The family of a girl who suffered brain damage as a result of a fluid overdose shortly after her birth will receive a $7 million medical malpractice settlement from a Naperville, Illinois hospital, the family’s attorney announced last month. The hospital negligence claim was sparked... Read More

A woman in the U.K. who was told she had tennis elbow two years ago has now been diagnosed with terminal cancer. The shoulder and arm pain that sent her to her general practitioner was a missed diagnosis of an aggressive form of cancer in... Read More

For the last few years, Heather and Brandon Credeur have been under fire for allegedly practicing medicine without a license. This type of medical fraud can place the health of patients in jeopardy because they may receive substandard or improper medical treatments and advice. The... Read More

The family of four-year-old Sean Cobbs, who suffered severe brain injury during a failed Caesarean section in 2009, was granted a malpractice award of $28 million by a federal judge in East St. Louis, Illinois on December 20, 2013. U.S. District Judge David R. Herndon... Read More

A Pennsylvania hospital and one of its physicians must pay a $55 million medical malpractice award to a couple and their 4-year-old son who has cerebral palsy as a result of negligence during his delivery. Due to a deal that was reached prior to the... Read More

The parents of a twelve year-old girl with cerebral palsy due to a brain injury at birth have tentatively reached a €2.6 million (about $3.55 million) settlement of their legal claims against the Irish Health Service Executive (HSE). The family, who lives in Ireland, contend... Read More

Surgeries are becoming more dependent on technology and machines. Patients generally view modern inventions that aid surgeons in a positive light. However, we’re starting to see some of the dangers in relying so heavily on equipment in the operating room. Technology failures account for one... Read More

A recent study conducted in Norway found that human error is the number one cause of fetal brain asphyxia during birth. Defined as a prolonged period of oxygen deprivation to the baby, infant asphyxia often carries devastating consequences for the child, including irreversible brain damage... Read More