Posts tagged malpractice

• Woman a Quadriplegic After Procedure to Determine Cause of Headaches

  Mark Bello | May 21, 2012 12:33 PM | 2 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A California woman recently won a $22 million medical malpractice lawsuit against the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Group after a medical procedure left her a quadriplegic. In October 2006, the...

• The Most Feared Complication of Prostate Biopsy

  David Mittleman | November 16, 2008 9:20 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  For men 50 and over, digital rectal exams and PSA (prostate-specific antigen) tests have become a routine part of the annual checkup. These tests can uncover signs of prostate cancer, a disease that...

• Patient Safety At Risk If Senate Bills Pass

  David Mittleman | May 18, 2012 9:18 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  If you haven’t heard the story about Dr. Yasser Awaad of Dearborn, let me summarize it for you: This neurologist took advantage of as many as 255 of his patients – maybe more –...

• Exposing the Perils of Texas Tort Reform

  Mark Bello | August 11, 2011 4:06 PM | 37 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  According to Bob Moss, spokesman for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, two serious violations, one resulting in death, triggered an inspection of Parkland Memorial Hospital in...

• Is Wisdom Teeth Extraction Really Necessary? Family Sues Oral Surgeon After Daughter Dies

  David Mittleman | December 16, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The family of a teenage girl is suing an oral surgeon and an anesthesiologist after their daughter died during a wisdom teeth extraction surgery earlier this year. They allege that their...

• When it Happens to the Judge (or the Legislator), Suddenly Tort Reform is NOT a Good Idea!

  Mark Bello | September 17, 2010 9:54 AM | 3 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Here is a case where a sloppy surgeon was stupid enough to leave a surgical sponge inside a JUDGE! And, of course, the judge (a 67-year old Palm Beach judge named Nelson Bailey) has had a come to...

• Beware of "Minimally Invasive" Cosmetic Surgery Claims

  David Mittleman | September 19, 2011 8:21 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  So-called minimally invasive liposuction may sound like a dream come true for those wanting to get rid of stubborn bulge. But choose the wrong doctor to perform the surgery, and you could end up...

• Mersa: The Deadly Infection

  David Mittleman | October 31, 2008 9:11 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Mersa (MRSA) is a resistant form of staph bacteria that has been around for decades, but was limited mostly to outbreaks in hospital and nursing-home patients. Now the outbreak is spreading to...

• Patient Safety and the Doctor Shortage – Is Help on the Way?

  David Mittleman | May 25, 2012 3:35 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The image of the local doctor ambling up to your door, black bag in hand, is slowly fading from memory. But rapid advances in online technology and the proliferation of high-speed connectivity...

• Sparrow Hospital Nurses' Union Rejects Contract Proposal, Authorize Strike

  David Mittleman | November 05, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A few weeks ago I wrote about the nursing union at Sparrow Hospital and the difficulties they faced in convincing the hospital administrators to increase the staffing to improve patient safety. In...