Medical Malpractice

• Benefits Of A Doctor Who Takes His Time To Do It Right

  Bob Carroll | December 18, 2006 6:54 AM | 1 CommentPinellas, FL

  Some medical malpractice occurs simply because the medical provider does not spend enough time doing the job at hand. It is identical to the plumber who does a poor job making his connections in the rush to get to the next job or on the way home. Or, to the home inspector who has twice as many homes to inspect as he should have in his work day. It is not a failure of training or experience. ...

• Injuries Continue To Flood Hospitals

  Bob Carroll | December 17, 2006 6:58 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL

  Americans are injuring themselves and others at astounding rates. The latest figures and costs make you think about staying home - but, you would have to just sit on a couch and not take any medications. Injuries Cost Hospitals $20 BillionU.S. hospitals spend roughly $20 billion to treat the nearly 2 million Americans injured seriously enough each year to require inpatient care, according to a...

• Court Imposes Stringent Disciplinary Standard

  Ryan Nute | December 15, 2006 12:28 PM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  Medical malpractice cases sometimes involve related disciplinary proceedings against providers. In a recent ruling the Washington Supreme Court imposed a higher burden of proof in connection with disciplinary proceedings against nursing assistants.The Court ruled that "clear, cogent, and convincing proof" was required (rather than that the disciplinary allegations be proved by a "preponderance...

• Court Denies Medtronic's Motion for Summary Judgement

  Staff Writer | December 15, 2006 10:37 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Defibrillator manufacturer Medtronic asked the US District Court of Minnesota to consider a motion for summary judgement. Their request was based on the claim that federal preemption barred the plaintiffs' claims. The plaintiffs' main complaint sites state law product liability claims sounding in negligence and strict liability. Other claims include violations of state Consumer Protection...

• Medtronic Fails to Warn Public of Malfunctioning Battery

  Staff Writer | December 15, 2006 10:30 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  According to Medtronic's website, "Medtronic is the global leader in medical technology - alleviating pain, restoring health and extending life for millions of people around the world." Medtronic manufactures cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-D's) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD's). These devices are used on patients with heart conditions and are surgically...

• Texas Jury Awards $19.4 Mil in Remicade Lawsuit

  Staff Writer | December 15, 2006 9:05 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A Security Advisory by the American Association for Justice reports that December 13, a Corpus Christi, TX jury awarded $19.4 million to a woman who had filed a Remicade lawsuit. The woman contracted lupus as a result of taking the prescription arthritis drug. A Texas jury has found that Centocor Inc. negligently failed to warn doctors and consumers about potential side effects of Remicade and...

• Verdict Against Remicade Manufacturer

  Ben Glass | December 15, 2006 8:41 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  In the world of drug litigation, a jury in Texas ruled that Centocor Inc. negligently and fraudulently failed to warn doctors and consumers about potential side effects of Remicade and must pay almost 20 million dollars to a woman who claims she developed lupus as a result of using Remicade. Hamilton, et al. v. Centocor Inc., et al., No. 03-60526-4 (Texas Ct. at Law No. 4, Nueces Cty.).In a 5-1...

• Women Sues Lawyer who vanished after settling Malpractice Lawsuit

  Christina Cole | December 15, 2006 5:43 AM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  Tonya'n LaBeaux has lost faith in the Nevada justice system.Her lawyer is being charged with forging documents that ended her $1.5 million wrongful death lawsuit against a Washoe County doctor and making off with the settlement he negotiated without her consent. To date, the courts have rebuffed her attempts to resurrect her case against the doctor.LaBeaux, now a California resident, is going...

• Opening Medical Malpractice Cases to the Light of Day

  Ryan Nute | December 14, 2006 3:22 PM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  Confidentiality in medical malpractice suits is an issue which is receiving increased scrutiny. Especially where the appropriate authorities are kept in the dark.As reported by the Seattle TImes, two lawsuits against a Seattle-area physician (Dr. James H. Greene) illustrate the current concern. Significant settlements were paid by the doctor's employer after he was accused of negligence. ...

• Doctors Who Rush May Be Missing Something Important

  Ben Glass | December 14, 2006 10:54 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  The New England Journal of Medicine has a great article reporting on a study that shows that the faster a doctor does a colonocopy the more polyps (pre cancer) he misses. No surprise there, is there?In a study extending over 15 months, 12 experienced gastroenterologists performed 7882 colonoscopies, of which 2053 were screening examinations in subjects who had not previously undergone...