Medical Malpractice
House Resolution 1215 – Win-Win or Win-Lose?
House Resolution 1215 – Win-Win or Win-Lose?
Jury Awards $10 Million To Former Geisinger Patient
Jury Awards $10 Million To Former Geisinger Patient
Appeals Court Upholds Medical Malpractice Verdict
Three years ago, a La Salle County jury found neuropathologist Dr. Meean Gujrati and Central Illinois Pathology liable of misdiagnosing Daniel Gapinski’s brain cancer at a point in time in which it could have potentially been treatable, and a three-judge Third District panel recently upheld the jury verdict.
Injured Infant’s Medical Malpractice Case Is Reopened
Injured Infant’s Medical Malpractice Case Is Reopened
Patients Say Michigan Doctor Performed Botched Cosmetic Surgeries Out of a Pole Barn
An Allegan County, MI, doctor is being investigated over allegations he performed unauthorized cosmetic surgeries out of a pole barn. An area woman represented by attorney John Hayes said she went to Dr. Bradley Bastow to have a liposuction performed. She’d seen him before in the past for the same procedure, visiting his regular office
Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed in Flesh Eating Bacteria Case
A medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed against a handful of emergency physicians and medical groups who tended to an Albany man at Holzer Clinic of Athens back on April 15, 2016. The man, Michael R. Gillen, 43, was later diagnosed with “necrotizing fasciitis, a rare “flesh-eating” bacterial infection that destroys soft tissue under the skin,” and tragically passed away on April 20, 2016, at the Ohio State University Medical Center where he had been diagnosed with the disease.
Bill Limiting Medical Malpractice Suits Passes In Missouri House
Many Missouri lawmakers have introduced a number of bills that will effectively put more obstacles in the way of Missourians trying to sue for medical malpractice. These bills will also impact the “amount of damages a plaintiff may pursue and who could be held liable.” Unfortunately for patients and Missourians across the state, the first bill on the big batch of bills working their way through the Missouri General Assembly already passed the House 101-50 last Thursday and will proceed to the Senate for a vote.
Pain Management Doctor Running “Pill Mill”
The pain management doctor, Fathalla Mashali, was found to be running what investigators refer to as a “pill mill”, prescribing medications to addicts.