Category: Medical Malpractice

According to a 2010 report from the Department of Health and Human Services as cited by Consumer Reports, over 180,000 Medicare patients die each year in a hospital due to […]

Recently, MSNBC hosted a surprising and alarming segment that highlighted statistics and mistakes that are occurring in our hospitals. Medical mistakes account for […]

When millions of people across this country receive a prescription from their doctor for a specific medication […]

Recently, we reviewed the controversial “error in judgment” defense at issue in a Pennsylvania medical malpractice case currently on appeal.

Woman Awarded $120 Million for Medical Malpractice -June 6, 2012 – In what is said to be the largest medical malpractice verdict in history, a 45-year-old woman has received $120 million dollars for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of three hospitals in failing to properly diagnose her condition in a timely manner. The plaintiff, a 45 year old mother of two, initially suffered a seizure in 2004 and sought medical treatment at the three different facilities over the course of one month. She developed an allergic reaction to a prescribed anti-seizure medication causing her face, eyes and throat to swell. She was later diagnosed with a rare, but serious skin disorder called Stevens-Johnson syndrome, but not before she suffered brain damage.