Medical Malpractice Blog

A jury in Cook County recently awarded $148 million in damages to a 26-year-old woman who was permanently paralyzed after a poorly maintained bus shelter collapsed and fell on her at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. The $148 million was the...

The family of an infant son has just been awarded $10 million from a Walker County hospital, due to the hospital’s negligence in failing to diagnose bacterial meningitis. As a result, the infant suffered from hearing loss, seizures, and various...

In a case from Dallas County, Texas, the family of a woman who died after suffering brain damage while being treated at a local hospital was awarded nearly $20 million in damages. Prior to her passing, the woman, who worked...

This Monday, a California jury awarded a plaintiff $417 million in damages against Johnson & Johnson, a pharmaceutical, multinational medical devices, and consumer packaged goods manufacturing company. Johnson & Johnson earns billions of dollars per year in profits from their...

Dr. Ira Kirschenbaum, head of orthopedic surgery at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital, is facing widespread scrutiny over a record that alleges numerous poor patient outcomes, including four patient deaths since 2008 and 10 lawsuits accusing the surgeon of medical malpractice throughout his...

Social media has become an irreplaceable part of our lives, and many people find it difficult to imagine a world without using this platform to discuss politics, religion, family, relationships, work, and so much more. Whether we are sharing photos,...

At the recent Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, The Lancet released a new report that has garnered much attention throughout medical and psychological healthcare communities. According to its research, it determined that at least 35% of dementia cases could have been...

A jury in Pennsylvania recently returned an award for $8.5 million in damages to an 8-year-old boy who experienced severe and permanent brain injury while he was being cared for at a pediatric nursing facility. The boy was being treated...

A 25-year-old man from Ashland, Missouri was playing a game known as Knockerball in December of 2016 at a local mall when he suffered severe and permanent injuries that left him with quadriplegia. Knockerball, also referred to as bubble soccer,...

A jury in Union County, Arkansas recently awarded $46.5 million in damages over a lifelong disability suffered by a child born at a local medical center. According to court documents, the lawsuit stems from a C-section delivery in 2014 in...