Medical Malpractice

• Medical Malpractice Reaches University Hospital

  Rick Patterson | June 05, 2007 3:58 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  On Friday, a grand jury indicted Herman Brown, 40, on charges that range from rape to kidnaping. The assaults took place in the psychiatric unit of University Hospital in May of this year. To date, the hospital has only acknowledged one of the four assaults that took place. The facility has been put on probation since they failed to provide patient safety. To make matters worse, Brown has prior...

• Skin Cancer Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Settled for $5.7 Million

  Christina Cole | May 23, 2007 5:07 PM | 0 CommentsChico, CA

  A bedridden man who filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against his doctor claiming he failed to diagnose his skin cancer was awarded $5.7million in damages by a Suerpior Court jury.The verdict is the largest medical malpractice award in California so far this year. But, the award will be cut down to $1.9 million under a state statute that limits damages in malpractice lawsuits.The man claims...

• Time Change Could Result in Medical Malpractice

  Rick Patterson | March 15, 2007 12:08 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Although it has been known since 2005 that daylight saving time (DST) would change from its usual time this year, not everyone has prepared for those changes. It seems that daylight saving time may adversely affect computers, clocks, machinery and the like. This would clearly lead to problems i.e., banking. However, what is a much more serious situation than banking, is the adverse affect the...

• Patient Causes Change in Medical Malpractice Law

  Rick Patterson | March 14, 2007 12:49 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Here is something to think about: Do you carry medical malpractice insurance? Do you receive medical treatment from doctors who do not? Did you know that 98,000 Americans die each year in our hospitals due to misdiagnoses and medical errors? Another noteworthy fact is that medical malpractice is the eighth most common cause of death in America. It is a fact of life; I'm afraid.Janet Mitchell...

• Federal Malpractice Award Cap Legislation

  Christina Cole | February 11, 2007 9:11 PM | 0 CommentsChico, CA

  The Medical Care Access Protection (MCAP) Act of 2007 has been recently been introduced. The Act would set a cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits."Medical liability reform works, and it's turning the tide against frivolous lawsuits and outrageous jury awards," said Ensign, who is a veterinarian. "We've seen it in California, in Texas and in my home state of Nevada, where...

• Medical Malpractice

  Rick Patterson | January 05, 2007 1:56 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Medical malpractice is an act or omission by a health care provider which deviates from accepted standards of practice in the medical community and which causes injury to the patient. The American Academy of Family Physicians looks to a study entitled "Learning from Malpractice Claims about Negligent, Adverse Events in Primary Care in the United States", in suggesting that the medical community...

• Medical Group Hires Firm to Review Medical Malpractice Rates

  Christina Cole | December 19, 2006 10:29 PM | 0 CommentsChico, CA

  The Florida Medical Association has hired a firm to review medical malpractice insurance rates that a state consumer advocate has accused as being too expensive.The South Carolina firm, Bartlett Actuarial Group, was asked to review the finding of the consumer advocate, according to the Medical Association. "We are obviously worried about the rates," said Lisette Mariner, spokeswoman for the...

• Guidant Initiates Worldwide Physician Communications Regarding Important Safety Information and Corrective Action about Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators

  Ed Smith | October 26, 2006 4:22 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Guidant Corporation is voluntarily advising physicians about important safety information regarding certain devices. Guidant has apprised FDA of these actions, and FDA has indicated that it will classify them as recalls. These communications advise physicians and their patients of safety information and are intended to limit adverse events. Physicians should use this information to decide how...

• FDA Issues Nationwide Notification of Recall of Certain Guidant Implantable Defibrillators and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators

  Ed Smith | October 26, 2006 4:19 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  FDA is notifying health care providers and patients that the Guidant Corporation is recalling certain of its implantable defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators. These devices can develop an internal short circuit without warning, resulting in failure to deliver a shock when needed.

• Guidant Halts Use Of Defibrillators

  Ed Smith | October 26, 2006 4:15 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Medical device maker Guidant Corporation has announced a series of recalls culminating in a September 22, 2005 recall, recalling nearly 100,000 implanted defibrillators and pacemakers because of potential electrical malfunctions. The defect essentially places patients at risk as a result of an internal short circuit which comes without warning and can either result in a failure to deliver a...