Last
week, a jury in New Mexico awarded a plaintiff $1 million in a medical
malpractice lawsuit. According to the allegations, Michael Salopek went to his
doctor in 2005 to be treated for a puncture...
On
January 12, 2008, a 44-year-old inmate by the name of Margarita Saavedra died
while she was in the custody of the Harris County jail in Texas. She was being
held in the jail’s medical...
In medical
malpractice suits, it is often common for the prosecution and/or the defense
team to call an expert to the witness stand. This expert is allowed to give his
or her testimony...
When a
father who watched one of his twin sons die during a botched delivery, he was
severely emotionally traumatized. He sued the hospital for wrongful death and
medical...
Recently the State Assembly of Nevada passed a bill that will lift the $350,000 damages cap on medical malpractice suits when the jury finds that the defendant is guilty of gross negligence...
Though it is normal behavior for a newborn child to vomit after feeding, projectile
vomit, which is yellow or green in color is often a sign of a serious digestive
condition, known as malrotation.
In 2005, a U.S. soldier nearly
died when three surgeons performed abdominal surgery. His lawyer proved
that the surgeons were negligent during the operation and he was
awarded $2 million in a lawsuit against them...
The
United States House of Representatives created a bill yesterday, which will
protect reporters from being subpoenaed into courtrooms, to reveal their
confidential sources. The so-called shield law will operate much like those in
place for medical experts...
Beginning
Wednesday, doctors and hospitals will no longer be able to price gouge their
patients who do not have health insurance. The Attorney General has created the
new law, and her office will be the one to enforce it.
Oregon Gov Site, Sep 02, 2008 They don’t do that very often, according to commission administrator Jim Dameron. Dameron estimates that in 2007 Oregon hospitals abided by the state’s written
U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Barack Obama (D-IL), Jun 19, 2008 It appears the VA’s efforts to discover the truth about Dr. Veizaga-Mendez, his past professional history, and the circumstances surrounding his license
