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Problems with da Vinci robotic surgery continue to make headlines across the nation. According to a recent report by Citron Research, a massive increase in the number of MAUDE da Vinci robot surgery deaths and injury reports was noted in 2013. The 2,008 filings were... Read More
A series of alleged surgical errors during a routine operation left Sarah E. Gilbert paralyzed from the chest down. The Goochland County woman suffered from scoliosis, and in 2004 went to Chippenham Hospital for a low-risk surgery that would hopefully end her days in a... Read More
After suffering a miscarriage caused by a prescription medication mix-up, Florida resident Remee Jo Lee is suing a Tampa-based pharmacy. According to a recent article published in Charisma News, the woman’s pharmacy malpractice lawsuit hinges on a faked label that was produced by an unidentified... Read More
A recent review of U.S. cardiac malpractice litigation slated to be published in the American Journal of Cardiology shows that only a small fraction of medical malpractice lawsuits related to interventional cardiology end with judgments in favor of the claimants. Furthermore, the study revealed that cardiac... Read More
Eight year-old Ruby Curtis was left with brain damage and cerebral palsy after she was starved of oxygen during her birth at a hospital in Leeds. “While it’s heart-breaking to see her unable to do so many of the things the majority of other children take... Read More
A disturbing pattern of alleged patient care deficiencies within VA medical facilities has fueled a rash of malpractice claims in recent years, as veterans demand damages for injuries related to missed diagnoses, delayed treatment and surgeries performed on the wrong body parts. Bloomberg News recently... Read More
According to allegations in a birth related injury lawsuit, attending physicians at University of Minnesota Physicians, HealthEast Care System and St. Joseph’s Hospital are liable for two-year-old Lavelle Brown’s permanent physical and mental disabilities. The suit was filed by the boy’s mother, Niesha Jones, who in 2011... Read More
Following a draining, 10-year legal battle, New York residents Danni and Frank Reilly were awarded $130 million in damages for medical mistakes that resulted in their daughter’s severe form of cerebral palsy. The now ten-year old girl is a prisoner in her own body, according to... Read More
