Jacky Gale
Jacky is a staff writer for Medstak and a proponent of patient rights. She hopes her writing will raise awareness so that patients can become better self-advocates.
After the loss of their newborn son, parents from New Jersey have filed a wrongful death lawsuit. It is proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The complaint lists multiple healthcare providers as defendants, including obstetricians, residents, interns, and nursing staff....
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Some children who suffer severe birth injuries, such as brain damage, can never expect to lead a normal life. They may have significant physical, intellectual, and psychological impairments that diminish the child’s quality of life and incur significant expenses for the family. Birth injury settlements...
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The Florida Supreme Court recently agreed to decide the constitutionality of state legislation that limits the amount an attorney can charge in fees. The dispute stems from a birth injury lawsuit filed by a Florida family on behalf of their son, who was born in 1997....
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A Georgia widow has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center, alleging that her late husband received inadequate medical treatment prior to his death. Janice L. Allen is the widow of Lional Allen, 51. Her husband passed away on February...
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Fifty-four-year-old Oluyemisi Adebayo was arrested in April 2015 just as she was attempting to flee to her native Nigeria following the death of a young child in her care. The licensed practical nurse is facing a second-degree murder charge that could result in a sentence...
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A forceps delivery injury resulted in the death of a 26-hour old baby, a hospital representative admitted. During his birth in April of 2014, the baby suffered catastrophic head injuries caused by alleged delivery room malpractice. Following the tragic death of the infant, an inquest...
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Glenda Daniels went to Habersham Medical Center in January of 2012 for a routine gallbladder removal surgery. Due to complications stemming from the inadvertent severing of her artery, Daniels suffered from severe and irreversible damage that has resulted in her need for lifelong medical care....
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Geraldo Rivera was recently spotted leaving Manhattan Civil Court, where he reportedly attended settlement talks in an attempt to resolve his medical malpractice lawsuit. Rivera had filed suit against the Hospital for Special Surgery on East 70th Street alleging that the defendant committed surgical errors that resulted...
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