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The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene recently sent an alert to doctors, announcing the birth of at least four children in New York City with Zika-related brain issues since July. The four births bring the total number of babies born with these issues in the city to five. Doctors have been urged to remain…

A family in Clark County, Nevada has been awarded $14.5 million by a jury after it was determined that medical professionals were responsible for a child’s brain injury. According to reports, a jury found that Ali Piroozi and Ralph Conti, both doctors, were responsible for the injury sustained by MayRose Hurst. Although the award was…

A medical malpractice trial began in California last week. The case was filed against a Newport Beach doctor who performed an experimental procedure on a patient diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The patient suffered a stroke as a result of the procedure. According to court documents and reports, Linda Vicary went to Dr. Michael Arata for…

A Federal Judge, Irene Berger, recently awarded a woman and her husband the maximum medical malpractice amount allowed by West Virginia state law. The couple was awarded $672,681.67, according to court documents. Sara Lambert Smith gave birth to her first child in 2013. She returned to the hospital five days after giving birth because she…

A news station in Richmond, Virginia recently discovered not one, but five separate medical malpractice lawsuits that have been filed against the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center. The suits are not part of a class action case, but have been filed by five different patients for five different reasons. The lawyer representing the victims,…

Christopher Zinski, a former partner of the Schiff Hardin law firm, went to the hospital in late 2012 complaining of a painful and stiff neck, a headache, vomiting and disorientation. He was seen by a medical professional who knew his family. Attorneys for the Zinski family say that’s where the troubles began. The physician assistant…

Tenet Healthcare Corp. is facing a $1.5 billion class action lawsuit. Plaintiffs claim that patients and newborns were exposed to tuberculosis after administrators ignored a nurse assistant’s symptoms and allowed her to work multiple shift. Those shifts put the woman in contact with newborn infants and their families. Esperanza Martinez, the nurse assistant, told the…

A statute of limitations applies in medical malpractice cases in every state. This is, in part, to prevent retaliation on the part of a dissatisfied patient. In most cases, the statute of limitations stands. In a recent Connecticut case, a jury sided with the family, determining that their attorney did not file a lawsuit in…

Doctors in the United States are advising that there is no benefit to infants who are born at home. They add that water births have no proven benefits for mothers, and that home births may contribute to serious health problems for infants. Many mothers have found that going through labor in a pool of water…

An Illinois man has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit, claiming that a catheter was misplaced by a medical professional. As a result of the misplacement, the man has suffered severe injury. Named in the suit are Dr. Randolph Freeman, Lindsey Landeck, and Protestant Memorial Medical Center. The complaint was filed in St. Clair County Circuit…