Tag Archives: West Palm Beach Medical Malpractice Attorneys
Miami Doctor’s Call to Broker During Baby’s Delivery Leads to $33.8 Million Judgment
A Miami Gardens couple won a $33.8 million medical malpractice judgment in April 2017 after a South Florida obstetrician was found negligent during delivery of their baby who was born with permanent brain damage. But as the couple would later find out, they were not the first parent to sue the doctor for seriously… Read More »
Medical Error – The Third Leading Cause Of Death In The US
Although medical error is the third leading cause of death in the US, it is not mentioned on death certificates. To find out more about this topic, a West Palm Beach medical malpractice attorney can help.
Florida Courts Rule Against Patient Privacy
Patient privacy issues and HIPAA were at the center of a recent Florida appeals court decision that held up a 2013 state law. The statute altered the lawsuit notice requirements in medical malpractice suits for the purpose of giving defendant physicians the ability to disclose otherwise confidential patient information in limited situations. As reported… Read More »
Over One Thousand Testosterone Medication Lawsuits Filed
Over one thousand testosterone-related lawsuits have been filed across the United States by men who have taken this type of medication and suffered from heart attacks and other cardiovascular injuries. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began investigating these claims as far back as February last year after two separate studies found a causal… Read More »
Court Awards Higher Damages in Medical Malpractice Case
More than a decade after the Florida legislature approved limiting damages in medical malpractice cases, the Florida Supreme Court agreed with a woman who argued that the limits should not be applied to her case. The judges ruled 5-2 recently in favor of Kimberly Ann Miles who was injured in 2003 and filed a… Read More »
Florida Supreme Court Erases Medical Malpractice Fees
A Florida man who was injured 19 years ago can finally move on with his life after the Florida Supreme Court erased a $500,000 bill for attorneys’ fees in his medical malpractice case. Ancel Pratt Jr., 37, suffered permanent nerve damage to his arm in 1996 and sued his orthopedic surgeon in addition to… Read More »
Concierge Medical Services Company Found Liable for Malpractice
The concierge medical services company, MDVIP, contracts with doctors and medical professionals across the country to provide concierge medical services to patients. The company was recently ordered by a court in Florida to pay more than $8.5 million to the family of a deceased woman who used their services for medical care. Jurors found… Read More »
Doctor’s Worry over BMW Led to Boy’s Cerebral Palsy
Jordan MacDonald, 16, was born with cerebral palsy. He cannot walk by himself and has the intellectual capacity of a two-year-old child. His parents, Melissa and Robert MacDonald, have filed a lawsuit on Jordan’s behalf against the Boca Raton doctor who delivered him because they claim that his negligence led to their son’s brain… Read More »
Report Released on Anesthesia-Related Medical Malpractice Claims
A study was released by the Journal of Healthcare Risk Management that focused on closed anesthesia medical malpractice claims experienced by one of the country’s largest physician owned, medical malpractice insurance companies. It looked at a variety of factors, including the types of medical malpractice claims made, the types of medical facilities where the… Read More »
Appeals Court Won’t Reconsider Cruise Medical Malpractice Ruling
A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider an earlier decision that opened the door for medical malpractice cases to be filed against cruise lines for accidents that happen to their passengers. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously rejected an application by the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line last week asking to revisit… Read More »
