Hospital Firm Settles Newborn Malpractice Suit For $4M
Durham County Hospital Corp. Settled A Malpractice Suit For $4 million. Durham County Hospital Corp. settled a malpractice lawsuit for $4 million Tuesday, avoiding a lengthy trial on allegations that a newborn child developed cerebral palsy and other permanent neurological ailments because of negligent medical care. The settlement … [Read more...] about Hospital Firm Settles Newborn Malpractice Suit For $4M
NMH Sued Over Death
$10 Million Malpractice Suit Against NMH. A Bellaire woman who lost her baby after an induced-labor procedure at Northern Michigan Hospital in October 2000 has filed a $10 million malpractice suit against the hospital and obstetricians and nurse-midwives involved. Among the claims made by Marcia Downs in her lawsuit is that she … [Read more...] about NMH Sued Over Death
Family Taking Steps Toward Malpractice Suit
A Malpractice Suit Against Duke University Medical Center. Just a day after her death, questions have arisen as to how teenager Jesica Santillan was offered mismatched organs in the first place. As her family struggled to cope with her death after a botched heart-lung transplant operation, The Santillan family attorney … [Read more...] about Family Taking Steps Toward Malpractice Suit
Family Wins Malpractice Judgment
Jury Awarded A Family Over Malpractice Suit. A Tarrant County jury awarded almost $4.4 million in damages Thursday in a medical malpractice suit filed by the family of the late Reynaldo Zapata of Fort Worth. Zapata, 49, a sweeper operator, died of a heart attack in May 1997, and the family said three Fort Worth doctors failed to … [Read more...] about Family Wins Malpractice Judgment
$38M Awards To San Jose Family In Malpractice Suit
A Family Won In A Malpractice Suit. A San Jose family has won a 38 million dollar malpractice award after a jury agreed that delayed care for a newborn baby led to serious brain damage. The Santa Clara County Superior Court jury yesterday ruled against the San Jose Medical Group, Doctor Ilene Newman and Regional Medical … [Read more...] about $38M Awards To San Jose Family In Malpractice Suit
