Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice is a form of negligence where an injury results from the failure of a medical professional or medical facility (doctor, nurse, medical technician, psychiatrist hospital or healthcare facility) to exercise adequate care, skill or diligence in performing a duty. The determination of whether a duty of care is met depends upon the standard of care for that professional...MORE >>

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Featured Articles on Medical Malpractice

May 13, 2010 - Fla. Psychiatrist Suspended in Boy's Death
May 11, 2010 - Jury Finds Drug Makers Liable in Hepatitis C Case
May 5, 2010 - Trial Recessed as Doctor Accused of Malpractice Faints During Testimony
April 27, 2010 - Judges Want Jurors to Log Offline
April 22, 2010 - Trial Starts in Testicle-Removal Lawsuit
April 19, 2010 - Hospital Knew of Doctor Allegations
April 15, 2010 - Sponge Left in Patient Brings Fine
April 13, 2010 - Doctor Removes Wrong Fetus, Loses License
April 13, 2010 - Jury Selection Begins in Hepatitis C Trial
March 25, 2010 - Missouri Supreme Court Issues Limited Ruling in Medical Malpractice Case
March 9, 2010 - Doctor's Role with Terminal Patients Argued in Conn. Court
March 5, 2010 - Doctor in Fatal Liposuction Still Doing Cosmetic Procedures
February 11, 2010 - Innocent Plea in Fake Doctor Case
January 18, 2010 - Hospital Faces Wrongful Death in Katrina Suit
January 12, 2010 - Katrina Case Alleges Negligence
January 12, 2010 - Contraceptive Lawsuits Going to Trial
January 6, 2010 - Inspectors: Hospital Turned Away Woman
January 4, 2010 - Navy Settles Death Claim with Jacksonville Mom's Family
December 21, 2009 - HMOs Sued Over Hepatitis Outbreak
December 8, 2009 - FDA Widens Probe of CT Scanners
December 4, 2009 - Harvard Sued Over Student Suicide
December 3, 2009 - Malpractice System Turmoil: NY Senate Leaders Promise Rate Reform Next Year
November 12, 2009 - Utah Snags Million in Pharmaceutical Drug Settlement
November 6, 2009 - Doctor Loses License for Misconduct
November 5, 2009 - Hospital Mistakes Prompt OR Cameras
October 30, 2009 - Lawsuit Expected in Florida Spa Death
October 28, 2009 - Cosmetics Victim Still Suffering
October 26, 2009 - Any Malpractice Reforms Should Put Patients First
October 15, 2009 - Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Prescribing Painkillers: Judge gives him seven years in prison; two civil lawsuits are pending.
October 9, 2009 - Woman Gets Million for Damage During Birth
October 9, 2009 - Blinded Clinic Worker Gets .5 Million from Suit
October 6, 2009 - Nurse Charged with Exposing Patients to HIV
September 30, 2009 - Woman Brain Dead After Spa Procedure
September 28, 2009 - Man Received Patient Data by Accident
September 23, 2009 - New Hepatitis C Cases Linked to Clinic
September 22, 2009 - Wrong Embryo Implanted in Woman
September 17, 2009 - Couple Sues Fertility Clinic for Error
September 11, 2009 - UC Irvine Settles Lawsuits Over Stolen Eggs, Embryos
September 4, 2009 - Miami Man Sues Doctor Over Loss of Penis
September 3, 2009 - Pfizer Fined .3 Billion for Illegal Marketing
August 24, 2009 - Lawsuits Accuse VA of Negligence
August 17, 2009 - Million for Botched Thigh Operation
August 11, 2009 - Ex-Surgeon Gets 30 Years for Fatal Crash
July 22, 2009 - Airman Loses Legs After Routine Surgery
July 22, 2009 - NYC, State Pay 0 Million in Medicaid Case
July 15, 2009 - U.S. Agents Contact Drug Maker in Jackson Probe
June 24 2009 - Bill Would Allow Soldiers to Sue Doctors
June 25, 2009 - Florida Woman Loses Leg in Anaesthesia Mishap
June 08, 2009 - Family: Hospital Inaction Caused Fatality
May 21, 2009 -13 California Hospitals Hit With ,000 Fines
May 11, 2009 - Pfizer Called to Hearing to Answer Charges
April 29, 2009 - 0,000 for Girl Who Lost Eye
April 16, 2009 - Million Settlement in Mishandled Birth Case
April 1, 2009 - Kin Sue in Organ Horror
March 26, 2009 - Jurors Award Million in Case of Brain-Damaged Baby
March 24, 2009 - Vaccine Victim Gets Million After 30 Year Legal Fight
March 20, 2009 - Jurors' Use of the Internet Upsets the Scales of Justice
March 4, 2009 - US Court Ruling Exposes Drugmakers to Lawsuits Over Warning Labels
