A devastated couple has filed a doctor negligence lawsuit, claiming medical staff at a hospital caused the death of their infant son. The parents allege complications from a fatal error made by medical personnel caused their three-week-old baby to die. In January, the judicial inquiry... Read More

A recent study has found that hospital negligence is to blame for most patient re-admissions. Researchers from the American College of Surgeons and Northwestern University discovered that more patients return to the hospital because of infections acquired during their stay than any other reason. The... Read More

A medical malpractice settlement has been reached in an ongoing case against a North Carolina doctor. The trial began on December 2 and after just over two weeks, the jury found Dr. Andrew T. Hearn negligent on December 18. After a two-week court break for... Read More

A Wisconsin Senator is trying once again to make it possible for more family members to file a medical malpractice lawsuit against healthcare providers in wrongful death cases. Last session, Milwaukee Senator Nikiya Harris Dodd tried to abolish a law allowing only spouses, minor children... Read More

A ruling by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, who has jurisdiction over big cruise lines based in Florida, will make it possible for victims to file cruise ship medical malpractice lawsuits. Retired New York City policeman and Korean War veteran, Pasquale Vaglio was... Read More

The California Supreme Court agreed to hear a case challenging the constitutionality of medical malpractice awards for pain and suffering. Currently, state law limits damages to a maximum of $250,000, under the 1975 Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act. In November, California residents voted on Proposition... Read More

Many veterans living in Los Angeles claiming to have suffered VA medical malpractice have been receiving compensation from the federal treasury, rather than the Department of Veterans Affairs. According to California Congressman Adam Schiff, the nearly $1 billion in payouts is not coming from the... Read More

British health experts have encouraged dentists to avoid writing prescriptions for preventative antibiotics prior to performing dental procedures for years. However, a recent study reveals this may serve as dental malpractice, as an increasing number of dental patients have developed heart infections as a result... Read More