Medical Malpractice

• Illinois Man Wins $1.6M in Medical Malpractice Case

  Shannon Weidemann | August 28, 2007 10:30 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A doctor failed to diagnose a man with bladder cancer so the man filed a medical malpractice case against the doctor. A jury found the doctor responsible and awarded the man $1.6 Million. Between June and November 2003, Kordek saw Dr. Marwaha for issues with frequent urination and other symptoms. Kordek's kidneys became obstructed by a mass in his bladder, which eventually caused a drop in his...

• Health Clinics in Retail Stores are Quick but Are They Safe?

  Staff Writer | August 27, 2007 11:05 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  In recent years, drug stores and retail stores such as WalMart have introduced health clinics in their stores where shoppers can come in and be treated for various ailments they would have normally waited for days or weeks to see their primary care doctors. While the patients are seen more quickly, health officials have called into question their standard of care, hygiene, and their lack of...

• Use of MRI For Early Breast Cancer Detection

  Brenda Fulmer | August 18, 2007 1:23 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A recent German study published in Lancet concludes that the use of MRI in addition to mammography may increase the likelihood of early detection of breast cancers. More than 7,000 women were screened for breast cancer over a five-year period using both mammography and MRI. During this time period, 193 women were diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ, an early form of breast cancer. Of the...

• Lawyers' Fee in Medical Malpractice Case at Issue

  Chrissie Cole | August 03, 2007 12:24 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Next month, a Broward judge will decide whether or not to award lawyers a larger percentage of an $8.5 million jury award that Florida lawmakers approved for a paralyzed medical malpractice victim.Two separate trial courts were held last week - one in Fort Lauderdale and one in Tallahassee - to settle a dispute about the claims bill passed earlier in the year for a nineteen-year-old and her...

• Suit Claims Pharmacy Error Led to Premature Birth

  Chrissie Cole | July 20, 2007 1:10 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A woman claims her pregnancy complications were the result of a prescription error at CVS Pharmacy and is now suing the company for over $50,000."Defendant through its employees, agents, and servants, misfilled the prescription. Plaintiff subsequently suffered complications due to the misfilled prescription, was forced to deliver the minor plaintiff by C-section prematurely, and both suffered...

• California Hospital Loses Medical Malpractice Case

  Shannon Weidemann | July 08, 2007 3:55 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A man was awarded $150,000 for pain and suffering he incurred after having an emergency appendectomy at County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He was sent home from his first surgery complaining of excessive pain. Testing on a return to the hospital showed that he had a small bowel obstruction that required more surgery. The medical malpractice case was heard by an appeals court last week.Last...

• Doctor Shortage is a Myth

  Staff Writer | June 06, 2007 12:41 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A trial attorney recently published an article in the Arizona Republic calling the alleged doctor shortage a myth and backing his claims up with some interesting facts. Here is an exerpt. It's an interesting read.This deception is not an accident. It is part of a coordinated effort by industry giants to mislead and deceive the public. In 2003, what then was called the General Accounting Office...

• House Awards Millions in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

  Christina Cole | April 26, 2007 5:41 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A Broward family and a girl left paralyzed after spinal cord surgery, may soon be able to claim their medical malpractice award.Following surgery in 1989, the girl was left paralyzed from the waist down after an operation on her spine when she was only six months old. She was born with spina bifada, a congential defect in which the spinal cord fails to properly close.In 1999, a jury found the...

• Palm Springs Man Given Wrong Prescription

  Shannon Weidemann | April 23, 2007 5:27 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A man from Palm Springs claims that Walgreens gave him the wrong prescription that is not to be taken with his insulin medication. They dispensed him Prednisone which is not to be taken with Novalane 30/70. He has bene picketing the store in the hopes of getting an apology. A Walgreens spokesperson said that they apologize for the error and want to cover Kozlow's medical bills, WPBF...

• The Surgeon Who May Need A Long Vacation

  Bob Carroll | March 02, 2007 7:31 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  How many times does a plumber have to screw up when called to your house before you take him off your list? Would you give him 16 shots at doing things right?Well, there is this surgeon who is still putting on his scrubs despite an amazing trail of malpractice lawsuits.Suits allege hospitals negligent for allowing doctor to operateLANCASTER COUNTY, Pa - The 16 lawsuits pending against Dr....