Posts tagged Birth Injuries

• Birth Trauma Case--Jury Returns $11.4 Million Verdict

  David Mittleman | October 29, 2008 10:38 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  In Crawford County, Wisconsin, a jury awarded the parents of a brain-damaged boy $11.4 million for his injuries. The suit was filed over the negligent care by a nurse and nurse midwife at Gunderson...

• Due to Caps On Damages, Choose Healthcare Providers Carefully

  Peter Wetherall | December 08, 2007 9:32 AM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Does it matter which hospital you choose when you're in need of medical care or surgery? YOU NEED TO KNOW, that if you're the victim of medical malpractice here in Las Vegas or elsewhere in Nevada, your ability to recover damages is dramatically impacted by the hospital involved. Here's why...Under Nevada law, governmental entities and their employees incur very limited financial...

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Walgreens for Prescription Error

  Chrissie Cole | October 19, 2007 7:15 AM | 0 CommentsPaducah, KY Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A St. Louis woman that began feeling sick and throwing up a month into her pregnancy thought it was nothing more than morning sickness. A month later she learned that the pills she thought were prenatal vitamins were instead a potent chemotherapy drug that killed her unborn child, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed against Walgreens Co., the pharmacy responsible for the prescription...

• Jury Awards $26M in Malpractice Lawsuit Over Birth Injuries

  Chrissie Cole | October 15, 2007 7:35 PM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A Suffolk Jury awarded $26M to the family of a brain-damaged boy that will never walk or talk due to a botched delivery, at a Boston teaching hospital that caused life long birth injuriesThe verdict, issued Thursday, comes as a relief to the parents that now know what happened to their son, 10, who has cerebral palsy and requires constant around-the-clock care. The malpractice suit was filed...

• $26 Million Awarded to Family for Birth Injury

  Chrissie Cole | October 13, 2007 6:31 AM | 0 CommentsPaducah, KY Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A Brockton family won a $26.5 million jury verdict for the birth injury their son sustained that left him brain damaged. He will never walk or talk due to the botched delivery at a Boston teaching hospital.The family finally feels some relief now that they know what caused their 10-year-old son to suffer from cerebral palsy that requires around the clock care for the rest of his life.Prior to...

• Kentucky Attorney General Files Suit Against OxyContin Manufacturer

  Chrissie Cole | October 05, 2007 9:39 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Kentucky Attorney General, Greg Stumbo, announced the filing of a lawsuit against the manufacturer of Oxycontin, a commonly abused narcotic for medical negligence amongst other claims.The lawsuit alleges the manufacturer, Purdue Pharma, misrepresented the risks associated with OxyContin use and seeks to recover damages suffered county and state governments related to widespread addiction in...

• Suit Claims Pharmacy Error Led to Premature Birth

  Chrissie Cole | July 20, 2007 1:10 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A woman claims her pregnancy complications were the result of a prescription error at CVS Pharmacy and is now suing the company for over $50,000."Defendant through its employees, agents, and servants, misfilled the prescription. Plaintiff subsequently suffered complications due to the misfilled prescription, was forced to deliver the minor plaintiff by C-section prematurely, and both suffered...

• Hospital Settles Cerebral Case for $14 Million

  Shannon Weidemann | June 04, 2007 1:45 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A hospital has settled a medical malpractice suit with the family of a young boy for $14 Million last week. The 5-year-old boy suffered a birth injury that led to cerebral palsy. The hospital staff did not administer treatment in time to prevent his injuries.The malpractice complaint against Northwestern Memorial Hospital contended the baby was not breathing when he was born and that emergency...

• Study shows epilepsy drug raises birth defect risks

  Staff Writer | April 05, 2007 4:47 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The New York Times published an article about a neurological study that points to an increased risk of mental birth defects in children who were exposed to epilepsy drug Depakote while in the womb. Researchers found that children of mothers who took Depakote during pregnancy scored 7 to 8 points lower on I.Q. tests at 2 years of age than mothers who took other epilepsy drugs. The researchers...

• Napoli Bern Ripka Reports Hospital Errors Continue To Rise

  Paul Napoli | April 04, 2007 5:21 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The recently published HealthGrades Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study reviewed nearly 5,000 hospitals from 2003 to 2005 found that medical errors have continued to rise. The recently published HealthGrades Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study reviewed nearly 5,000 hospitals from 2003 to 2005 found that medical errors have continued to rise. In that 3-year period, patient safety...