Archive for August 2013
Large Verdicts Nationwide for Nursing Home Negligence
Nursing home facilities nationwide continue to be hit with large verdicts in negligence cases due to improper treatment of the elderly residents placed under their care, according to a recent Senior Housing News article. Trans Healthcare Inc. was just slammed with $1 billion in punitive damages and $110 million in compensatory damages regarding the death of…
Read MoreTechnology and Equipment Failures Blamed for 70% of Medical Errors
Problems with technological advancements may be drastically adding to the amount of medical errors that affect up to 16 percent of patients admitted to hospitals, according to a recent Medical Daily article. In a comparison of 28 studies regarding medical mistakes, researchers found that 70 percent of errors are related to equipment available in operating…
Read More$910,000 Verdict Kelly Maron et al. v. Lake Health Systems and Dr. Timothy Pritchard Lake County, Ohio
A surgical towel was left in Kelly’s abdomen after a June 2009 surgery to remove colon cancer and was not discovered until November 2009. It caused the removal of 2/3 of Kelly’s small bowel and massive digestive issues which will last her entire life. Tried in Lake County Court of Common Pleas, the verdict reached…
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