The New York State Assembly passed a medical malpractice reform bill that would extend the deadline for patients to file a lawsuit. The bill passed by a vote of 99-23, with support from both Republican and Democratic Assembly members. The medical malpractice reform bill goes on to the state Senate, where it could face opposition […]
A proposed medical malpractice law has earned the support of both New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio and New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo. The bill, known as “Lavern’s Law”, would remove a statute of limitations placed on patients seeking to file lawsuits against public hospitals. The medical malpractice law has gained support from state […]
Parents of a South Carolina boy who had his penis surgically removed as an infant have filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the hospital and the state’s child welfare agency. Mark and Pam Crawford filed the medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of their son, M.C. The boy was born with both male and female organs, […]
Two patients recently won multi-million-dollar verdicts in their medical malpractice lawsuits. A Maine woman won $7.65 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit after a hospital technician failed to diagnose her cervical cancer. The verdict was one of the largest in the state’s history. A Florida woman won a $23 million verdict after poor treatment during […]
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that the non-disclosure clauses in many medical malpractice lawsuit settlements lacked consistency and transparency. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin examined the non-disclosure sections of medical malpractice lawsuit settlement agreements filed against the school’s physicians from 2001 to 2012. The study […]
A study by a medical malpractice lawsuit insurance company found that errors in federally-mandated electronic health records are on the rise. The insurer’s study discovered that issues with the security and internal consistency of these records has become a leading cause of physician errors. These errors often lead to the treatment mistakes that prompt medical […]
Two recent medical malpractice victims have won multi-million-dollar verdicts against the doctors who injured them. An Indiana woman won a $9.4 million verdict against two Illinois weight loss doctors after their procedures left her paralyzed and mentally challenged. The family of a Florida medical malpractice victim was awarded $7.5 million after a jury found two […]
A Pennsylvania stroke victim won a $7.4 million medical malpractice lawsuit verdict. Finis Cuff suffered a stroke in May 2010 at the age of 56. The stroke occurred two days after Mr. Cuff visited his physician, Dr. Douglas L. Keagle, and reported symptoms similar to those of stroke victims. Documents from the medical malpractice lawsuit […]
A U.S. Navy veteran won a $21.5 million medical malpractice lawsuit verdict against the Veterans Administration. U.S. District Judge Landya McCafferty ruled in favor of Navy veteran Michael Farley in his medical malpractice lawsuit. Judge McCafferty found that the VA facility discharged Mr. Farley after he showed signs of a stroke. After his discharge, Mr. […]
A Cincinnati-based obstetrician and gynecologist has settled a medical malpractice lawsuit brought against him by an Ohio widower in the wrongful death of his wife. Scott Stewart filed the medical malpractice lawsuit in 2012 against Dr. Kurt Froehlich. Mr. Stewart learned that the doctor prescribed his late wife, Summer, a diet of only 500 calories […]