Managing Editor for Medstak; Sarah earned her J.D. and began writing for legal publications five years ago. Sarah provides guidance on all legal matters for Medstak.
The parents of a boy who had his penis severed during a Jewish circumcision ceremony in April are suing the Pittsburgh rabbi who performed the procedure, according to Medical Daily. The boy was just eight days old when Rabbi Mordechai Rosenberg, an Orthodox Jewish ritual... Read More
A Pennsylvania hospital and one of its physicians must pay a $55 million medical malpractice award to a couple and their 4-year-old son who has cerebral palsy as a result of negligence during his delivery. Due to a deal that was reached prior to the... Read More
A North Carolina woman has filed a stillbirth lawsuit, claiming medical negligence during her labor and delivery led to the death of her child. The woman, Krystal Huffman, filed the lawsuit in Davidson County Superior Court in November, 2013, according to a report at The... Read More
A jury has awarded a former Lowell couple at least $5 million after finding Tufts Medical Center hospital staff negligent in their care of the couple’s newborn son in 2004. The child now suffers from a debilitating condition the parents allege could have been more... Read More
A birth injury malpractice lawsuit has been filed by a Pittsburg mother whose child suffered brain damage as a result of deprivation of oxygen during the birthing process. The mother’s labor was allowed to continue for 27 hours despite concerns about shoulder dystocia (the child... Read More
A West Virginia woman has filed a lawsuit in Kanawha Circuit Court claiming that hospital negligence led to the amputation of her right leg. The complaint arises from allegations of failure to accurately diagnose, care, advise and observe her medical condition. She seeks to hold... Read More
An American doctor was awarded a record compensation last week in a medical negligence lawsuit in India. He hopes that the judgment will set precedents for higher monetary awards in the Indian court system, and help save lives by holding doctors accountable for their negligence.... Read More
Cancer screenings are meant to help patients stay healthy by detecting cancers early, possibly leading to more successful, shorter and less invasive treatment. Patients and doctors may want screenings because they fear failure to diagnose cancer as early as possible. But a recent study suggests... Read More
