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Possible Incorrect Use of Anesthesia Leads to $22 Million Malpractice Lawsuit

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on November 8th, 2017 in Medical Malpractice Blog

A woman and her husband have filed a $22 million medical malpractice suit against a medical center for permanent damages caused by problems with anesthesia. Cases like this are not as unusual as you...

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Find Out Why This Baby’s Doctor Was Found Guilty of Medical Malpractice

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on May 26th, 2017 in Birth Injury Blog

A doctor who was nowhere to be found when a birth went horribly wrong has been found negligent by a jury. In their decision, the jury also awarded $23.1 million to the child’s family...

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Think Doctors Will Own Up To A Mistake? Think Again!

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on May 12th, 2017 in Medical Malpractice Blog

In a perfect world, your doctor could be trusted to be forthcoming about any mistakes he or she made while providing medical care. Sadly, this is not a perfect world, and a recent study...

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Just How Useful Are Online Doctor Reviews?

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on May 8th, 2017 in Medical Malpractice Blog

Even with a host of doctor review websites readily available, online doctor reviews may effectively be totally useless. That’s the disturbing finding from a new study published in the medical journal JAMA. We’ll talk...

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Learn How Rude Behavior by Doctors Can Lead to Medical Malpractice

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on February 27th, 2017 in Medical Malpractice Blog

Hugh Laurie may have gotten high praise for his portrayal of an often rude and difficult fictional doctor in the television show “House,” but a study from researchers at Vanderbilt University has found that...

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Why Did This Family Get $19 Million Settlement?

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on January 9th, 2017 in Medical Malpractice Blog

A doctor’s failure to perform an emergency caesarian section in a timely matter has led to the infant developing severe brain damage and her family receiving a $19.3 million settlement. The Case at a...

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Medical Malpractice Award Gives Parents New Options for Daughter’s Care

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on December 12th, 2016 in Medical Malpractice Blog

A stunning breach of trust between parents and their premature daughter’s doctors has resulted in a $14.5 million award in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The Case at a Glance The parents’ daughter was born...

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Why Are More Mothers Dying Right After Birth?

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on November 21st, 2016 in Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

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Harlem Hospital in New York City is facing a medical malpractice lawsuit from the husband of a woman who died mere hours after prematurely giving birth. Additional reports tell us that this case and...

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Did Boozing Doctor Cause Erb’s Palsy in Child?

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on November 16th, 2016 in Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

When their services are needed, a great deal of trust is placed in the hands of doctors and other medical personnel. A truly disturbing case tells us that such trust was grossly misplaced in...

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Has A Doctor With a History of Medical Malpractice Struck Again?

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on November 2nd, 2016 in Medical Malpractice Blog

A Long Island neurosurgeon is in a lot of hot water as he faces separate medical malpractice lawsuits from three different women who claim he talked them into possibly unnecessary surgeries. All three women...

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