SE hospital district files malpractice suit over failed Bert Fish merger
A year after a judge threw out a merger for Bert Fish Medical Center, the Southeast Volusia Hospital District has filed a lawsuit claiming legal malpractice against their former attorney and his law firm.
Woman's death spurs malpractice lawsuit
A "dinner-plate-sized" ulcer that may have led to a 65-year-old woman's death is the cause of a new lawsuit against Odessa Regional Medical Center.The suit, which accuses ORMC of negligence leading to Faith Bickle's wrongful death, seeks up to $250,000 in...
GOP pushes limits on medical malpractice liability
JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press SALEM, Ore. Republicans in the Oregon Senate say they'll fight Gov. John Kitzhaber's proposed overhaul of the Oregon Health Plan unless it includes limits on medical malpractice claims, injecting a hot-button issue into one of the Legislature's biggest debates. Kitzhaber has pushed back, saying there's no time to tackle such a controversial issue during the ...
Technicality leads to dismissal in legitimate medical malpractice cases
HARTFORD — After losing a baby because of an incompetent cervix, Patricia Votre thought she was well prepared when she got pregnant again. She made arrangements with her doctors to consult with high-risk pregnancy experts from Yale University and to have the specialists take over her care.
Oregon GOP Pushes Limits on Medical Malpractice Liability
Republicans in the Oregon Senate say they’ll fight Gov. John Kitzhaber’s proposed overhaul of the Oregon Health Plan unless it includes limits on medical malpractice claims, injecting a hot-button issue into one of the Legislature’s biggest debates. Kitzhaber has pushed …
St. Louis-based Carey, Danis & Lowe Announces Suit Against the Maker of Zoloft
St. Louis–based law firm Carey, Danis & Lowe announces the filing of a lawsuit on behalf of 18 plaintiffs against Pfizer , maker of the antidepressant drug Zoloft.
Pfizer Birth Control Recall: Could Women Who Get Pregnant Sue?
If women wind up pregnant from faulty pill packets, product liability lawsuits or "wrongful pregnancy" cases -- reminiscent of medical malpractice -- could be filed
Legitimate Medical Malpractice Claims Frequently Dismissed on Technicalities
In Michigan , state law requires stringent procedural obligations be satisfied before an injured patient or family member can file a medical malpractice case. The victim, with the help of an experienced medical malpractice attorney , must file a detailed notice of intent 182 days prior to filing the actual lawsuit. Then, the plaintiff must submit even more comprehensive affidavits of merit from ...
Jurors chosen for medical malpractice trial
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Jurors were chosen Tuesday for a medical malpractice trial involving St. Francis Hospital and some of its physicians and the 2007 death of a 67-year-old Charleston man. The lawsuit was filed by Michael Dunnavant, son of Clare...