A settlement in the millions was reached in a birth injury case brought against the Health Service Executive (HSE) in Ireland. A 12 year-old boy, through his mother, claimed that he suffered the effects of substandard medical care at the time of his birth at Kerry... Read More

A West Philadelphia mother and son were awarded $10.1 million dollars for a delayed diagnosis that has left the now 6-year old child with hearing loss, developmental delays, loss of balance and language disorders. Their lawsuit alleged that health care providers at Children’s Hospital of... Read More

The family of Adam Szwarek, who died from a myocardial infarction after having knee replacement surgery, was recently awarded $8.25 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. The judgement included $3.25 million for the grief and sorrow experienced by Szwarek’s widow and son, and another $5... Read More

A medical malpractice lawsuit filed against Dr. Paul Davainis has been resolved in Sacramento federal court in favor of the plaintiff. The lawsuit alleged that Davainis negligently waited too long to perform a Cesarean delivery on his patient, despite evidence that her unborn baby was in... Read More

Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) with extensive brain injury is the subject of a recent medical malpractice claim brought against The United States of America. The complaint, which is pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, alleges obstetrical and nursing... Read More

Researchers from the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles (CHLA) have confirmed the protective benefits of hypothermia treatment on newborns with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE). Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) – a result of birth asphyxia — occurs when the fetal brain does not receive adequate oxygen. Without swift... Read More

Former Brooklyn Park car mechanic Joseph Lakoskey was awarded one of Minnesota’s largest ever medical malpractice verdicts this past month, reports the Star Tribune. The 51-year old man suffered extensive spinal cord injury and paralysis following a 2012 operation to repair a perforated bowel. The... Read More

“Everyone will experience one meaningful diagnostic error in their lifetime,” Dr. John Ball recently told NBC News. Ball, who chairs the Committee on Diagnostic Error in Medicine, helped draft a report on the alarming rates of late or misdiagnosis in U.S. healthcare settings – the consequences... Read More