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Jury finds $3.2 million in damages in Chicago brain injury medical malpractice case
A Chicago brain injury medical malpractice resulted in a verdict of $3.2 million for an 11 year old boy. The jury found medical malpractice in the delay of providing CPR after the child’s appendix was removed. The boy was taken to a Springfield area hospital in 2009 and was diagnosed with a ruptured appendix. However, the […]
Federally funded clinic birth injury case results in $6m verdict
A federal judge in Georgia ruled that the United States was liable for a federally funded clinic birth injury case. The plaintiff went into a local Women’s Health Center. As the Court explains: On April 20, 2012, Coleman arrived at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Since Coleman’s pregnancy had reached 40 weeks and five days and […]
Alabama birth injury case results in $16 million verdict
An Alabama birth injury case in Jefferson County resulted in a $16 million medical malpractice verdict. A couple brought a lawsuit against Brookwood Medical center for medical malpractice arising out of injuries to the mother during birth. The jury deliberated for 10 hours after decided to find $10 million in compensatory damages, $1 million in loss of […]
$1.75M California wrongful death verdict for family after surgical malpractice
A California wrongful death medical malpractice trial came to a conclusion recently after a jury reached a verdict in favor of the family for $1.75 million in damages, according to mynewsla.com. Wrongful death claims are generally initiated by an attorney on behalf of the spouse, children, family, or beneficiaries of the decedent. A wrongful death is […]
Ohio father left paraplegic due to medical malpractice
A jury returned a verdict of $5.6 million against a Ohio hospital after a father was left paraplegic due to medical malpractice. He was left bound to a wheel chair for the remainder of his life. The jury found the Ohio medical malpractice occurred when an emergency room physician failed to get a necessary test, an […]
Connecticut Surgical error: $1.8 million medical malpractice verdict
A medical malpractice case involving a Connecticut surgical error was tried before a jury. The trial jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for a total of $1.8 million. $1.3 was for non-economic damages, and $310,000 for the plaintiff’s husband’s loss of consortium. The plaintiff, at the time 28 years old, started having […]
Chicago Birth Injury Malpractice Case results in $53 million verdict
A jury recently reached a $53 million verdict in a Chicago birth injury case. This is a medical malpractice case against the University of Chicago arising out of a birth injury. This is a type of case that is brought when obstetricians, nurses, and the folks at the hospital responsible for the well being of mom […]
Missouri Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict: $17.6 million
A recent Missouri medical malpractice jury verdict was reported on recently by St. Louis today, totally $17.6 million. Brian and Michelle Koon sued a St. Louis doctor and St. Louis University for medical malpractice. The jury awarded Mr. Koon $1.4 million in damages and Mrs. Koon $1.2 million. Most of the damages, however, came in […]
$4.58m Ohio Medical Malpractice Verdict
A jury recently returned a $4.58m Ohio medical malpractice verdict after a Cleveland woman died from untreated brain edema or swelling within a day of being released from the hospital. The hospital had erroneously diagnosed her with a simple headache. In 2010, the injured plaintiff, Nakeyia McMichael, had severe headaches that caused her to vomit. She […]
$20 million medical malpractice verdict in Alabama wrongful death lawsuit
A jury reached a $20 million medical malpractice verdict in an Alabama wrongful death lawsuit in Etowah County on May 18, 2016. The plaintiff was a 79 year old woman, Doris Green, who was prescribed an overdose of unprescribed opiates when she was a patient of HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital. She eventually died on October 22, […]