Posts tagged medical malpractice

• Illinois Man Wins $1.6M in Medical Malpractice Case

  Shannon Weidemann | August 28, 2007 10:30 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A doctor failed to diagnose a man with bladder cancer so the man filed a medical malpractice case against the doctor. A jury found the doctor responsible and awarded the man $1.6 Million. Between June and November 2003, Kordek saw Dr. Marwaha for issues with frequent urination and other symptoms. Kordek's kidneys became obstructed by a mass in his bladder, which eventually caused a drop in his...

• Health Clinics in Retail Stores are Quick but Are They Safe?

  Staff Writer | August 27, 2007 11:05 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  In recent years, drug stores and retail stores such as WalMart have introduced health clinics in their stores where shoppers can come in and be treated for various ailments they would have normally waited for days or weeks to see their primary care doctors. While the patients are seen more quickly, health officials have called into question their standard of care, hygiene, and their lack of...

• "Runaway" Jury Verdicts Rarely Occur

  Bruce Gibson | August 15, 2007 7:57 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  In a study published in the May edition of the Michigan Law Review, Professor Philip D. Peters, Jr. states that The efforts of the Bush administration to reform the tort system on medical malpractice and decrying 'runaway' jury verdicts was phony. Studies which were examined showed this claim to be unsupported by actual data. The study also revealed that juries are "more likely to defer to...

• Lawyers' Fee in Medical Malpractice Case at Issue

  Chrissie Cole | August 03, 2007 12:24 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Next month, a Broward judge will decide whether or not to award lawyers a larger percentage of an $8.5 million jury award that Florida lawmakers approved for a paralyzed medical malpractice victim.Two separate trial courts were held last week - one in Fort Lauderdale and one in Tallahassee - to settle a dispute about the claims bill passed earlier in the year for a nineteen-year-old and her...

• No Civil Liability on Hospitals to Ensure Financial Compliance of Medical Staff

  Patricia Doherty | August 01, 2007 12:39 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Under the Florida Statutes (FS 458.320) in order for a doctor to have hospital medical staff privileges the physician must meet certain financial requirements in order to pay medical malpractice judgments against the doctor for negligent medical care. However, the Florida Surpeme Court held a hospital has no duty to ensure a doctor complies with the statute.As a result of this court ruling, a...

• Jury Finds USF Doctor Negligent

  Patricia Doherty | July 30, 2007 10:55 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A Tampa jury awarded a family $23.5 million dollars for the wrongful birth of their second child. The jury found a University of South Florida physician was negligent for giving the go ahead to the couple to have a second child even though the couple's first child had severe disabling birth defects. Had the doctor properly diagnosed this genetic disorder (Smith-Lemil-Opitz syndrome) in the...

• Don't Be A Victim of Medical Malpractice.

  Patricia Doherty | July 14, 2007 11:18 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Check out Eight Tips for a Safer Hospital Stay . These suggestions could make a hospital stay safer and prevent you and your family from being victims of hospital negligence or a doctor's malpractice.For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Medical Malpractice and Negligent Care.

• Appeals Court Upholds Medical Malpractice Award

  Sandy Grinnell | July 09, 2007 4:48 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The California 2nd Disctrict Court of Appeals upheld the decision of a lower court which awarded a County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center patient $150,000 in pain and suffering. Although the California medical malpractice awards caps are $250,000, a 28 year-old male patient of Harbor-UCLA hospital was awarded $150,000 for the pain and suffering he sustained due to complications from an emergency...

• California Hospital Loses Medical Malpractice Case

  Shannon Weidemann | July 08, 2007 3:55 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A man was awarded $150,000 for pain and suffering he incurred after having an emergency appendectomy at County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He was sent home from his first surgery complaining of excessive pain. Testing on a return to the hospital showed that he had a small bowel obstruction that required more surgery. The medical malpractice case was heard by an appeals court last week.Last...

• Infant Son's Death Case Settled With Naval Hospital

  Eddie Farah | July 05, 2007 11:19 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Thomas and Jessica Hugaboom say they just didn't want to go to trial.Instead, the couple has settled their 7-month old son's death with the Jacksonville Naval Hospital for $900,000.The court records show the Hubagooms visited the hospital's emergency room three times with their infant son, Michael, while Thomas was stationed at the Jacksonville Naval Air Station.While the baby's condition...