According to a reporter, a woman claims to have had a sponge left in her abdomen after surgery. She claims to have gone to her OB/GYN and that her doctor had left something foreign in her abdomen after she did a Caesarean section operation. The woman claimed medical malpractice against…
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Surgical sponge left in patient’s body causes infections and other problems
When you go to hospital to have surgery, you expect that when the surgical team is done, they will make sure they have all their equipment and sponges before closing. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen in this case, said a New York Medical Malpractice Lawyer. In fact, this particular plaintiff found…
Rights may be a thing of the past
The latest hot off the presses idea by the federal government to save money, or that’s what they say when it comes to cutting costs in health care, is HR 5, also referred to as tort reform. In short, this resolution, if passed, will fatally slice and dice patient’s rights…
Doctor Operated on Wrong Eye of Young Child
A 4 year old requiring eye surgery has recently had the wrong eye operated on due to a mix up at the hospital. It’s not clear whether or not his sight will be permanently damaged. A surgeon recently operated on the wrong eye of a 4 year old Child, explains…
New Check List for Doctors May Have Bad Side Effects
A proposal is being developed that would create a gigantic check list of proper techniques and procedures for doctors to follow, says a researcher. The theory goes that this checklist would become the industry standard by which doctors are measured, and thus they would be protected from supposedly costly medical…
New Insurance Group to Reduce Med Mal Payments
It is an old tale: insurance premiums hurt doctors and it’s all the fault of evil lawyers. But a new start up group is aiming to change all that, says a New York Medical Malpractice LawyerThey seek to reduce premium payments and thus save doctors money by becoming an all…
MOTHER WHOSE DAUGHTER WAS INJURED AT BIRTH FIGHTS BACK
A mother whose infant daughter was injured because the delivery was not carefully monitored has been able to move her case forward thanks to the efforts of a New York medical malpractice lawyer. The problem began on the day of delivery, when the mother went to a Manhattan HIP Center…
Malpractice Suit Blames Botched Colonoscopy
A woman in Virginia claims a 2009 colonoscopy caused her a number of medical problems. The 29-year-old woman is suing both the doctor and his employer for medical malpractice. New York Medical Malpractice Lawyers have learned she wants a jury trial and $5 million in damages. The doctor, a gastroenterologist,…
Blindness scare resulted from wrongful surgery
21 year old Elizabeth Rodriguez had surgery on her right eye that was injured due to a thyroid condition. The operation was performed at Nyack (N.Y) Hospital by Doctor Daniel Grinberg. Rodriguez discovered that her right eye’s vision was permanently damaged after she woke from the procedure. She discovered that…