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Mother of Five Dies; Taxpayers to Pay $9 Million Malpractice Verdict

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 15th, 2016 in Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

The federal government – which is you and me – is on the hook for a $9 million medical malpractice case which led to the death of a mother of five and her infant...

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How You Can Prevent Medical Errors

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 13th, 2016 in Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

In a previous blog, we shared the news that medical errors are now the 3rd leading cause of death in the U.S. – absolutely stunning news. In this entry, we’ll share a few steps...

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Why Have Medical Malpractice Settlements From the VA Skyrocketed?

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 6th, 2016 in Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has more than tripled the number of legal settlements due to medical malpractice. That’s according to data obtained by the New York Daily News from a Freedom of...

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This Woman Received $20 Million Verdict in Death of Mother

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 3rd, 2016 in Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

A woman whose mother died from an allergic reaction to opiates while in hospital care has been awarded $20 million by an Alabama jury. The victim was admitted to HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in late...

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Lawsuits Pile Up for Makers of IVC Filter

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on May 30th, 2016 in Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

Makers of the retrievable inferior vena cava filters (IVC) are facing multiple lawsuits for failing to warn patients and doctors about serious health risks posed by the device. Manufacturers C.R. Bard and Cook Medical...

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Bronx Woman Awarded $50 Million for Botched Delivery

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on April 25th, 2016 in Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

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A jury has awarded a Bronx woman $50 million after a ruling that her obstetrician wounded her while delivering her baby in 2009. According to documents produced during the medical malpractice trial, the physician...

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You’ll Never Guess How Many Mistakes Happen in Half of U.S. Surgeries

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on April 20th, 2016 in Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

A study by the anesthesiology department at Massachusetts General Hospital has revealed that some form of medication error unforeseen drug side effect occurs in nearly half of all surgeries in the U.S. Coincidentally, numbers...

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Surgical Errors More Common Than You’d Think

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on March 30th, 2016 in Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

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A 60-year-old Connecticut woman is now suing a hospital for removing the wrong rib and subsequently trying to cover up the blunder by lying. The plan was for the woman’s eight ribs to be...

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Which State Is Best With Handling Medical Malpractice? Could It Be Your State?

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on March 28th, 2016 in Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

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Because we at the Fitzgerald Law Firm handle medical malpractice cases throughout the country, we were particularly interested when BMJ Quality and Safety at the University of Michigan released findings of how individual states...

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Veteran Fighting Misdiagnosis Nightmare

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on March 23rd, 2016 in Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

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Lynn Magistrale of Lancaster, NY is used to fighting battles. She completed a tour of duty in Iraq with the U.S. Navy before going to bat for her country once again as an Air...

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