Medical Malpractice

In a report issued by the Institute of Medicine, it was estimated that as many as 98,000 patients die each year because they are victims of medical errors. Patients in Ohio are not immune to medical errors. While compensation can...

When most people hear about a medical malpractice lawsuit, they assume a doctor or nurse has done something that has injured or even caused the death of a patient. This, of course is not always true. In Pennsylvania, a hospital...

Doctor errors in Ohio and other states across the country can result in severe pain and additional medical expenses. In severe instances, doctor errors can even result in the wrongful death of a patient. Often, victims or victims' families can...

A new trend in medicine has appeared in the past few years. An increasing number of doctors are dispensing medications directly to their patients instead of sending them to pharmacists. This is not an attempt to reduce medication errors in...

A recent study showed that nursing home negligence could be the culprit in an increased number of illnesses and deaths resulting from the bacterial infection Clostridium difficile. According to the Center for Disease Control, 94 percent of the recent cases...

A former Albion Prison inmate recently won a lawsuit alleging that he received "negligent care" for a broken ankle while a resident of the institution. The Pennsylvania state prison used a for-profit firm, Prison Health Services, Inc. (PHS), to provide...

The two-year-old Ohio girl's parents were ecstatic that their toddler was finally diagnosed as cancer free. To celebrate with their daughter, the parents decided they would get out of Ohio and out of doctor's offices and go on a trip...

In the last five years, the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center faced close scrutiny after allegations that a dentist at the clinic habitually practiced improper hygiene. Resulting from the scrutiny, the Dayton VA Medical Center has faced 72 medical malpractice...

Probably not, however, a recent study indicated that around 15 percent of surgeons responding had met the criteria for alcohol abuse or dependency per the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. Since the majority (around 18,000) of the surgeons included in...

One Ohio teen that was supposed to be provided for under at-home care trough Medicaid-funded care has passed away due to what may be negligence. The father is seeking justice against the nurses and mother he says failed to take...

It is a sad reality that each day people throughout the state of Pennsylvania sustain injuries while in the care of the very people who are supposed to be looking out for their health. Those people injured due to the...

A medical malpractice lawsuit was recently filed against an Aliquippa rehabilitation center. The plaintiff in the suit is the son of a now deceased former resident. The man's father died in March 2011, allegedly due to negligent care. In addition...