Medical misdiagnosis is a serious problem in our health care system. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, diagnoses that are wrong, missed or delayed affect 10 to 20 percent of all medical cases. That’s a higher rate than drug errors or wrong-site…
A Milwaukee County judge has ruled that the state’s onerous tort reform statute does not apply in the case of a $25.3 million recovery for a woman who lost her arms and legs due to medical malpractice. On May 24, 2011, a 53-year-old mother of…
Have you ever gone shopping only to arrive home and find you did not get what you paid for? Although an inconvenience, you probably went back to the store for the correct item. An Ohio lesbian couple had a similar situation – what they purchased…
Assume in the course of caring for you, your doctor makes a mistake. You decide to file a lawsuit for negligence or malpractice; you are required to demonstrate that the mistake caused harm. This is a huge problem for parents who receive a falsely reassuring…
Imagine how you would feel if you lost a child as a result of medical negligence and could not file a medical negligence lawsuit. This is a “three strikes and you’re out” story. Strike One: On April 5, 1999, Erin Rice sought medical attention for an upset…
Although much progress has been made to reduce medical errors in a hospital setting, less attention has been given to missed and wrong diagnosis in outpatient experiences. According to Hardeep Singh, author of a recent study published in BMJ Quality and Safety, at least 1…
The auto mechanics class at Seminole Ridge High School has been shut down while the School District investigates two accidents that seriously injured students working on vehicles. In September, Dustin was working on a split-rim tire when the tire exploded and the rim hit the…
Playgrounds are a part of all of our childhood memories whether at school or the local public park, but, every year more than 200,000 kids are treated in emergency rooms from playground related injuries. Some injuries involve falls on hard surfaces, head entrapment, and strangulation…
Due largely to drug makers’ aggressive direct-to-consumer advertising campaigns, testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) has become a big business projected to reach profits of $5 billion by 2017. But, huge profits should not come with a huge price to pay for consumers. The FDA said that…
Thousands of Americans are going under the knife every year for surgery that isn’t necessary, according to a USA Today investigation. After reviewing information from government records and medical databases, USA Today concluded that unnecessary surgeries may account for 10 to 20 percent of all oper
Over 300,000 West Virginians are still being warned that their tap water is unsafe to drink, while the company that caused the contamination will, most likely, escape liability. J. Clifford Forrest, apparently, took control of Freedom Industries just before the company leaked thousands of gallons…
Over 250 medical malpractice lawsuits have been filed against, Dr. Spyros Panos, Mid-Hudson Medical Group, parent of Saint Francis Hospital and Health Centers and Vassar Hospitals, and both hospitals. Dr. Spyros Panos, an ex-orthopedic surgeon, has been accused of opening patients surgically withou