A West Virginia couple was awarded $564,000 last week in amedical malpractice lawsuit. Angela and Ralph Eldridge filed a lawsuit against Dr. Aryeh L. Herrera and Allegheny Plastic Surgery. Angela experienced complications during a reconstructive breast surgery in 2011. After a five-day trial, the Washington County jury agreed with the Eldridge’s that Herrera did…
Recent reports have noted thatmedical malpractice is on the rise due to misdiagnosis and lack of diagnosis. One of the commonly misdiagnosed illnesses that are troubling parents is that of whooping cough. Pertussis, also known as Whooping Cough, cases have been increasing in past years but are often misdiagnosed by medical care providers. Washington…
Amedical malpractice lawsuit has been filed by a woman claiming a Cook County, Illinois doctor is responsible for her sister’s death. The lawsuit is against physician M. Scott Peckler and North Suburban Surgical Consultants, LLC. The plaintiff, Kathleen Porreca, is the administer of the estate of her deceased sister, Jane Moroney, and is claiming…
A Glenview Hospital and one of its’ physicians have been named in amedical malpractice lawsuit filed by a patient. On September 25, Carol Saleh filed the lawsuit in Cook County, Illinois against Glenbrook Hospital and Dr. Steven Meyers claiming she has been the victim of medical malpractice. The complaint states that Saleh was seen…
Medical malpractice claims against VA Hospitals are covered under the Federal Tort Claims Act. The FTCA is decades old and provides a strict set of rules for making tort claims (injury claims) against the federal government and its employees. Two important features of the FTCA are that the right to a jury trial is…
The increase ofmisdiagnosing and delayed diagnosing has prompted the Institute of Medicine to investigate medical providers as a whole. According to one of their recent reports, a patient will most likely receive a delayed or wrong diagnosis at least once in their lifetime. Unfortunately, several of these mistakes can lead to harm and death…
In August, a jury in Jefferson County, Missouri awarded a plaintiff with $1.75 million in a medical malpractice case. Angela Thornton of Lincoln County filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Shabir Dharamsey. The lawsuit alleges that an internal cardiac defibrillator was installed in Thornton when it was not needed. In February of 2010,…
Half of the comedy Duo Allen & Rossi died of esophageal cancer back in June 22, 2014. Rossi practiced all over the country, including St. Louis. His personal assistant and widow have since filed medical malpractice claims against his physician,Dr. Stephen Dubin and his practice Dubin Wellness Center. Dubin had been treating Rossi from…
Sixty-five year old William Dieser went into St. Anthony’s Medical Center to be treated for a cyst on his pancreas; he wound up developing a bedsore requiring two additional surgeries and a skin graft. Dieser developed these sores as a result of malpractice and improper care while he was in recovery from surgery. After…
Meyerkord & Kurth has recently filed a wrongful death claim on behalf of a local St. Louis man who is seeking damages from a local hospital and treating physicians for the role they played in the murder-suicide of his three young children and wife. In a tragic case that has been garnering ample attention…