Medical Malpractice
A Will County jury ruled in favor of an 82-year-old woman who was injured during surgery, awarding her $1 million in a medical malpractice case. Virginia Faletti of the Kankakee, Illinois area, alleged that she was…
Continue ReadingA bill has passed both houses of the Illinois General Assembly that would reduce delays in lawsuit settlement payments. Senate Bill 1912 would mandate timely payments of settlements reached out of court. The legislation is important…
Continue ReadingIt is often assumed that the threat of medical malpractice lawsuits causes health providers to be more secretive about medical errors, which could prevent advances in patient safety. However, a new survey by Joanna C. Schwartz…
Continue ReadingScientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have shown that a certain kind of rehabilitation can add gray matter to the brains of children, effectively remodeling their brains. The research involved therapy for children with…
Continue ReadingA doctor has had his medical license suspended after the state of Illinois learned of a medical malpractice case against him over the death of a jail inmate. According to the Illinois Department of Financial and…
Continue ReadingA new lawsuit has been filed in the names of 36 children whose mothers took the anti-epileptic drug Depakote while they were pregnant. The lawsuits allege that the plaintiffs suffered birth injuries as a result of…
Continue ReadingA recent study has found that the most common cause of medical malpractice claims is diagnostic errors. Researchers used the National Practitioner Data Bank, a record of actions against health care professionals by state licensing bodies,…
Continue ReadingThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating a rise in problems with a robotic surgery device, including errors that may constitute medical malpractice. The robot, called da Vinci, is manufactured by Intuitive Surgical Inc. and…
Continue ReadingCerebral palsy, which can be caused by complications during the labor and delivery process as well as by medical malpractice, is one of the most common birth injuries in the United States. Cerebral palsy includes several…
Continue ReadingDespite the advances of modern medicine, an alarming number of people are harmed by medical malpractice. In one study of Medicare patients, researchers found that one in seven experienced some kind of harm as a result…
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