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Parents of a boy in Putnam County, West Virginia have filed suit against the Marshall University Board of Governors and Teays Pediatrics’ Dr. Ann Lambernedis, claiming that the parties were careless and negligent when caring for their son who was 7-years-old at the time. Their neglect in care led to the boy entering a permanent…

A mother filed a lawsuit against the University of Chicago Medical Center, claiming that her son was born with a brain injury due to several missteps taken by medical professionals. A Cook County jury heard the mother’s case and believed her. The jury awarded the family $53 million. According to reports, the award went to…

The most current legislative sessions in the state came to an end just over a week ago. At least one piece of legislation was not taken to a vote, making it the second year that the bill died in session. Lavern’s Law, the bill in question, would ultimately change the way that medical malpractice cases…

A woman in Chicago filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court on June 9, naming Present St. Joseph Hospital-Chicago, Dr. Florence Mussat and Presence Chicago Hospitals Network as negligent in injuries she suffered. According to the complaint, Sharrone M. Travis had liposuction performed on her buttocks. Her lawyers are alleging that surgeons performed the…

Just last week, a Supreme Court jury found two doctors and a hospital liable in the death of a man after ignoring his symptoms. According to court documents and other reports released, Walter Friedlander, 63, was admitted to Kingston Hospital on February 13, 2011 after presumably suffering with pain and discomfort. Friedlander was seen first…

In Montgomery County, Ohio, a jury awarded $6 million to a man after he filed suit against Good Samaritan Hospital and Dr. Cheryl Gill. According to the lawsuit, the man’s wife passed away due to a gestational hypertension stroke. Dr. Gill failed to diagnose pre-eclampsia and eclampsia while the woman was pregnant. She died in…

A doctor in Oakland County was previously sentenced to 45 years in prison for putting patients through treatments they didn’t need. He didn’t do this to just a few patients, according to court records, but hundreds. Dr. Farid Fata chose to appeal his sentence and a judge denied that appeal. According to the appeal, Fata’s…

A jury trial began last week in a case that involves allegations of negligence against St. Clare Hospital & Health Services, in Wisonsin, and Dr. Andrew Nelson. According to court documents, 19-moth-old Caleb Gawronski began to have seizures in his Baraboo home on September 8, 2012. His mother put him in the car and took…

According to two researchers who published their study in the British Medical Journal, the third leading cause of death in the United States is medical error. A response to the analysis, published in the same journal, says that the results are flawed and misconstrued. The researchers who oppose the study’s results say that the methodology…

The Albany legislative session has very few days left but in those days, medical malpractice is sure to be a hot topic. The people of New York may be given more time to sue doctors for medical malpractice. Lavern’s Law, as it is called, is being discussed by legislators. It is named after Lavern Wilkinson,…