Posts tagged medical malpractice

• Effects of Medical Malpractice Caps Doubtful

  Randy Walton | October 08, 2007 1:25 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Texas is seeing the greatest influx of medical doctors it has seen in a very long time. At last count, the state has climbed to 42nd in the U.S. rankings of physician's per capita, up from a raking of 48 in 2001. Some attribute the growth to a voter approved constitutional amendment, proposition 12, which was narrowly approved by voters in 2003. Under the new law, any pain and suffering...

• Do Doctor's White Coat and Tie Cause Infection?

  Randy Walton | September 19, 2007 5:36 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  It was reported, hospitals are banning neckties, long sleeves and jewellery in an effort to stop the spread of deadly hospital-borne infections. The campaign is aimed at ambulances, primary care, mental health and care trusts, and care homes and hospices.In England, it was reported, hospitals are banning neckties, long sleeves and jewellery in an effort to stop the spread of deadly...

• Survivor Raises Awareness of Hospital-Acquired Infections, California Malpractice Laws

  Walton Barber, LLP | December 11, 2007 11:20 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Alicia Cole entered a Los Angeles area hospital to have fibroids removed, a relatively simple procedure. What was supposed to be a one-day stay in the hospital, turned into a five-month fight for survival after she acquired a hosptial-born necrotizing fasciitis, the flesh-eating bacteria.Like thousands of other patients in American hospitals, Ms. Cole became a victim of the saddest of all...

• Product Liability: Bayer Stops Sales Of Trasylol Due To Risk Of Death

  Scott Barber | November 05, 2007 9:01 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp. has suspended sales of Trasylol, a drug used to control bleeding during heart surgery, after pressure by the FDA. The suspension of sales of Trasylol is due to a Canadian study which may have found an increased risk of death associated with the drug's use. The FDA and Bayer are examining the study which was stopped before its expected conclusion.Trasylol appeares to...

• 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...

• Modern Medicine

  Rick Patterson | December 05, 2007 3:59 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  With so many defective drugs out there, it is a breath of fresh air to see a development that would be a positive force in the world of medicine. One such development is the revolutionary concept of nanomedicine. "Imagine a small capsule measuring in nano meters, scanning your internal organs and providing details to censors placed outside. This may have sounded like science fiction a couple of...

• Doctors Don't Tattle Tale

  Randy Walton | December 04, 2007 4:23 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A new survey shows that even though doctors believe that incompetent or impaired colleagues should be reported to the appropriate authorities, most don't.In a survey of more that 1,600 physicians by the Annals of Internal Medicine, 45% said they did not always report an incompetent colleague, even though nearly every respondent said the should. Nearly half said they did not report at least one...

• Medical Malpractice: Waiting In E.R. Can Be Deadly

  Randy Walton | October 31, 2007 7:05 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  When 33-year-old Christopher Jones experienced pain in his chest and left arm he did what most people would do, he went to the hospital. When arrived at the Emergency Department he was told to wait until it was his turn.Mr. Jones waited and waited, for more than three hours, the he stepped outside and collapsed on the pavement. A few minutes later he was dead. Is this a wrongful...