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Study Suggests Over 20% of Patients with Serious Conditions are Initially Misdiagnosed

Apr10
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A new study recently published in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice suggests that over 20% of patients who obtained a second opinion from a Minnesota clinic were misdiagnosed by their primary physicians. The study, which focused on patients...

Official Report at Least 5 Births Following Botched Zika Tests by DC Lab

Apr3
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Officials from the District of Columbia have reported that at least five pregnant women who had their blood tested for Zika by the DC public health lab last year have since given birth. These five births include at least one...

$46.5 Million in Damages Awarded to Family in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

Mar20
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This month, a Union County jury awarded a total of $46.5 million in damages for the permanent disability sustained by the child of Karl and Candice Smalls after she was delivered via C-section on June 4, 2014 at the Ouachita...

400,000 Patients Die from Medical Malpractice Every Year

Mar14
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An article by John T. James, PhD explains that preventable medical errors are among the leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for as many as 400,000 deaths per year. The previous estimate, made more than three decades...

Triple Amputee Awards Nearly $14 Million in Case Against Aiken Regional Medical Centers

Mar6
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Seletha Gartrell, who lost both of her legs above the knee, her left arm from below the elbow, and fingers from her right hand, was awarded nearly $14 million in damages by a jury in Aiken County this month in...

Spine Surgeon “Dr. Death” Sentenced to Life in Prison

Mar3
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Last week, Christopher Duntsch, a 45-year-old Texas neurosurgeon who earned himself the nickname “Dr. Death,” was sentenced to life in prison by a Dallas jury. After deliberating for just over an hour, jurors agreed with prosecutors that the former surgeon...

Error in DC Lab Tests for Zika Results in Hundreds of Retests, Concerns for Mothers

Feb28
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In what has made national headlines, the DC public health lab is retesting of hundreds of blood samples after a critical error in laboratory testing procedure was discovered. The error, discovered in fall of last year by newly appointed public...

Medical Malpractice Damages Caps in Virginia

Feb14
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Over the years, medical malpractice has become a target for lawmakers and lobbyists who want to reduce the amount of compensation victims and their families are able to recover after they have been harmed by negligent physicians, nurses, and other...

Jury Awards $14.5 Million Verdict in Cerebral Palsy Birth Injury Case

Feb10
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A federal jury in Ohio recently ruled in favor of a child born with cerebral palsy and other medical complications as a result of medical errors made during labor and was awarded $14.5 million in compensation. In their decision, the...

Birth Injury Case Ends in Jury Verdict Victory for Plaintiff

Jan27
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A medical malpractice plaintiff has recently won a medical malpractice case for a client who suffered a birth injury in 2009. Legal representatives worked closely with the client’s parents, who filed the lawsuit on his behalf, through a hard-fought legal...

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