Medical Malpractice

• $809,000 for Testicle Lost by Delay

  Ben Glass | March 21, 2008 8:14 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  A 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...

• Ritter doctors cleared of malpractice

  Ben Glass | March 20, 2008 8:09 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  On 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...

• Mississippi to Limit Damages for Medicaid Patients?

  Ben Glass | March 10, 2008 5:48 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  The 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...

• Did Endoscopy Center Expose Patients to Hepatitis?

  Ben Glass | March 06, 2008 5:31 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  The 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...

• Malpractice Caps Get Noticed When Celebrities Are Hurt

  Ben Glass | March 04, 2008 5:27 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  Ron 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...

• Why Are Malpractice Cases Important?

  Ben Glass | February 20, 2008 6:49 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  The medical profession doesn't police its own very well.In Alabama, a physician who has been named in 120 malpractice cases in West Virginia and two in Birmingham is finally facing the possibility of losing his license due to complaints from former patients, including one who was in a coma for 26 hours.An attorney for Dr. John King was notified by the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners that it...

• Cerebral Palsy Award $38 million

  Ben Glass | February 19, 2008 8:43 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  In Stamford, Connecticut, a city obstetrician has been ordered by a Superior Court jury to pay a family of a boy who was born with cerebral palsy in 2003. The verdict is believed to be among the largest awards for medical malpractice in the history of Connecticut, surpassing an award for $36.5 million against Hartford Hospital and an obstetrician in 2005. On Friday, February 8, a jury ruled...

• Woman Can't Sue for Circumcision She is Not Happy With

  Ben Glass | February 13, 2008 8:53 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  On Tuesday, February 5, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that a mother who was unhappy with how her baby's circumcision looked cannot sue a hospital in Fridley, Minnesota for medical malpractice.Unity Hospital and Dr. Steven Berestka were sued by Dawn Nelson who claimed that Berestka removed "the most erogenous tissue" after the boy's birth on January 1, 2000 without consulting either...

• Broken Leg Allegedly Leads to Malpractice Death

  Ben Glass | February 10, 2008 10:21 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  A medical malpractice complaint has been filed against Maryland's Union Memorial Hospital and two doctors there by the family of a woman who was treated at the hospital after a 2006 head-on crash who eventually died.According to the claim, which was delivered to a Maryland arbitration board, the Nicole Smith's death was the result of a blood clot traveling from her broken leg to her lungs due to...

• Who Is to Pay the Rest of the Bills?

  Ben Glass | February 08, 2008 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  In a $10 million medical malpractice case, the parties were unable to reach a settlement due to the opposition of the U.S. Attorney's Office to the demand of the plaintiff, Florencia Lewis.According to the opposition filed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mikel Schwab, the plaintiff was under the misconception that, in addition to the willingness of the federal government to pay $339,900, the United...