In Philadelphia, a physician overseeing an abortion clinic recently had his license suspended due to conditions at his facility.  However, Dr. Kermit Gosnell claims that his clinic provided "the very best of responsive care."When interviewed by a local news station,...

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As of today, news sources are reporting the death of Representative John Murtha (Democrat - Pennsylvania) may have been caused by a surgical error.  Murtha's tragic death occurred yesterday and now it is reported that doctors may have cut his...

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According to several news sources, the opening statements will begin this week for a high-profile case against Pendleton Methodist Memorial Hospital in Louisiana.  The lawsuit against the hospital was filed by plaintiffs who allege that the medical facility was liable...

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The family of an Alabama woman who died after bile entered her lungs during surgery has been awarded $20 million in an anesthesia malpractice lawsuit. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed against Coastal Anesthesia, Dr. Randal Boudreaux, and nurse Don Ortego...

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Last year, Tennessee saw a steep decline in the number of medical malpractice lawsuits that were filed. The 60% decrease can be contributed to two new requirements that attorneys must meet before they can proceed forward with a malpractice lawsuit:...

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New York -- This week, a medical malpractice trial is set to begin against Vassar Brothers Medical Center and a deceased physician.45 year old Martha Meyer of Poughkeepsie filed the lawsuit because she had become permanently disabled after a surgery...

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Three doctors in West Virginia have been named as defendants in a medical malpractice lawsuit for allegedly failing to diagnose a patient's condition. William Todd Gibson filed the lawsuit against Dr. Ronald D. Bowe, an internal medicine physician, Dr. Allen J. Holmes,...

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Recently, one hospital in Alabama and three hospitals in Los Angeles, California have been reported to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for over-exposing 270 patients to radiation through CT scans.  After reports were made, the FDA launched investigations in...

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Medical malpractice occurs whenever a medical professional acts negligently by failing to exercise the standard amount of care and treatment that a normal medical professional would exercise in the same situation.  Whether you believe it or not, medical malpractice is...

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Is this next story a lesson on the negative side effects of binge drinking? Or is it simply another case of doctors failing to do their job? Perhaps it's both. Shanna Hiles filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Uniontown Hospital in Pennsylvania,...

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  This past Tuesday, the Kent County Superior Court in Rhode Island announced that actor James Wood had settled his medical malpractice lawsuit.  According to reports, Woods filed his lawsuit against Kent Hospital after his brother died in 2006. In...

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Today, arbitrators ruled in favor of a middle school administrator who filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente.  The administrator, Timothy Howard, filed his claim after physicians failed to diagnose his symptoms, which led to him becoming disabled permanently....

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In California, it is being reported that a baby's body was finally found after it had been missing for six days.  According to sources, the baby was 20 weeks premature and had been delivered at Kaiser Permanente.   The baby survived...

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A Connecticut doctor has been banned from practicing medicine in the state of New York after inseminating a fertility patient with the wrong sperm.   The New York Board for Professional Medical Conduct agreed with the state of Connecticut's findings that Dr. Ben Ramaley, an...

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News sources are reporting that a hospital in Providence, Rhode Island is being fined for committing a surgical error.  In fact, since 2007, Rhode Island Hospital has been fined five times for operating on the wrong body part.  This means...

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U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has introduced a new bill that will require medical malpractice plaintiffs who lose their lawsuits to pay the legal costs for both sides.  Graham feels the legislation will help reduce the amount of people who file frivolous malpractice...

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A Florida jury has returned a $4.25 million verdict in a medical malpractice lawsuit involving a woman who died after childbirth. The family of Wendy Leigh Jackson filed the wrongful death lawsuit against physicians at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center. Jackson died 16...

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One of the 206 patients who received an overdose of radiation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the hospital and the company that manufactured the CT scanner. Trevor Rees, who along with...

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The family of Haylee Kroll, the now 15-year-old girl who suffered from a serious liver disease as a newborn, has been awarded $4.3 million by a Florida jury. The misdiagnosis lawsuit was filed against four doctors at Coral Springs Medical...

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A birth injury lawsuit filed against the University of California has been settled for $6 million. Dr. Bruce G. Fagel, attorney for the family of 4-year-old Cannon Hoops, claims the boy has cerebral palsy due to a neurological injury he...

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