A doctor in Kentucky is facing a medical malpractice lawsuit for allegedly failing to warn a patient about the health risks associated with intra vena cava filters. These devices – also known as IVC filters – are implanted by a surgeon in order to prevent pulmonary embolism in patients at risk of blood clots.
The family of a 16 year old Texas boy who died following an experimental brain tumor treatment has asked the Texas Supreme Court to review a dismissal of the wrongful death lawsuit they filed against the doctors who performed the treatment. In February, the Texas Fifth Court of Appeals threw out a medical malpractice lawsuit…
The Texas Senate State Affairs Committee has unanimously passed a bill that would remove “wrongful birth” as a cause of action in medical malpractice lawsuits filed in the state. The author of the Texas wrongful birth bill, Sen. Brandon Creighton, said that the law would prevent doctors from being forced to seek out every possibility…
A former patient at Baylor Scott & White Health in Waco, Texas has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the health center. The lawsuit, filed by Tennessee resident Randall Clark, alleges that Clark suffered complications from surgery as a result of a surgical sponge that doctors at Baylor Scott & White left in his body…
The Supreme Court has ruled that a federal contractor’s Medicaid claims may be held illegal as part of a qui tam lawsuit filed under the False Claims Act even in cases where payment conditions were never explicitly stated. This doctrine, known as “implied certification,” expands the definition of fraud against the federal government that can…
A jury in Alabama has awarded a $20 million verdict in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed by the family of a woman who died from an allergic reaction to opiate painkillers. Regina Honts file a lawsuit on behalf of her mother, Doris Green, who died from an allergic reaction to opiates that were administered to her…
A new study published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) finds that preventable medical errors by doctors and medical staff may be the third leading cause of death in the U.S. The BMJ study found that about 251,000 deaths each year occur because of medical errors, more than the number of patients who die because…
A new study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) estimates that at least 251,454 patients in the U.S. die annually due to preventable medical errors. The researchers behind the study said that the true number of U.S. medical deaths was probably much higher since nursing home deaths and deaths at home were not included…
Health experts say that thousands of patients each year are sickened by drug interactions that occur due to medical errors or negligence. In many cases, experts say that these errors involve drug interactions that have been known about for years, but which occur due to the failure of doctors or medical staff to properly monitor…
Several families have filed lawsuits for wrongful death and medical malpractice against a psychiatric hospital in Fresno, California. The lawsuits allege that the hospital, Community Behavioral Health, failed to keep their loved ones safe while they were being treated at the facility.
A former Dallas neurosurgeon whose actions led to the deaths of at least two patients and injuries to several others has been charged with multiple counts of assault in what Texas authorities are calling one of the worst cases of medical malpractice they have ever witnessed. Christopher Duntsch, who lost his medical license in 2013,…
The overprescription of powerful opioid painkillers by orthopedic surgeons has contributed to an epidemic of prescription painkiller overdoses in the U.S., according to a new study by the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS). Researchers in the study found that orthopedic surgeons in the U.S. prescribe opioid painkillers at a rate far…