Medical Malpractice

• Would Your Doctor Deny a Mistake to Avoid Medical Malpractice?

  Scott Smith | October 24, 2006 1:16 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  If your doctor made a mistake, would he or she tell you? A recent study published by the American Medical Association reveals more than one half of all doctors surveyed admitted they would not tell the patient of the harmful mistake. The study found 56% would chose statements that mentioned the adverse event but not the error. Surprisingly, 19% would not volunteer any information about the cause...

• Girl's Death Due To Dentist's Treatment

  Scott Smith | September 28, 2006 2:23 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  A 5 year old in Chicago died after her dentist administered three types of sedation to fill two cavities and her teeth capped. It is reported Diamond Brownridge was given an oral agent, an intravenous drug and nitrous oxide that proved fatal. Her mother was asked to step out of the LIttle Angel dental group for the otherwise procedure and when she returned approximately 30 minutes later she...

• Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Results in $10M Award

  Scott Smith | September 22, 2006 10:16 AM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  A West Virginia jury recently awarded a 25 year old woman a $10 million medical malpractice verdict after she acquired an infection during a relatively simple knee surgery in 1995. The infection, for which the jury found the hospital and its parent company responsible, resulted in seven additional surgeries.The plaintiff's attorneys argued the hospital's parent company, West Virginia University...

• OSU Medical Center Settles Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

  Staff Writer | August 15, 2006 4:02 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Twenty-four year old Kerri Swain was under the care of Ohio State University Medical Center three years ago when she suffered severe brain damage. The family settled with a doctor who treated Kerri for $2 million, but the hospital, which admitted liability, was not willing to offer her the $10 million that her family was seeking. The Medical Center settled the lawsuit earlier this month, but...