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Universal Protocol For Preventing Surgical Malpractice
The Joint Commission is a non-profit, independent organization that accredits and certifies more than 19,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. The Joint Commission Board of...
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$1.5 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict For Four Holes Made In Patient’s...
On January 25, 2013, a New York medical malpractice jury awarded $1.5 million to a patient against his former gastroenterologist and his former laparoscopic surgeon after almost eight weeks of trial,...
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Medical Malpractice Claim For Death Following Hernia Surgery
On December 15, 2005, a 61-year-old man went to the hospital to have hernia repair surgery. After his surgery, he experienced increasing abdominal pain, he started to vomit, and he had other serious...
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Surgical Malpractice Makes Hospitals More Money
In a research study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association on April 17, 2013, the researchers found that hospitals make more money when patients suffer surgical complications...
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Alabama Supreme Court: Expert Testimony Not Needed In Medical Malpractice...
In a case decided by the Supreme Court of Alabama (“Alabama Supreme Court”) on August 2, 2013, the Alabama Supreme Court stated the general rule that expert testimony is normally required in a medical...
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Oregon Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Child’s Lost Testicles
On January 23, 2014, an Oregon jury found in favor of the defendants in a medical malpractice lawsuit that claimed that a little boy’s testicles were negligently lost during surgery to address his...
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Texas Hospital And Former Neurosurgeon Sued In Fourth Medical Malpractice...
A fourth federal medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed against Texas’ Baylor Medical Center Plano and a former neurosurgeon whose Texas medical license was suspended in June 2013 and revoked by...
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$1.72M Alaska Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Neurosurgeon
On May 5, 2014, an Alaska medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $1.72 million against a neurosurgeon whom the jury found to have acted negligently and recklessly while...
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