Famous Tort Law Cases You Should Know About
Landmark lawsuits often set precedents for the way the law is enforced. Some of the most common lawsuits result from personal injury cases where one…
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TX Jury Awards Multiple Amputee $10M In Heparin Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
A Texas jury awarded $10 million to a man who became a multiple amputee after being given the blood thinner, heparin, at Methodist Hospital. The medical malpractice lawsuit alleged that the hospital and several of its doctors were negligent in not observing his condition after being given the drug which led to gangrene and the necessity of amputating several body parts.
→ Read MoreFlorida Nurse Malpractice: Negligence May Have Contaminated 1,850 Patients
A nurse at Broward General Hospital in Fort Lauderdale may have contaminated over 1,850 patients by using the same IV bag for different purposes. How something like this could occur in this day and age is almost unfathomable. The nurse’s negligence has the potential to injure thousands of people who expected competent care and medical malpractice lawsuits against the hospital are likely.
→ Read MoreSexually Abused Teens Awarded $11M In New York Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Two teenage sisters were awarded $11 million in damages after a jury found that their pediatrician and her medical group were negligent in taking the proper steps to investigate the girls sexual assault by their step brother.
→ Read MoreNY Jury Awards Paralyzed Bronx Man $19.2M In Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
A New York jury has awarded a Bronx man $19.2 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit after doctors at Montefiore Medical Center failed to diagnose a spinal cord infection which led to permanent paralysis. The doctors’ and the hospital’s negligence was blatant’ and the plaintiff’s lawyer has said that the man’s injuries might have been avoided had an MRI or CAT scan been done sooner.
→ Read MoreIL Woman Awarded $5M After Obstetrician Performed Unnecessary Hysterectomy
An Illinois jury awarded a woman $5 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit when her doctor performed an unnecessary hysterectomy at Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital after the birth of her first child’ thereby preventing her from having more children.
→ Read More68 Year Old Chicago Woman Awarded $7.8M in Medical Malpractice Case
A 68 year old woman from Chicago Illinois was awarded $7.8 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit after emergency room medical staff at the Swedish Covenant Medical Center failed to diagnose her meningitis. She now suffers from severe mental and physical injuries.
→ Read MoreMinnesota Patient Awarded $10M in Medical Malpractice Case
A Minnesota jury awarded a multiple sclerosis patient $10 million after a medical resident mistakenly injected a drug into his spine that caused him severe injuries including seizures and neurological damage and required him to undergo further painful surgery. Five of the ten million dollar award comprised damages for his pain and suffering.
→ Read MoreAlabama Jury Awards $2.5M in Rite Aid Pharmacy Negligence Lawsuit
We’ve all seen the television commercials telling us that we can trust our local chain pharmacy (Rite Aid, CVS, Walgreen’s, etc.) as they always have our best interests at heart.
→ Read MoreTennessee Jury Awards $24M In Breast Cancer Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
A Tennessee jury awarded $24 million to a woman whose breast cancer was misdiagnosed. Although she went to her doctor after discovering a lump on her breast, the doctor failed to perform the proper testing and misdiagnosed her cancer. It is thought to be one of the largest medical malpractice verdicts in Tennessee.
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