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An 8-month-old infant was taken to a California hospital in June for a fever and a rash. Doctors said the boy had a viral infection. In reality, his symptoms weren’t indicative of a viral infection at all. Now the mother has filed a medical malpractice suit. According to reports, Samantha Knox took her son to…

Many people unfortunately know Nina Pham by the name given to her by the media: Ebola Nurse. It was two years ago that Pham contracted Ebola at the hospital she worked for after treating Thomas Eric Duncan. The patient had contracted Ebola in Liberia. Pham wore a shield, gloves, mask and gown while treating Duncan,…

Late in August, the Florida Supreme Court put forth a decision that Robert Granicz may go ahead with a medical malpractice lawsuit in the wake of his wife’s 2008 death by suicide. The high court stated in their written decision: “Although the inpatient duty to prevent suicide does not apply here, there still existed a…

Last week, a Norwalk doctor settled with a woman in the amount of $2 million. The doctor, according to reports, misdiagnosed the woman with a headache. Dr. Donald McNicol, employed by the Norwalk Medical Group, agreed to pay before the case with Margaret Gabriele went to trial. The woman claimed as part of her lawsuit…

It is no secret that diagnostic errors can lead to severe injury. It is a misconception that doctors and other medical professionals are not just as concerned about the rate of error as the general public. To address these concerns, Johns Hopkins Medicine is opening the Armstrong Institute Center of Diagnostic Excellence. Leading the center…

One of the executors of a deceased woman’s estate filed a lawsuit in Madison County Circuit Court, claiming that the woman died after taking a new prescription medication. Judi Ashcroft, acting as both an individual and an executor of the estate of Wanda Phillips, filed the complaint in late October. Named in the complain is…

One of the largest birth injury verdicts in Connecticut was handed down in mid-October. A former Norwich family was awarded $4.2 million after a jury decided that a midwife failed to perform a delivery correctly, resulting in permanent injuries. According to the plaintiff’s lawyers, the infant was pulled from the womb incorrectly. The child suffered…

A doctor in South Florida is accused of injuring four women during separate cosmetic procedures. The medical malpractice hearing of Dr. Osak Omulepu started last week in Fort Lauderdale. If the doctor is found guilty, he may have his license suspended or revoked. According to records, each of the four women claim to have been…

An Omaha couple was awarded $11.5 million by a jury last week after a jury found in their favor following a medical malpractice lawsuit. The suit was filed against Nebraska Methodist Hospital and Physicians Clinic. While the defendants in the case have expressed their sympathies, they do not believe that any wrongdoing occurred. According to…

An inmate claims that he was denied medical treatment after complaining of a skin disorder. He filed a claim for medical malpractice, and that claim was dismissed close to two weeks ago by the Deleware Supreme Court. According to court documents, Alan T. Brooks requested ultraviolet radiation treatment for vitiligo while incarcerated at James T.…