Medical Malpractice
New guidelines have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine encouraging doctors to talk to colleagues directly when they observe an error in medical treatment. The Journal also set a standard for when and…
Medical malpractice costs are growing at the slowest rate in a 14-year period, according to insurance broker Aon. The company has projected zero growth in the number of medical malpractice claims. The 2013 Hospital and Physician…
More than 1,700 personal injury lawsuits are pending against pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim in Illinois. Plaintiffs filing in the in federal multidistrict litigation allege that the company’s blood-thinning medication Pradaxa caused internal bleeding. These lawsuits are…
Infants often suffer from birth injuries that are not diagnosed at the time of birth. A baby may be suffering from cerebral palsy due to a birth injury, but the condition may not be diagnosed until…
A doctor charged in the Sacred Heart Hospital fraud case has had his license temporarily suspended by the state of Illinois. Dr. Subir Maitra is one of four doctors allegedly involved in a Medicaid and Medicare…
A family was awarded $8.5 million in a birth injury case. According to the lawsuit, the baby suffered a severe brain injury in 2010 while in the care of MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The…
A Chicago couple has filed a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit against Northwestern Memorial Hospital after their two-year-old son died. LaKevia and Nigel Crawford filed the lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court claiming that their…
There are nearly 10,000 lawsuits pending in multidistrict litigation in federal court in Illinois over personal injuries allegedly caused by the contraceptive drugs Yasmin and Yaz. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) said that…
A new lawsuit has been filed alleging a link between the use of the antidepressant Effexor and serious birth defects. The lawsuit, filed June 10, alleges that a mother’s use of Effexor while pregnant led to…
A new study found that medical malpractice claims are most commonly associated with missed diagnoses of heart attack and cancer. Irish researchers conducted the study, which appeared in BMJ Open on July 18. The researchers reviewed…