Physicians Willing to Take More Risk with Lower Malpractice Payouts
Physicians Willing to Take More Risk with Lower Malpractice Payouts
Medical Malpractice
Cosmetic Surgeon, Boutte, Hit with More Litigation from Former Patients
Cosmetic Surgeon, Boutte, Hit with More Litigation from Former Patients
Mesh Patient Commits Suicide Over Debilitating Pain, Doctor Investigated
Mesh Patient Commits Suicide Over Debilitating Pain, Doctor Investigated
‘Cosmetic Surgeon to the Stars’ No More than a Crook
‘Cosmetic Surgeon to the Stars’ No More than a Crook
Dental Chain Kool Smiles Settles After Whistleblowers Reveal Predatory Business Tactics
National dental chain Kool Smiles will pay $24 million to settle allegations that it and an affiliate routinely billed Medicaid for root canals and other unnecessary work performed on impoverished children. As reported in the Hartford Courant, the case against Kool Smiles came into being by way of whistleblowers. A Connecticut dentist was among a
Lawsuits Filed After Donated Eggs Caused Fragile X Syndrome
Lawsuits Filed After Donated Eggs Caused Fragile X Syndrome
Jurors Give Family of Murdered Gizzell Ford $48m in Medical Negligence Suit
A five-day hearing led jurors to award $48 million to the family of Gizzell Ford. The 8-year old girl was found strangled in grandmother Helen Ford’s West Side apartment in 2013. Although county officials had received reports of ongoing abuse, investigations never reached any conclusive end. Pediatrician Norell Rosado, then employed by Cook County, was
Columbus, GA Woman Wins $26M Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against St. Francis Hospital
Imagine visiting your doctor for a routine procedure and leaving marred or disabled. Unfortunately for one woman in Columbus, Georgia, something like this happened when she visited St. Francis Hospital for a “common neck surgery that ended up leaving her disabled.” As a result of the botched surgery, the woman, Sandra Williams, “filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against St. Francis Hospital for the end result of her neck surgery.” Fortunately for her, a jury ruled in her favor and decided that “St. Francis and its surgeons were 100 percent at fault.” As a result, St. Francis must now pay Williams $26 million dollars. So what happened?
Former High School Athlete Awarded $1.2 Million Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
A New Jersey high school student forced to attend her prom in a wheelchair was awarded $1.2 million following a successful medical malpractice lawsuit. Samantha Alpert – now 22 – was once an all-star tennis player at Livingstone High School, according to NJ.com. After a biopsy on her leg went wrong, the woman suffered nerve
Hospice Care Reliability Seems To Be Declining
Hospice Care Reliability Seems To Be Declining