Posted on November 30th, 2009
The Senate is set to begin debating health care reform today, which will include a discussion of the merits of a cap on how much can be awarded in malpractice verdicts. If you or someone you love has been the victim of negligent medical care, the New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers of Levinson-Axelrod may be able to get you the compensation you deserve.
Because of the number of amendments which various politicians are expected to tack on – amendments concerning malpractice limits, taxes, a government-run plan, and other hot-button issues – it may take several weeks for any traction to be gained. The debate is expected to take the rest of the year because of the highly divisive nature of the bill.
If you or someone you love has been injured as a result of medical care, contact the New Jersey medical malpractice attorneys of Levinson-Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529 today.
Posted on November 24th, 2009
A New Jersey jury awarded the family of a man who died after receiving oral surgery an $11 million verdict in May. If you or someone you love has experienced improper or lacking oral medical care, the New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers of Levinson-Axelrod may be able to help you fight this injustice.
The jury found that the oral surgeon had committed medical malpractice when he removed the man’s wisdom teeth despite being told by the man that he had an impaired immune system. The man died twelve hours after having his wisdom teeth removed due to an immune system problem that caused his face and hands to swell if subjected to trauma.
If you or someone you love has been the victim of negligent medical care, contact the New Jersey oral surgery malpractice lawyers of Levinson-Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on November 24th, 2009
The Senate voted 60-39 Saturday night to begin debate on the health care following a recess for Thanksgiving. If you or someone you love has experienced insufficient medical care, the New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers of Levinson-Axelrod may be able to fight for the health care
The debate over health care is expected to last for the rest of the year, with Republicans likely to seek caps on the amount juries can award in cases of medical malpractice.
If you or someone you love has been injured due to negligent medical care, contact the New Jersey medical malpractice attorneys of Levinson-Axelrod today by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on November 20th, 2009
The family of a man who died from a preventable heart attack have won a verdict for $3.1 million in a New York State trial.
The man had begun complaining of cardiac symptoms back in 2002. He visited the South Shore Heart facility for tests to determine whether or not he had occlusive artery disease. A nuclear stress test came back negative.
Almost two years later, he went to his physician with similar complaints. The doctor did not order a new test, instead relying on the dated results of the earlier test. The man suffered a heart attack six months later and died as the result of a condition which could have been diagnosed.
The man’s widow and his children were awarded a $3.1 million verdict for the gross medical malpractice.
If you or someone you love has been injured by insufficient or negligent health care, contact the New Jersey medical malpractice attorneys of Levinson-Axelrod today by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on November 18th, 2009
California hospital Kaiser Permanente lost the body of a premature baby for six days before finding it again. If you or someone in your family has been the victim of medical malpractice, the New Jersey medical malpractice attorneys of Levinson-Axelrod may be able to help you get the financial compensation you deserve.
The premature baby was born just 20 weeks old and passed away two hours after delivery. The parents began making funeral plans when Kaiser Permanente told them that they had misplaced the body, which was not found for another six days. The child was eventually found in a pathology department freezer.
If you or someone you love has been the victim of negligent medical care, contact the New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers of Levinson-Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529 today.
Posted on November 17th, 2009
A Rockland, New York psychiatrist has been cited by the state and has had his license to practice medicine limited after multiple charges which he did not contest. If you or someone you love has been the victim of improper or incomplete medical care, the New Jersey medical malpractice attorneys of Levinson-Axelrod may be able to help you get the compensation you deserve for your injury.
The doctor was charged with committing negligence on multiple occasions, and failure to keep proper patient records. The man did not contest either of the charges. According to the malpractice board, the psychiatrist’s treatment of a patient did not match the minimum of care, and the doctor did not keep appropriate records.
If you or someone you love has received bad or harmful medical care, contact the New Jersey medical malparctice lawyers of Levinson-Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529 today.
Posted on November 16th, 2009
A Connecticut doctor has been banned from practicing in New York after it was shown he artificially inseminated a woman using the wrong sample. If you or someone you love has been the victim of medical malpractice, the New Jersey medical malpractice attorneys of Levinson-Axelrod can help you fight for the compensation you need.
The woman gave birth to two twin girls, but was surprised to find that the girls were very fair-skinned when their father was African American. A paternity test showed that the woman had actually been fertilized by her doctor’s own specimen. The State of New York has banned the doctor in question from practicing medicine in the state.
If you or someone you love has been the victim of inappropriate medical treatment, contact the New Jersey medical malpractice attorneys of Levinson-Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on November 11th, 2009
For the last several years, the FDA has been fighting the sale of drugs containing quinine as treatment for leg cramps. Levinson-Axelrod warns that over the past forty years, nearly a hundred deaths and over 600 injuries have occurred as a result of quinine drugs used for treating leg cramps. If you’ve experienced health problems as a result of taking quinine medication, the New Jersey medical malpractice attorneys of Levinson-Axelrod can help you fight for the compensation you’re entitled to.
Quinine is a naturally occurring crystaline alkanoid which has long been used for its tonic qualities; it is, in fact, the tonic that gives tonic water its name and its slightly bitter taste. Quinine has long been used to prevent malaria. However, it has also been used to treat leg cramps, which the FDA discourages. Because malaria is life-threatening, the side-effects of quinine use (called cinchonism) are considered acceptable.
If you or someone you love has been injured as a result of taking quinine a doctor prescribed, contact the New Jersey medical malpractice attorneys of Levinson-Axelrod today by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on November 10th, 2009
Dutch officials have banned a batch of the Pfizer drug Prevnar, known in the Netherlands as Prevenar, after three infants died within two weeks of being dosed with the anti-infection medication. If your child has experienced health problems as the result of pharmaceutical drugs, the lawyers of Levinson-Axelrod can help fight for your child’s needs.
The batch banned by the Dutch government totals roughly 110,000 doses. The drug is designed to prevent pneumonia and similar infections. Dutch officials have not quarantined other batches of the drug, and children in the country will continue to be treated with Prevnar.
If you or someone you love has been the victim of medical malpractice, contact the New Jersey malpractice lawyers of Levinson-Axelrod today by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on November 9th, 2009
A Pennsylvania woman was awarded $2.3 million by a unanimous vote of the eight-person jury which heard her malpractice case. The damages were awarded for pain and suffering which came as a result of a hospital causing her to need an abdominal hysterectomy following a post-pregnancy infection. If you have been the victim of medical malpractice, the lawyers of Levinson-Axelrod may be able to get you the compensation you deserve.
The woman had gone to a hospital to have her second child. She delivered safely, but standard blood work showed an unsafe decrease in her white blood count. Her physician was not made aware of the blood work, and she was discharged. However, an infection soon developed and she was back in the hospital six days later. Her condition required a complete abdominal hysterectomy, which could have been prevented had her doctor been made aware of the blood work.
If you or someone you love has been the victim of improper or incomplete medical care, contact the New Jersey medical malpractice attorneys of Levinson-Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529 today.
