Posts tagged Medical Malpractice

• West Boca Family Sues for Medical Malpractice

  Shannon Weidemann | October 22, 2007 11:22 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A woman died after undergoing a c-section and her family sued the hospital and doctor they felt was responsible for her death. The jury found in favor of the doctor in the medical malpractice case. The family had been asking for $10 Million in damages. Susan Special, 38, died in June 2003 after a Caesarean section. Moments after Nicholas was born, she suffered a seizure, went into cardiac...

• Case Against Carnival Cruise Refused by Supreme Court

  Chrissie Cole | October 02, 2007 1:16 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A case to determine whether Carnival Corp. can be held responsible for the medical malpractice of its onboard physicians was refused by the U.S. Supreme Court.The case was based on a federal maritime precedent that says, "cruise lines are not liable for the actions of their doctors."The case involved a 14-year-old Michigan girl, who boarded the Carnival Ecstasy in March 1997 suffering from...

• Study Finds 15% of Docs Implanting Defibrillators Had No Formal Training

  Staff Writer | September 12, 2007 11:55 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A 2006 registry of Medicare patients has found that 15% of doctors implanting defibrillators have had no formal training in the procedure. The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (or ICD) is the small device implanted beneath the patient's collarbone and connected to the heart through insulated wires. The device is designed to provide an electric shock to the heart if its rhythm is...

• Illinois Man Wins $1.6M in Medical Malpractice Case

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

  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 Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  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...

• Lawyers' Fee in Medical Malpractice Case at Issue

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

  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...

• California Hospital Loses Medical Malpractice Case

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

  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 Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  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 Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  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...

• The Surgeon Who May Need A Long Vacation

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

  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....