http://www.nymedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/ Published by Stephen Bilkis & Associates en-us 2012-02-05T18:28:27-05:00 http://www.nymedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2012/02/kansas_supreme_court_orders_a.html A Topeka Chief Justice ordered on Friday for re-arguments to begin in the Kansas Supreme Court on a highly watched medical malpractice lawsuit to begin on February 18th. The Kansas Supreme Court first heard arguments in this case in October... Surgical Errors Stephen Bilkis 2012-02-05T18:28:27-05:00 http://www.nymedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2012/02/cleveland_mom_sues_hospital_re.html An Ohio mother is suing the Cleveland Clinic for medical malpractice. The mother claims that surgeries performed at the Cleveland Clinic left her infant son severely brain damaged, and ultimately led to his premature death. The mother has filed the... Surgical Errors Stephen Bilkis 2012-02-03T18:26:56-05:00 http://www.nymedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2012/01/los_angeles_medical_malpractic.html A $1.175 million medical malpractice settlement between Los Angeles County and a patient of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center has been reached. The patient of the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center suffered a punctured blood vessel. The claim took place after the patient, a... Hospital Malpratice Stephen Bilkis 2012-01-30T18:27:32-05:00 http://www.nymedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2012/01/3_million_settlement_ordered_i.html An eighteen year old girl has suffered all her life due to a doctor’s negligence, and finally will receive some recompense. Her doctor has been ordered to pay the family three million dollars for the injuries he caused. The young... Misdiagnosis Stephen Bilkis 2012-01-26T15:58:20-05:00 http://www.nymedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2012/01/widower_files_suit_against_hos.html A man has filed a lawsuit against Teton Valley Hospital, stating that their lack of care and medical errors resulted in the death of his wife. He reported to doctors that there were numerous errors and omissions which caused her... Hospital Malpratice Stephen Bilkis 2012-01-24T15:57:21-05:00 http://www.nymedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2012/01/health_care_remains_a_problem.html Is too much money being spent on dying patients? 60 Minutes on the CBS News recently aired a segment called "The Cost of Dying," which was a breakdown of events that happen with patients in hospitals in the Intensive Care... Misdiagnosis Stephen Bilkis 2012-01-21T13:41:32-05:00 http://www.nymedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2012/01/lifting_caps_for_medical_malpr.html A report shares how the unfortunate incident of a 17 year old lady’s tragic death due sparked the discussion between law makers, patient advocate groups and Congress about lifting caps for medical malpractice damages. Many lawmakers, according to the report,... Hospital Malpratice Stephen Bilkis 2012-01-17T17:31:43-05:00 http://www.nymedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2012/01/woman_committed_to_pysch_ward.html A man shared information about a civil trial of a woman who says that she was wrongfully committed to a psychiatric institution after she vented angrily about how she felt about her church’s pastor. The woman hired a medical malpractice... Misdiagnosis Stephen Bilkis 2012-01-15T17:29:01-05:00 http://www.nymedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2012/01/new_efforts_to_cut_down_medica.html Many professionals including a doctor think that if doctors had a surgical checklist, it would help to prevent many medical malpractice cases. This conclusion was reached after looking at numerous data from one of the biggest medical liability insurance company.... Surgical Errors Stephen Bilkis 2012-01-12T17:29:52-05:00 http://www.nymedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2012/01/633k_award_offered_in_malpract.html In a civil court in the country of Cambria, a man received an award of over $633K to compensate him in a medical malpractice case, according to a report. The man claimed that the care that he received was negligent... Hospital Malpratice Stephen Bilkis 2012-01-10T17:28:08-05:00