Recent Posts in August, 2014

• Woman Awarded $4 Million for Husband's Heart Attack Misdiagnosis Death

  Aug 22, 2014
  August 20, 2014, AL.com reported that a jury awarded a woman $4 million for her husband’s heart attack misdiagnosis after a seven-day medical ...
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• Woman Files Unnecessary Surgery Lawsuit After Grandmother's Multiple Myeloma Death

  Aug 18, 2014
  A 31-year-old woman has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit after “needlessly” donating her kidney to her grandmother, who died from cancer 11 months ...
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• Medical Errors Skyrocket 70 Percent

  Aug 18, 2014
  The number of medical errors in one state increased 70 percent last year, since it revamped its reporting requirements, Insurance Journal said. ...
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• Children's Hospital Settled Birth Injury Lawsuit the Day Trial Was Scheduled to Begin

  Aug 17, 2014
  More than four years after an IV tube mistake caused a baby’s brain damage, the hospital has settled the family’s medical malpractice lawsuit, their ...
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• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed After Power Outage During Open Heart Surgery

  Aug 13, 2014
  An hour into a 62-year-old woman’s coronary bypass, the power went out in the operating room for 10 minutes, and the generator never kicked on, ...
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• Bedsores, Staph, and Sepsis Lead Nursing Home to be Sued for Wrongful Death

  Aug 11, 2014
  August 3, 2014, theledger.com reported that a woman suffered from bedsores, dehydration, and several infections, including staph and sepsis, before ...
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• Head of Orthopedic Surgery Leaves Infection Untreated, Loses $2.3 Million Lawsuit

  Aug 10, 2014
  August 4, 2014, leaderherald.com reported that a jury awarded a man $2.3 million for having to undergo hip replacement surgery when a doctor released ...
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• FDA Will Discuss Low-T Therapy Heart Attack Risks September 17

  Aug 6, 2014
  July 15, 2014, vancouversun.com reported that men in Canada should not use Low-T therapy products unless lab tests have confirmed that they have low ...
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