Posts tagged medical malpractice

• Child Wins Damages in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

  Chrissie Cole | July 05, 2007 11:33 PM | 0 CommentsChico, CA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A jury has awarded $96 million in future damages in a medical malpractice case of a child who developed a rare neurological disorder that was caused by untreated jaundice after his birth four years ago at Verdugo Hills Hospital.The current award value is $15 million, but it expected to reach $96 million over the course of medical care for the boy throughout his lifetime. Making it one of the...

• Medical Malpractice Reaches University Hospital

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

  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 Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  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 Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  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 Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  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 Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  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 Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  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 Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  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...