The family of Adam Szwarek, who died from a myocardial infarction after having knee replacement surgery, was recently awarded $8.25 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. The judgement included $3.25 million for the grief and sorrow experienced by Szwarek’s widow and son, and another $5... Read More

On July 6, 2015, the surviving family members of a Dallas-area woman initiated a medical malpractice lawsuit against the hospital they claim botched the review and evaluation of the deceased’s presenting symptoms – resulting in her rapid and untimely death. According to the hospital malpractice... Read More

A Vienna, Virginia man has recently received an award of $500,000 in a medical negligence and defamation lawsuit stemming from an incident in which he inadvertently recorded his doctors making disparaging statements and intentionally misdiagnosing him while he was unconscious due to anesthesia for a... Read More

Nine-term former Ohio Congressman Steve LaTourette has recently filed a claim against the federal government stemming from healthcare treatment he received from the Capitol’s Office of the Attending Physician beginning in 2012. According to LaTourette’s claim, the doctor failed to inform him of critical MRI... Read More

Misdiagnosis and incorrect treatment of a medical ailment can cause life-threatening results. Despite high-tech advancements in diagnostic equipment and tests, even well-trained doctors still make mistakes, leaving wrongly diagnosed patients vulnerable to serious complications and even death. Minnesota resident Jean Abbott was comparatively fortunate in... Read More

A recent study published in the journal Health Affairs has revealed the alarmingly high rate at which breast cancer misdiagnosis is occurring due to mammograms producing false positives. According to this research, patients who are in fact healthy are being erroneously diagnosed with breast cancer... Read More

It’s an unsettling reality: preventable medical mistakes are the sixth leading cause of death in the United States – a country renowned for its first-rate health care system. The New England Journal of Medicine reports that a quarter of all hospitalized patients will be injured by... Read More

For many women, the recovery period following a vaginal birth – as opposed to a Caesarian Section delivery – is markedly shorter, allowing for a quicker bounce back from the physician trauma of childbirth. For this reason, as well as many others, women having endured... Read More