Plexiglas-like cement used in spinal procedures at New Mexico hospital was supposed to act as a cushion in the disk space and relieve spinal pain. Unfortunately, the procedure was not safe or…
Unless you have been hiding under a rock for the last 25 years, you know that the Republican Party has been railing against big government for years. The problem, of course, is that most are…
A wrongful death lawsuit contends a boat owner was negligent and reckless causing the drowning death of a 19-year-old girl in a 2010 Lake Erie boating accident. The teen was attending a drinking…
“Tragedy is that our attention centers on what people are not, rather than on what they are and who they might become.” ~ Brennan Manning Remember the movie, “Back to the…
NYU Langone Medical Center is in the spotlight for sending home a seriously ill 12-year-old boy after spending hours in the emergency room. The child ultimately died four days later from sepsis…
Another wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in connection with a December 2011 “hill jumping” accident that left three dead and two seriously injured. The lawsuit was filed against…
How many medical malpractice cases are too many against the same doctor? One? Two? What about twenty-one? Dr. Leonard Janis, a Hilliard podiatrist, was named in 21 lawsuits before OhioHealth took…
For those of you who have been drinking the tort reform Koolaid and think that there are too many frivolous lawsuits here is an example of the other side of the story, as told by one of my…
If the intent of going to the hospital is to improve one’s condition/health, then why are thousands of patients at risk every day due to medical error or negligence? Hospital personnel are…
Experts are increasing efforts to warn people about the dangers of personal high-speed watercraft. On May 20, a 14-year-year-old boy was killed on the Peconic Bay when his Jet Ski crashed…
A teenager required surgery after swallowing a wire that became loose from a barbecue grill cleaning brush and was cooked in her hamburger. A 50-year-old man underwent surgery after a CT scan…
Extendicare Health Services, Inc., a company that operates 21 nursing home facilities in Kentucky, recently announced that it will be leaving the state. Why? Because this chronically negligent…