United States Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel issued a direct order to all branches of the military in October, 2014, demanding increased safety measures, reduced patient trauma and more accessible military medical facilities for patients in need. The order came on the heels of a... Read More

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

The family of four-year-old Sean Cobbs, who suffered severe brain injury during a failed Caesarean section in 2009, was granted a malpractice award of $28 million by a federal judge in East St. Louis, Illinois on December 20, 2013. U.S. District Judge David R. Herndon... 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 woman from New York has filed a brachial plexus injury lawsuit, demanding compensatory damages from The Robert Packer Hospital, Guthrie Clinic, and several healthcare professionals. The lawsuit was filed on August 9, 2013 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.... 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