Dissent: Poor medical outcome shouldn't immediately put patient on 'inquiry notice'
Posted On:   April 05, 2021

A district judge ruled that the two-year statute of limitations for Dominique Woodson's medical malpractice claim against the United States under the...

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Malpractice lawsuit to weigh life and death
Posted On:   April 04, 2021

PORT ANGELES — A judge has dismissed some but not all claims in a civil medical malpractice claim over the February 2017 death of a 99-year-old...

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VA Hospital Wrongful Death Verdict Raised to Nearly $4M
Posted On:   April 03, 2021

Last summer, Skretny awarded $2.1 million in the medical malpractice lawsuit that blamed his doctors for improperly installing a stent graft in one of his...

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Inmate's Mother Claims Medical Negligence At Oklahoma County Detention Center
Posted On:   April 03, 2021

She claims the jail is not giving inmates proper medical care or nourishment. Wilson said her son got a cyst requiring outpatient care and the jail never...

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French family files case over woman's death following AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine shot
Posted On:   April 02, 2021

The objective of this complaint is to obtain an additional investigation - in particular an autopsy within a medico-legal framework - so we can know if...

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Ohio sued over telemedicine abortion ban
Posted On:   April 02, 2021

This law creates one more barrier for populations already struggling to access the health care they need. It's unacceptable and we will not stand for it...

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Avoid These Five Risky Mistakes in Defending Medical Malpractice Claims
Posted On:   April 02, 2021

Sooner or later, many health care providers will find themselves in the unfortunate situation of being sued for alleged medical malpractice. An all too...

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How can you get compensation for medical negligence and misdiagnosis?
Posted On:   April 02, 2021

Doctors may sometimes misdiagnose, and the same may lead to ... Misdiagnosis of a victim is medical malpractice, and as a result, the victims of such...

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Grandmother from Ivybridge in Devon told she had constipation dies from sepsis
Posted On:   April 01, 2021

The hospital has since admitted Norma's care fell below expected ... After an investigation by medical negligence lawyers, University Hospitals...

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Miracle baby found alive in Mexican morgue has died
Posted On:   April 01, 2021

They filed a criticism with the Nationwide Human Rights Fee, which has launched an investigation into doable medical negligence by the hospital, the...

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Negligence claims cost KZN Health R23 billion, a jump of R3 billion
Posted On:   April 01, 2021

The KwaZulu-Natal Health Department's medical negligence claims, which now account for close to half of the department's R50 billion budget,...

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COVID Executive Order Limits Malpractice Lawsuits
Posted On:   March 31, 2021

A Central Illinois man says he cant get an attorney to take his medical malpractice case because of the governor's executive order providing legal...

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Gauteng paid R501 million in medical negligence claims - AG Maluleke
Posted On:   March 31, 2021

Auditor General Tsakani Maluleke said in all provinces, health and education were the two ... Gauteng underestimated its rate of medical negligence.

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MP defends health services after father's death due to alleged medical negligence
Posted On:   March 30, 2021

An MP who claimed his father passed away as a result of a nurse's medical error called on his colleagues to stop blaming the entire health service in...

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Pa. Justices Snub Appeal Over Axed $40M Spinal Injury Award
Posted On:   March 30, 2021

The justices shot down a petition for allowance of appeal filed by the ... The appeal bid comes as part of a medical malpractice case filed by Alex and...

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Guidelines to prevent medical negligence approved
Posted On:   March 30, 2021

MPs have unanimously approved guidelines to crack down on medical negligence cases and speed up services at government hospitals and health...

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SC nursing home failed to care for patient who died from COVID, family says in lawsuit
Posted On:   March 30, 2021

Eartha Wells was a patient at Loris Rehab and Nursing Center, and on Monday her family filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the facility and its...

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Medical Negligence Case Over Gallbladder Surgery Heads to Jury
Posted On:   March 30, 2021

Lance Hinnergardt wasn't entitled to pretrial judgment rejecting Herbert Hoover's defense that the patient knew enough to suspect medical malpractice...

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Are medical negligence claims on the rise?
Posted On:   March 30, 2021

Medical negligence is when a medical professional provides substandard care, causing the patient to suffer an injury or worsened condition. If you have...

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Who Is Liable When Car Accident Injuries Are Compounded by Medical Negligence?
Posted On:   March 30, 2021

If the medical malpractice falls in the category of gross negligence, however, the at-fault driver won't be held legally responsible for the medical...

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Examples of medical malpractice
Posted On:   March 30, 2021

In fact, it could involve them being treated for something else entirely which ultimately ends their life. Surgical errors. Many surgical errors happen during...

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Hospital apologises after treatment blunder left girl with rare hip condition
Posted On:   March 30, 2021

Promoted Stories. Her family, of Leamington Spa, instructed specialist medical negligence lawyers to investigate the standard of care their...

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Ill. Court Upholds Doctor's Jury Trial Win In Birth Injury Suit
Posted On:   March 30, 2021

... in Christine and Tadeh Ghostanyans' medical malpractice trial against Pamela Goodwin and Northshore Associates in Gynecology & Obstetrics SC,...

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Medical Malpractice 101: The Things You Need to Know
Posted On:   March 30, 2021

Medical malpractice arises in the medical profession when health care professionals do not provide proper medical care to their patients, causing pain...

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Couple gets $9.47M in malpractice case: Judge orders feds to pay after surgery at VA hospital
Posted On:   March 29, 2021

... caused to the husband by what the judge found to be medical malpractice during abdominal surgery at the Veterans Administration Hospital in West...

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