Medical Malpractice

• Medtronic Recalls Sprint Fidelis Cardiac Leads

  Jamie Sheller | October 16, 2007 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  Medtronic has removed its Sprint Fidelis defibrillation leads from the market after several adverse events in patients. Defibrillators are used to monitor the heart rate in patients. If the defibrillator detects an irregular heart rhythm, it sends an electrical shock to the heart to restore normal rhythm. Medtronic has found that the leads are prone to fracture. These fractures may cause the...

• Medical Malpractice in New Hampshire

  Ed Van Dorn | October 16, 2007 9:44 AM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  Two years ago, under pressure from the medical and insurance industries and despite efforts by consumer groups, the New Hampshire legislature passed a law requiring all medical malpractice claims to be screened by an allegedly "neutral panel" before the claim could be heard in court. The insurance and medical groups argued that it would provide an efficient, time and cost saving method of...

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

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

  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...

• Boston Doctors Lose Medical Malpractice Case

  Shannon Weidemann | October 15, 2007 12:16 PM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  Two doctors from a Boston hospital have lost a medical malpractice lawsuit. A jury awarded the plantiff $26.5 Million for a family to care for a child with cerebral palsy. The family contends that a lack of monitoring and failure to perform a timely c-section injured their son. A Suffolk County jury issued the verdict Thursday. The damages against two Brigham and Women's doctors are believed...

• $26 Million Awarded to Family for Birth Injury

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

  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...

• Widow Wins $16 Million in Medical Malpractice Case in Connnecticut

  Shannon Weidemann | October 11, 2007 8:13 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  The widow of a truck driver was awarded $16 Million in a medical malpractice case against a doctor and medical group. The man died in 1994 of a heart attack. The lawsuit contended that the man's heart disease was not properly diagnosed or treated. The defendents in the case were Dr. Robert Goldsmith and the Stamford Medical Group. Koskoff called the award one of the largest wrongful death...

• Five More Lawsuits Filed Against Same Georgia Doc

  Eddie Farah | October 11, 2007 3:32 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  They say that it is the same doctors who make the bulk of medical mistakes.This story is about one Waycross, Georgia surgeon who seems to fit that profile. Five more patients of Dr. Najam Azmat have filed lawsuits against him and Satilla Regional Medical Center. They say they were injured by the doctor's incompetence. Among the charges - the doctor allegedly tore one patient's arteries while...

• FDA Approves New Medtronic Stent in Spite of Report

  Joe Saunders | October 11, 2007 5:31 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  In spite of a recent scientific report citing certain health risks, the FDA voted to approve Medtronic's new cardiac stent, Endeavor. Data published a few days before the vote raised questions about the risk of blood clots linked to use of the drug coated stent. However, the FDA panel did suggest the FDA require that Medtronic conduct a 5 year post-approval study to assess the risks...

• AB 133 Changes Health and Dental Insurance Laws

  Steve Klearman | October 10, 2007 12:58 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Assembly Bill No. 133 dated February 20, 2007 will make some important changes to provisions relating to the status of health and dental insurance policies for patients. Current law allows insurance providers to refuse to pay for claims until the premium on the policy is paid in full by the patient. Amendments to the rules regarding health insurance will require insurance companies to notify...

• Medical Malpractice From Foreign Care?

  Brooks Schuelke | October 09, 2007 1:54 PM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  Yesterday's Miami Herald had an article about a recent trend of American and Canadian citizens seeking medical care in foreign countries, particularly Cuba. The entire article was interesting, but this quote about potential medical malpractice stuck out:René Rodriguez, a Cuban-born physician now living in Miami, thinks Cuba would be a ''lousy place'' to have surgery. ``If anything happens to...