations as well as charges of manslaughter and assault. The indictment stems from…
A Missouri woman wins amedical malpractice lawsuit after a hypodermic needle was left in her back. The victim won a $507,000 judgment for having to live with a hypodermic needle lodged in her back for almost seven years. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, a St. Louis County jury sided with the Clayton plaintiff…
An injured veteran is suing a VA hospital formedical malpractice after a misdiagnosis. The highly-trained Army major sustained a traumatic head injury in December of 2009 during a car bomb in Iraq. Since then, the Army major has experienced a life full of pain and suffering. When he turned to the local St. Louis…