Recent studies suggest that a third of the nation’s paidmedical malpractice claims are from just 1 percent of active physicians in the U.S. The studies also reveals that the physicians of a risk of future paid claims are the ones that have already paid claims due to medical malpractice. How do these statistics help?…
A Chicago woman is accusing a doctor ofmedical malpractice and speaking out about a cosmetic surgery that has left her severely injured and disfigured, and she claims it was not even the right procedure she agreed to undergo. The 32-year-old Chicago woman claims that she flew to Florida to undergo a buttock augmentation by…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced yesterday that certainpainkillers must carry a “black box” warning. Included are painkillers such as the immediate-release opioid painkillers like oxycodone and fentanyl. The “black box” warning is to raise awareness about the risk of abuse, addiction, overdose and death. The FDA is hopeful to educate doctors and…
A ‘never event” is an act of negligence that should never be committed by a medical provider.
A nurse at a VA hospital is facing multiple charges after working on a surgery whileintoxicated. The incident happened in Pennsylvania when the male nurse was on-call during the evening of February 4. The nurse had been gambling at a local casino and consuming alcohol. He returned home when he received the call to…
A jury awarded $3 million to the husband of a woman who died due tomedical malpractice. On September 10, 2009, a 64-year-old woman underwent a routine surgery to have an ovarian cyst removed at the Dekalb Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Just two days after the surgery, the woman died because her bowel had…
An Illinois surgeon has been sued formedical malpractice. On December 23, the plaintiff, Alfred Matthews, filed the complaint claiming Dr. James R. O’Donnell and Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp. are guilty of medical malpractice that caused him to suffer additional injuries. The medical facility is located in Orland Park in Cook County, Illinois. According…
A Fairview Heights medical facility, The Heart Care Group, and one of their physicians have been named as defendants in amedical malpractice lawsuit. The Heart Care Group and Dr. Michael J. Fleissner have been accused by the plaintiff, John M. Beatty, of failing to adequately treat him for his heart problem. The lawsuit claims…
A birth injury that occurred in 2001 left a girl with Cerebral Palsy, and her family filed amedical malpractice lawsuit. The complaint listed Health Service Executive (HSE) and the physician responsible for the birth, as the defendants. The mother of the girl went to the hospital believing her water had broken but was sent…
The University of Michigan Health System has been sued by a woman claimingmedical malpractice when she was not treated properly for her injuries due to a cat bite. The lawsuit is filed by 41-year-old Michelle Nurnberg who is representing herself. Nurnberg claims she arrived at the emergency room in May 2013 after being bitten…