Posted on August 31st, 2010
Indiana hospitals have seen a drop in the number of medical errors, including the number of bed sores reported has dropped by a third.
In 2009, 306 hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers reported 94 preventable medical errors. This is down from 105 which was reported in 2008. The number of bedsores reported in 2009 was 22, which is down from 33 that were reported in 2008.
This is the lowest number of bed sores that have been reported since the system began reporting their medical errors four years ago. Last year, the most common preventable injury that as reported was leaving a foreign object in the patient after surgery. There were 29 cases of this.
If you or a loved one has been the victim of a hospital error, contact the New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers of Levinson and Axlerod by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on July 20th, 2010
Nine months after a doctor lost a medical malpractice suit, he has not paid any of the $5 million settlement that was awarded to a woman and her family.
The doctor performed an outpatient back surgery on a former employee at the health center he worked at and she was brain-damaged as a result.
This is not the only case that the doctor owes money for, he has 19 medical malpractice cases against him. The other plaintiffs have complaints against the doctor for pain, numbness and paralysis.
If you or a loved one has been the victim of medical malpractice, you need experienced representation on your side. Contact the New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers of Levinson axelrod by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on July 14th, 2010
A woman is suing a dentist claiming that he treated her condition poorly and caused her pain after the procedure.
According to the complaint, the woman went to the dentist’s office in January 2008 in order to get impressions done to prepare for a bridge. The woman is claiming that the material that was used while making the impressions caused infections in her gums and caused the bridge to fit improperly.
This then caused roots in her gums to be exposed, which caused her pain. The woman had to have teeth removed because of the incident and had to undergo painful procedures.
If you or a loved one has been the victim of medical malpractice contact the New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers of Levinson and Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on July 2nd, 2010
This is the fifth year that Pennsylvania has seen a decrease in medical malpractice filings across the state. The number of lawsuits filed against health care providers have decreased 44 percent. The largest case was won by a woman from Allegheny County.
The woman was receiving treatment to have her sodium levels regulated by having sodium injected into her, but there was a medical error which caused her to receive too too much sodium and she sustained permanent brain damage as a result of it.
She then sued the place where she was receiving the treatments from. She was awarded a $5 million verdict. This verdict was the largest in the state in 2009, only 12 cases were awarded over a million dollars.
If you or a loved one has been the victim of medical malpractice, contact the New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers of Levinson and Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on June 25th, 2010
Two sisters in California have been arrested for suspicion of medical malpractice after they allegedly ran an illegal cosmetic filling business.
The two sisters were taken into custody on Monday June 22 after an investigation into the business was done by authorities because patients came forward after becoming ill from getting the cosmetic fillers in their face or buttocks.
According to authorities, some patients fillers hardened and became infected. One of the sisters claimed that she was a doctor in Mexico, but authorities say that she should not be practicing medicine in the United States. They are each being held on $20,000 bail.
If you or a loved one has been the victim of medical malpractice, contact the New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers of Levinson Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on May 28th, 2010
Wisconsin’s Senate passed a major medical malpractice bill this January that allows parents to recover for the loss of an adult child due to alleged medical malpractice.
The bill has now advanced to the Assembly for a vote. If successful in being passed, the bill can also apply to the reverse, i.e. an adult child may also receive compensation for the loss of a parent due to medical malpractice.
At the moment, these suits are impossible. This means that if a widow or widower without a minor child dies due to medical malpractice, nobody can bring a claim for it.
Originally, the bill was sponsored by the Senate Judiciary Committee in September, 2009. An additional reform proposal is expected to be voted on in the Senate soon, which would remove the current 180-day deadline for potential medical malpractice suits against state-run facilities and extend that period to a three year statute of limitations. This would make the period in which claims could be filed against state-run institutions consistent with the period allowed after injury to file a claim against private facilities.
If you are interested in finding out more about medical malpractice law in New Jersey, contact the New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers of Levinson & Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on May 14th, 2010
A 53-year-old Maryland woman was awarded $3.5 million by the jury after a surgery for blocked arteries left her paraplegic, unable to walk and in constant pain. She sued the two surgeons and their business. The woman’s lawyers claim that an improper grafting technique was used in her surgery, leading to blood loss and a spinal cord injury.
Court records show that she was awarded more than $200,000 for previous medical bills, $2 million for future medical bills and $1.3 million for non-monetary damages. The doctors are considering an appeal, saying the technique they used was appropriate, and that her complications could have happened in even the best situations. They also hope to reduce the amount of money the woman was awarded in the medical malpractice suit.
Posted on May 7th, 2010
The trial is underway for a case in which a 23-year-old man sued University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., for what he claims was the unnecessary removal of his right testicle. He said he was under the impression that he was merely going in for a biopsy and that his testicle would only be removed if found cancerous. When he awoke from surgery to discover his testicle missing, he assumed it had been found cancerous, he said.
He said he later found out his biopsy was negative. The hospital is fighting back, however, saying the man knew from the beginning that his testicle would be removed. A nurse testified that he had told her he was coming in to have it removed.
If you would like to know more about medical malpractice claims or if you have been hurt by the negligent actions of a health care professional, contact the New Jersey medical malpractice attorneys of Levinson & Axelrod at 800-346-5529.
Posted on April 30th, 2010
A Tennessee doctor has been charged with two counts of rape by fraud and sexual battery by fraud. He was arrested Sept. 22, 2009, but the case has not yet been settled. The judge for the case recently extended the settlement date for criminal charges against the doctor to June 17, 2010.
The suit against him alleges that he touched female patients inappropriately while presenting his actions as justified medical procedure at the Urgent Care Clinic on Long Hollow Pike in Goodlettsville, TN.
Three women have testified that the doctor lowered their pants and groped them inappropriately, asking if it hurt. The names of the women have been concealed in the lawsuit filings out of respect for the rape charges.
The attorney for two of the three lawsuits said that he will be refiling medical malpractice suits on behalf of his clients in addition to the current suits in court.
“We will be pleading in the alternative that these acts constitute medical malpractice; however we will continue to pursue our claim of medical battery as well,” he said.
If you or someone you know has had your trust in a medical professional abused, contact the New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers of Levinson & Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on April 21st, 2010
A 47-year-old Georgia man has been awarded $1.5 million in a medical malpractice suit in the first settlement following the recently overturned state cap on non-economic damages.
The suit was filed against a Georgia hospital and a number of nurses after an intravenous needle was incorrectly inserted into the man’s wrist. The flow of medication into the man’s hand eventually caused it to swell to painful and irreversible proportions. Doctors were forced to perform a number of operations to return the hand to normal, but were unable to save his thumb, which was amputated.
The settlement was awarded only four days after the state supreme court struck down a $350,000 cap on Georgia malpractice suit damages. Had the cap still been in place the settlement would have been limited to a maximum of $400,000.
This man deserved to be compensated for his mental anguish and the loss of his thumb. If you or someone you know has been unjustly injured due to the negligence of a medical professional, contact the New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers of Levinson & Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529.
