A series of medical mistakes and missteps lead to the untimely death of Eric Rice’s daughter some 15 years ago. The Wisconsin resident, however, was unable to hold the negligent doctors accountable for their actions due to a medical malpractice loophole that precludes the filing... Read More

A recent lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida (Orlando) alleges that birth injury malpractice led to the untimely death of the plaintiff’s newborn child. According to allegations leveled in the complaint, the defendant health care providers failed to perform a... Read More

A recent multi-million dollar jury verdict may soon be headed to Wisconsin Supreme Court, according to the plaintiff’s attorney, who believes his client’s $25.3 million medical malpractice award will be appealed since the non-economic damages exceed the state limits. After hearing evidence and testimony in... Read More

As part of the FDA’s continuing efforts to facilitate the certain provisions of the Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA), federal health regulators have published new guidelines for all compounding pharmacies with the United States.  The DGSA was initially enacted in 2013 to provide guidance for the... Read More

Over the past few decades, more than 600,000 people have brought mesothelioma lawsuits against various defendants, alleging asbestos exposure led to the deadly lung disease. In fact, mesothelioma litigation marks one of the largest and longest-running mass torts in the history of the United States,... Read More

Accusations leveled in a recent birth injury malpractice lawsuit state that the defendants failed to provide the mother plaintiff with proper obstetric monitoring and medical treatment at the time of labor, resulting in the minor plaintiff’s permanent neurological damage. Two physicians who are licensed to... Read More

Are pre-operative safety checklists an effective means for reducing surgery errors and potential complications? Doctors are debating the perceived advantages of this procedure, which is becoming increasingly popular in today’s clinics and hospitals.  In an era of rampant medical malpractice litigation arising from botched surgeries... Read More

A 65-year-old Redding, Connecticut resident will receive $12 million in compensation from Danbury Hospital, after suffering a punctured colon during a routine hernia operation. Jurors in Danbury Superior Court rendered the medical malpractice award after less than four hours of deliberation. The plaintiff, Vivian Gagliano,... Read More