- Ben Glass | March 29, 2008 9:59 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeIn an unfortunate case of medical malpractice, a nurse suspected of theft of painkillers during surgical procedures is believed to have infected at least 15 members of military service or their relatives with hepatitis.The nurse, retired Army captain Jon Dale Jones, was placed under arrest in Miami, Florida earlier in March and charged with assault of three of those patients and possession of a...
- Ben Glass | March 28, 2008 6:00 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeEvery so often we see debates in the media about whether hospitals, doctor, even lawyers, should be required to carry insurance. Required, that is, by law. Here's whats brewing in OklahomaAccording to a consumer group based out of Tulsa, Oklahoma, many of the nursing homes in the state appear to be under operation without insurance for medical malpractice.According to Hugh M. Robert, the...
- Ben Glass | March 27, 2008 9:51 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeEvery medical malpractice case is frivolous, right?Some folks can't utter the words "malpractice lawsuit" in a sentence that doesn't include the word "frivolous."How much is this one worth?A retired woman from Germany has filed a medical malpractice suit against a hospital after she went in to undergo a surgical procedure on her leg, but instead was surgically given a new anus, according to U.K....
- Ben Glass | March 24, 2008 2:11 PM |
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MiscellaneousGraham Harrison, filed for disability benefits under his group long term insurance policy provided by Prudential Insurance Company. He suffered from Tourette Syndrome which prevented him from working on a full time basis. His doctor, a neurologist and specialist in his disease (Tourette Syndrome) had recommended that he consider reducing his work schedule to less than full time to accommodate...
- Ben Glass | March 21, 2008 8:14 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeA Superior Court jury in Worcester County, Massachusetts has awarded a New Jersey man over $809,000 in damages and interest after he lost a testicle due to an emergency room doctor's failure to correctly diagnose his testicular torsion, according to court records.Dr. Mohsen Noreldin was ordered to make a payment of $500,000 in damages, to which over $309,000 in interest was added, said court...
- Ben Glass | March 20, 2008 8:09 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeOn Friday, March 14, a cardiologist and radiologist were cleared by a jury of medical malpractice for the diagnosis and treatment of deceased actor John Ritter. Ritter died of a torn aorta in 2003.A majority of the jurors believed there was no time for the cardiologist summoned to the hospital after the diagnosis of a heart attack to order a chest X-ray which would have discovered the tear.They...
- Ben Glass | March 19, 2008 3:52 PM |
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MiscellaneousA former dentist from Pennington Gap has been found guilty by a federal jury of 10 felony charges, including racketeering and fraud.According to officials with the office of U.S. attorney John Brownlee, 51-year-old Roy Shelburne has agreed to a forfeiture of a total of $200,000 to the federal government because of the conviction.Shelburne is now facing a maximum penalty of a prison sentence of...
- Ben Glass | March 19, 2008 3:34 PM |
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MiscellaneousThe Food and Drug Administration is notifying patients and doctors about the potential risk of stroke with Spiriva a drug used to treat breathing problems related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Apparently, an analsys of the data of earlier trial led to the discovery of a potential relationship. "Potential safety concerns over Spiriva could facilitate earlier Advair use in less severe...
- Ben Glass | March 18, 2008 3:50 PM |
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MiscellaneousA $4.5 million personal injury lawsuit filed by a man a former Colonial Beach police officer Tasered in 2005 has been dismissed by a federal judge.U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson decided on Thursday, March 6 that former Sgt. Ryan Hood was "entitled to qualified immunity" from civil liability after shooting James Keller with the stun gun. He said that it was appropriate for Hood, who resigned...
- Ben Glass | March 17, 2008 3:44 PM |
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MiscellaneousOn Thursday, March 6, a $25 million lawsuit was filed, alleging that the wrongful death of a Richlands High School freshman in September was the result of his gym teacher forcing him to do wind sprints in 90-degree temperatures, regardless of school officials knowing that he had a heart condition which prohibited physical fitness activity.The suit, filed by the boy's mother in Tazewell County...
- Ben Glass | March 10, 2008 5:48 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeThe Senate of Mississippi has passed legislation that would limit the amount a Medicaid patient could receive from a physician in a lawsuit for medical malpractice.The proposal's supporters say that it will help attract and retain doctors that would serve Medicaid patients. However, critics of the bill say it is unfair to Medicaid patients since it places a restriction on the amount they can...
- Ben Glass | March 08, 2008 5:39 AM |
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MiscellaneousIn general personal injury law, the wrongdoer is responsible if his actions cause a series of events which themselves cause further injury. This is the personal injury law of Virginia. A recent California case highlights almost the reverse of the issue. It allows a wrongdoer to reduce his liability for damages caused by a subsequent treating health care provider.A Court of Appeals in the Second...
- Ben Glass | March 06, 2008 5:31 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeThe Southern Nevada Health District believes that the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada may have exposed up to 40,000 patients to the hepatitis C virus, leading to several medical malpractice suits.Will Kemp, a class action attorney in Las Vegas, says that he received a call on Wednesday, February 27 from a man fearing he'd contracted the virus at the clinic. Kemp said he first believed the...
- Ben Glass | March 04, 2008 5:27 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeRon Springs, a former player for the Dallas Cowboys who has been in a coma since the fall when he underwent a surgical procedure to remove a cyst, has been listen among the 11 plaintiffs who are challenging the medical malpractice cap of the state of Texas in a lawsuit filed on Monday, February 22.The lawsuit was filed in Marshall, Texas in the U.S. District Court for Texas' Eastern District and...