February 27, 2009 - Drug Firm Slapped with Federal Complaint
February 9, 2009 - 'Minor Surgery' Death Lawsuit
February 2, 2009 - Nigerian Suit Against Pfizer Set to Advance in US Court
January 22, 2009 - Student Sues University in Flesh-Eating Bacteria Case
May 22, 2008 - Brain Injury Yields .35 Million Settlement
May 16, 2008 - Seratonin Syndrome Caused by Migraine Meds
May 13, 2008 - Doctor Sued for Unauthorized Disclosure of Patient's HIV Status
May 12, 2008 - NY Doctor Settles First Suit Over Reused Syringes
May 9, 2008 - N.Y. Medical Center Investigates Possible Reuse of Insulin Pens
May 8, 2008 - Nevada Clinic Linked to 77 Hepatitis C Cases
May 6, 2008 - VA Secretary Denies Suicide Cover-Up
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April 28, 2008 - Bayer's Trayslol Named in 78 Lawsuits
April 25, 2008 - FDA to Hear Lasik Complaints
April 22, 2008 - Rectal Exam Lawsuit Rejected by NY Jury
April 16, 2008 - Website Makes Suing Easy
April 08 2008 - Protection focus of estrogen lawsuit
April 03 2008 - Kan. exec resigns amid 'pill mill' case
Death Due to Mix Up between Edetate Disodium and Edetate Calcium Disodium
October 9 2007 - Medical malpractice cap entices doctors to Texas
June 07 2007 - Florida medical errors may become public
May 30 2007 - Appeals court upholds $530,000 malpractice award against UMC
May 30 2007 - Skin cancer patient awarded millions in medical malpractice suit
December 23, 2005 - Stem Cell Data Fake
October 21, 2005 - Hospital Negligence Under Investigation
May 20, 2005 - Cloned Embryos To Aid in Stem Cell Research
February 22, 2005 - Budget Cuts on Housing for Disabled
March 26, 2004 - Pennsylvania Governor Wants to Lower Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums
March 18, 2004 - Data shows fewer medical malpractice suits filed in 2003
March 15, 2004 - Plaintiffs' Awarded $1,800,000
December 17, 2003 - Hospital escapes $ 30 million verdict
November 23, 2003 - Medical malpractice cases involving childbirth awarded damages in more than 40% of trials
November 13, 2003 - Nursing Home Ruling May Open Door to Tort Class Actions
November 10, 2003 - Teen wins case against MD who delivered him
October 2, 2003 - $8 Million Med Mal Verdict Issued to Disabled Woman
August 19, 2003 - Jury Awards $12.5 Million to Paralyzed Boy
January 7, 2003 - Lawyers for Durham, N.C., Hospital Argue Against $48 Million Malpractice Claim
November 4, 2002 - Papillion woman's suit says doctor missed 42-pound cyst
October 29, 2002 - Doctors, patients, rally on opposite sides of malpractice bill
October 21, 2002 - Sumter County family wins $1million+ in medical malpractice suit
September 5, 2002 - Parties Agreed to a $ 5.5 Million Settlement
August 19, 2002 - Check Cashing Doctor Get Sued
May 10, 2002 - Mom Awarded $8.5 Million
April 8, 2002 - $94.8 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict Awarded in New York
February 11, 2002 - Court Affirms $18 Million Award in Brain Damage Suit
Janurary 21, 2002 - Botched Procedure Causes Brain Damage $10.8 Million Verdict
October 30, 2001 - Hospital May Ignore Fainting Visitor, Connecticut Judge Rules
September 20, 2001-Couple sues doctor for 'mistakenly' removing her cervix
August 27, 2001-University of Virginia Medical Center to Pay $ 1.5 Million for Wrongful Death
August 21, 2001 -In malpractice cases, numbers favor defendants But in suits against nursing homes, plaintiffs win more jury verdict.
August 16, 2001 - Doctor Sues a Hospital For Her Dismissal
August 15, 2001 - Doctors Sued Over Treatment Of Cancer Victim
August 09, 2001 - Rehabilitation Unit Innocent In Death
August 03, 2001 - House Passes Patients' Bill With Compromise On HMO Liability
August 2, 2001 - Physician Draws 18 Malpractice Lawsuits, but No State Action
July 28, 2001 - Arizona Patients' Right Unused; Lawyers Don't Foresee Any Rush To Sue HMOs
July 20, 2001 - Jury Awards $4.7 Million for Doctor's Fatal Error
July 12, 2001 - Bill Authorizing Malpractice Suits Against HMOs Awaits NJ Gov's
March 2, 2001 - Cigna Settles Wrongful Death Suit
September 1, 2000 - Efforts Launched to Address Medical Errors

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