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On average, physicians over the age of 54 were no more or less likely than those 40-54 (reference group) to face claims in the previous 12-month period. However, the fraction of physicians under 40 who were sued recently was a bit lower….medicalmalpracticelawyers.com, AMA Report On Medical Malpractice Statistics In The United States For 2020-2022
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On the morning of January 13, 2018, Joseph Brown awoke with shortness of breath and upper abdominal pain, which eventually spread to his chest and back. Taken to Salem Hospital’s emergency department (ED), Brown was seen by Steven D. Browell, MD, an emergency medicine specialist…medscape.com, Docs Misdiagnose Aneurysm and Patient Dies; Must Pay $29M, Wayne J. Guglielmo, MA, June 2023
Sixteen-year-old Samson Fluck complained to his mother that he was experiencing chest pain and was having breathing problems. He was rushed to the hospital by his family where blood work was done and a chest x-ray taken. The family was told that the tests were negative and he was sent home…medicalmalpracticelawyers.com, Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges 16-Year-Old Died From Hospital Medical Malpractice, June 2023
The man had a cardiac catheterization at Cochran Veterans Hospital in May 2018. Hours later, he drove his motorcycle off the road and suffered multiple fractures and other serious injuries, including injury to his left leg that nearly required an amputation. He was placed in a medical coma for five days due to the severity of his injuries….medicalmalpracticelawyers.com, $780,000 Medical Malpractice Settlement For Man Who Was Injured While Under Effects Of Anesthesia, June 2023
The mother had been given Pitocin, a hormone used to induce labor or to strengthen uterine contractions, during labor at MyMichigan Medical Center-Midland…medicalmalpracticelawyers.com, $31.6 Million Michigan Medical Malpractice Birth Injury Verdict, May 2023
The child was brought to the center with symptoms consistent with volvulus, which is a twisting of the intestine that can occur in childhood that causes a blockage that may cut off blood flow…medicalmalpracticelawyers.com, $30M Medical Malpractice Award Involving Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii, May 2023
The decedent child was born at the defendant hospital on June 12, 2014. He allegedly had visible vesicles (fluid-filled sacs or blisters) on his skin. The plaintiff alleged that the defendants should have recognized that the vesicles were signs of disseminated herpes simplex virus infection. After the child was discharged from the hospital shortly after birth, the plaintiff returned to the hospital with the child on June 15, 2014. At that time, the child was diagnosed with disseminated herpes and transferred to Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Unfortunately, treatment was unsuccessful and he died on June 28, 2014…medicalmalpracticelawyers.com, Michigan Appellate Court Holds Future Wages Claim For Infant Who Died From Malpractice Too Speculative, May 2023
The man’s widow and two adult sons filed their North Carolina medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit in which they alleged that the CRNA failed to recognize and effectively resolve an airway obstruction. The man was at greater risk for an airway obstruction due to his BMI, obstructive sleep apnea, and his large tongue…medicalmalpracticelawyers.com, $1.36M North Carolina Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Following Colonoscopy, May 2023
The 36-year-old mother of two children went to the ER in February 2017 where she described having headaches that were ten out of ten on a one to ten pain scale, along with neck stiffness. The PA who saw her in the ER ordered a CT scan, which was reported as negative. She was then sent home…medicalmalpracticelawyers.com, $4.2M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Verdict For Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, April 2023
A Philadelphia jury awarded $182.7 million to a 5-year-old boy with cerebral palsy and brain damage in a birth injury lawsuit against the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania…law.com, Jury Hits Penn Medicine With Record $182.7M Verdict, Aleeza Furman, April 2023