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The family of a man who died after a physician failed to diagnose his liver cancer has been awarded $7 million by a Sussex County Jury. The malpractice lawsuit brought by the surviving family members of Glenn Garofano Sr. of Hardyston, was filed in Superior Court in Sussex County in 2012. Garofano died in 2011.…

It’s unfortunate with the high cost of healthcare in this country that healthcare fraud cases are becoming more prevalent, in spite of the government cracking down on the practice more severely than it has in previous years. Such is the case of the owner of two Brooklyn-based medical clinics, Valentina Kovalienko. Kovalienko entered a guilty…

A federal judge in Sacramento has awarded a 3-year-old girl who suffered a brain injury during her delivery $9.6 million. The judge also awarded the girl’s mother, Micaela Palacio $250,000 in compensation for her emotional distress during her daughter’s delivery. According to court documents, U.S. District Court Judge John Mendez entered his ruling on October…

A man has filed a malpractice lawsuit claiming that he had been injured as a result of negligent care and treatment before and after circumcision. The lawsuit was filed by Corban M. Denny and his wife Deanna Denny on September 11th in Raleigh Circuit Court naming Dr. Ashokkumar V. Bhalodi and Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc.…

A patient from Cook County has initiated a malpractice lawsuit against his heart surgeon, alleging malpractice arising from his surgery Cook County Circuit Court records indicate that Arshad Muhammad filed a lawsuit on September 1st naming Swedish Covenant Hospital, Dr. Muhammad A. Saudye and Shifa Cardiology Consultants as defendants in the suit. The complaint states…

Drew Martin went before Wisconsin legislators on Thursday urging them to open the courthouse doors to victims of possible medical error. “We must create a system of accountability (so) there will be fewer parents sent home with keepsakes like this,” Martin told a small audience, which included his wife, Erin Martin, who sobbed as her…

A former mechanic has been awarded $9.1 million in a jury trial. It was a malpractice suit against his anesthesiologists after he suffered spinal cord damage and paralysis following a 2012 surgery. Court documents allege that Joseph Lakoskey an anesthesiologist left him dangerously dehydrated before his surgery that was performed at North Memorial Medical Center…

This week, the Missouri Supreme Court heard a case from a family that wants to challenge the state law limiting the amount of damages they can receive after the mother of the family died following heart surgery. In February 2011, Dodson went to Mercy Hospital to undergo a “routine catheterization” procedure. During the procedure, one…

An attorney who was accused of giving a client substandard advice during the client’s divorce case has now been told she is not allowed to use her communication with the client to write off a malpractice action that was brought against her. The ruling by Judge John C. Gemmill is just the latest in a…

A jury in Coles County has awarded damages to a woman who claims that she was injured during a surgical procedure at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center seven years ago. The lawsuit filed by Cheryl Long, who sued the hospital in 2013. Her lawsuit claimed her trachea was injured when a breathing apparatus was inserted…