The Federal Government accepted a $750,000 settlement in the medical malpractice case of a woman who died after receiving eight surgeries at the Jacksonville Naval Hospital in just over a month in 2005. In the wrongful death suit, the woman's family … [Continue reading]
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911 Operator Convicted of Neglect for Ignoring Child’s Call
On January 18, a jury convicted a 9-1-1 operator of willful neglect of duty after she blew off a boy's call for help when his mother passed out. The boy was six at the time, and when his mother passed out as a result of her heart condition, he called … [Continue reading]
Record $22-million Verdict in Chicago Malpractice Case
A Cook County jury has awarded the largest ever medical malpractice verdict for the wrongful death of a woman to the family of a 34-year-old woman who died in 2003 from complications at a Chicago-area hospital, St. Francis Hospital in Evanston. The … [Continue reading]
New Technology May Prevent Prescription Error
FDA statistics indicate that more than one person per day dies in the US as a result of a medication error. Whether the prescription error is giving the wrong dose of a medication or giving the wrong drug entirely, the results can be equally lethal. … [Continue reading]
Husband of Woman Killed by Tread Separation Accident Seeks $100 Million
On May 15, 2006, a Texas woman was riding in a 2000 Mazda half-ton pickup driven by a friend when one of the tires suffered a catastrophic tread separation, sending the truck into a spinning flip. She later died from injuries sustained in the auto … [Continue reading]
Fatal Truck Accident Caused by Permit Violation
On January 8, a truck hauling a modular trailer at night in violation of its permit to keep its unrealistic delivery schedule, led to a fatal crash that killed two passengers of a Kia Sephia. The truck, owned by Davidson Industries of Commerce City, … [Continue reading]
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