A woman who was first admitted to Bridgeport Hospital in Connecticut for treatment of a urinary tract infection has now received one of the highest malpractice awards in the state. Barbara Lathan, a 72-year-old patient, was granted a $9.2 million hospital malpractice award by a jury, after... Read More

The cost of medical malpractice claims increased last year at the smallest rate in more than a decade, according to a joint study by Aon Risk Solutions and the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM). The study also predicts the frequency of medical malpractice... Read More

Glenn Weinburg just won a medical malpractice suit, in which he alleged that former cardiologist Dr. Mark Midei implanted several cardiac stents in his heart unnecessarily. The Baltimore News Journal reports that a county jury determined the ex-surgeon was liable for doctor negligence in the... Read More

Carol Nettle was the alleged victim of surgical negligence that occurred during an attempt to repair her left clavicle that had been severed in the 1990s. The purported surgical errors occurred when the doctor used sutures to hold a metal plate in place that was... Read More

An American doctor was awarded a record compensation last week in a medical negligence lawsuit in India. He hopes that the judgment will set precedents for higher monetary awards in the Indian court system, and help save lives by holding doctors accountable for their negligence.... Read More

Cancer screenings are meant to help patients stay healthy by detecting cancers early, possibly leading to more successful, shorter and less invasive treatment. Patients and doctors may want screenings because they fear failure to diagnose cancer as early as possible. But a recent study suggests... Read More

A plaintiff recently filed a nursing home malpractice lawsuit in Mississippi, claiming negligence in administering medication safely led to his father’s untimely death. A dangerous combination of sedatives was given to the plaintiff’s father over a number of days, eventually leading to respiratory failure and... 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