Posted on August 23rd, 2010
The Washington State Health Department has released a report on where and when hospital errors have occurred in the past four years.
It was released in raw data and separated into different categories such as wrong procedures being performed on people to foreign objects being left in the body.
The hospital that had the most errors was Harborview Medical Center with 124 adverse events since 2006. The University of Washington Medical Center was the second in line 0.29 errors per bed.
The procedures on how each hospitals reported errors and how they are analyzed is somewhat different so just looking at the number may not be the best way to view the report.
If you or a loved one has been the victim of a hospital error, contact the New Jersey hospital error lawyers of Levinson and Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on August 19th, 2010
A lawsuit has been filed against a Minnesota hospital after a man fell off of the operating table during surgery.
The suit was filed by the man’s son and it claims that the hospital did not take adequate care of the patient during his surgery. The 61-year-old man was undergoing a lumbar drain after a stroke when he fell off the table causing his exposed brain to hit the floor.
After the fall, the man underwent multiple other surgeries in order to correct any errors that occurred in the fall, but he later died of a massive stroke. The lawsuit is claiming that the velco straps on the table failed to hold the man down.
Medical malpractice cases can cause serious injury to everyone involved, our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim.
Posted on August 11th, 2010
A woman from Los Angeles has recently won a $198,000 settlement after having a double mastectomy and then finding out that she never had breast cancer.
The surgery happened at the L.A. County USC Medical Center after two doctors told her that she had breast cancer after a biopsy in August 2007.
After having the surgery, pathologists then reexamined the breast tissue and found that there never was cancer cells, but that the woman had benign cells that resemble cancer cells. The woman’s lawsuit claimed that the hospital was negligent for wrongfully diagnosing her.
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 today.
Posted on August 4th, 2010
According to health unit documents, a doctor’s cataract problem is part of the reason a patient was diagnosed with the wrong type of cancer resulting in a colostomy.
A colostomy is a surgical procedure that brings the large intestine through the wall of the abdomen causing stool to be collected in a bag outside of the body.
Three hospitals in the Windsor area are being investigated after this incident and another case where two women were given mistaken mastectomies. The presence of cataracts in the pathologist’s eyes has been said to be one of the reasons for these mistakes.
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 28th, 2010
According to a Washington non-profit group, Public Citizen, the New Jersey Medical Examiners board ranks low on taking action against negligent physicians.
According to a report, New Jersey was found to be ranked 40th out of the 50 states on how they sanction their doctors. Out of 1,107 complaints the board received only 24 resulted in license revocation and 45 resulted in temporary suspensions.
Therefore, the board threw out almost 93 percent of all cases. Fourteen doctors, one nurse, one accountant and three members of the public make up that board.
If you have been the victim of medical negligence, contact the New Jersey medical negligence lawyers of Levinson Axelrod 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 7th, 2010
An 80-year-old grandmother was being treated for a mild pneumonia in the hospital when she was given a massive overdose of medication in a medical malpractice case.
The woman was given more than 1o times the correct amount of potassium after she became short of breath. The medication caused her to immediately have a heart attack that killed her after the doctor’s efforts to revive her failed.
Allegedly, a nurse gave her the medication to quickly and she was suspended while an investigation into the incident is underway.Her grieving family is convinced that the mistake cost their grandmother her life.
Medical malpractice cases can have traumatic effects on all involved, our thoughts are with the family of the victim.
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.
