Monthly Archives: April 2022
Pasadena Plastic Surgeon Faces Multiple Counts Of Medical Malpractice
This is a story more about the failures of state medical boards than the malpractice of a single doctor. The doctor in question is facing four complaints all filed with the California medical board. Her first complaint was dismissed. In fact, the board only investigates 10% of allegations or complaints filed with it. Florida,… Read More »
States Nearing Settlement With Opioid Companies
Before the regular pandemic, the “opioid epidemic” was making major headlines. Pharmaceutical companies were deemed responsible for hooking millions of Americans on prescription painkillers, allowing their product to be funneled to the black market with their knowledge, and misleading both doctors and patients concerning the addictiveness of their pain killers. As it turned out,… Read More »
Woman Awarded $6.4 Million In Medical Malpractice Verdict
A woman who is no longer able to walk after delivering a baby won a medical malpractice lawsuit against her neurologist after he failed to spot a chiari malformation. A chiari malformation is a congenital defect in the skull which causes the brain to protrude into the spinal cord. The condition is made worse… Read More »
Family Wins $2.5M After Surgical Malpractice Suit
The family of a woman who died after being discharged from surgery filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the hospital involved and won a $2.5 million verdict from the jury. The 68-year-old patient had gone to the hospital to repair a hernia in her upper stomach. The surgery was performed and the woman was… Read More »
