More than 100 people have already died from the swine flu in Mexico, major news sources are reporting. The swine flu is an influenza virus that normally infects pigs. This swine flu outbreak is alarming because it appears the virus has crossed species and is infecting humans as well. It appears that the virus which […]
Sadly, medical mistakes continue to be one of the leading causes of death in the United States. There are close to 100,000 preventable deaths a year in America making medical errors the fifth leading cause of death in our country. A culture of shame and a lack of accountability often times prevents full disclosure of medical […]
Five medical malpractice cases pending in California settled this week for a sum of $1 million. The settlements arise out of improper patient care that occured at a Northern California kidney transplant center that has been at the center of a controversy revolving around a poor record of patient care. Federal and state investigators forced […]
The Illinois Appellate Court, First District has extended damages in Wrongful Birth lawsuits to include the damages the victim will sustain after reaching the age of majority. This is a significant extension beyond the victim’s usual rights in these types of cases which were first recognized in Illinois in Siemieniec v. Lutheran General Hospital, 117 Ill.2d 230 […]
Alex Parker of the Chi-Town Daily News is reporting that according to the Illinois Department of Public Health, the University of Chicago Medical Center is guilty of violating a federal law by not giving an elderly patient who later died adequate medical treatment. The University of Chicago’s own internal investigation demonstrated that its staff did […]
The United States Department of Health And Human Services has offered the public some advice on how to protect themselves against unintended medical errors. According to the Department of Health and Human Services medical errors are one of the nations leading causes of death. Here are 20 tips to help avoid unintended medical consequences: 1. […]
The National Academy of Science is reporting that close to 100,000 people who die each year are the victim of preventable medical mistakes. A medical mistake can mean a doctor chose the wrong type of care in response to a medical problem or provided the correct type of care but carried it out incorrectly. Comedian Dana Carvey is one […]
Should an active member of the United States military be able to sue the United States Government for medical malpractice? The answer according to the United States Supreme Court in Feres v. The United States, 24 U.S. 135 (1950) is no. The Feres doctrine, as it is commonly know, prohibits an active member of the military […]
Our clients often ask us about damages in medical malpractice cases. Sometimes they tell us that they aren’t interested in financial compensation and only want to do something to make sure that their doctor doesnt hurt anybody else. The remedy in civil medical malpractice is financial. When we proceed with a medical malpractice lawsuit we […]
A Kentucky jury awarded a married couple $2.5 million dollars when their medical malpractice lawsuit went to verdict last week. In 2001, Sophia Savage underwent a hysterectomy at a Kentucky hospital. During the surgery her doctors left behind a sponge which was not discovered until 2005. Doctors discovered the sponge after she complained of pain. […]
