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Lawyers and Doctors have never had the best of relationships. While both are professional careers, the two often find themselves on opposing sides. An expert explains that lawyers do not trust doctors. This feud has been going on for a very long time and the Lawyers are always very cautious about what the doctors are actually doing.

Some people believe that doctors tried to hand pick judges which would be tough on medical malpractice cases. It has been suggested that the doctors were trying to find a judge who would be kind to the hospitals and doctors. Although the doctors argued that this wasn’t the cause, there is no proof either way.

The doctors made it possible to interview the candidates for the position without anyone else realizing what was happening. This was hoped to make it more difficult for any lawyer to sue hospitals and doctors for malpractice cases.

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A surgeon is being sued for medical malpractice after errors during two separate surgeries. The patient claims that errors made during the procedures caused unnecessary pain and suffering along with economic damages including lost wages and additional medical bills. The surgeon’s case relies on the fact that he is exempt from liability because he was teaching at the time, explains a Lawyer.

At the time of the medical errors, the surgeon was being watched by a medical student. The doctor did receive compensation for the procedures. The debate in Westchester resolves around whether the doctor’s activities were classified as volunteer activities, even though he was paid for his time, which would exempt him from personal liability and only allowed the patient to seek monetary damages from the medical school. The determination of liability in this case has wide implications for doctors and medical schools nationwide.

A judgment against the Bronx doctor in this case could result in higher medical malpractice rates for all doctors, while a judgment against the medical school could increase the costs of training future doctors. At this point, there is little question that errors occurred in the performance of the procedures, states a doctor. The second surgery was performed because of errors during the first procedures – further errors during the procedure resulted in permanent physical disfigurement.

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Though hospitals are places where one expects to go to heal, there are often times when being in a hospital can result in further complications. This can be due to several reasons, but often involves infections which can be common in hospitals because of improper hygiene practices. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to pinpoint where an infection originated, explains a doctor in The Bronx.

A woman who went to a hospital because of a broken ankle eventually would need to have her foot amputated because of an incurable infection. She claims that the infection came from the hospital where her ankle was treated while the hospital claims that the foot was infected after she left the hospital.

In cases such as these, a cluster of infections in a certain hospital or medical center, make it easier to argue that the infection was spread at the treatment center. In the absence of clear evidence of the source of the infection, the costs involved in preparing a case can be a hindrance, says a nurse. Hiring medical experts is often one of the costliest parts of a medical malpractice case; lawyers often have to front the costs of these experts for their cases.

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“I’m sorry” legislation was recently passed in Michigan. The Governor signed the bill that will grant Michigan health care providers protection if they want to apologize for medical errors, indicates a professor. The state Senate unanimously approved the legislation and there was only a lone vote against the measure in the House.

The ‘nay’ voter believes the bill’s protection of physicians erodes civil rights for victims of medical errors.

The Michigan State Medical Society, Michigan Health & Hospital Association and the Michigan Association of Justice all supported the legislation.

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A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ruled that a paraplegic mother has the right to visit with her children. The woman gave birth to triplets four years ago, but she was left as a paraplegic due to multiple medical mistakes.

In 2006, the 34-year old mother was giving birth at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. The hospital told a source that the healthy woman had just given birth to her daughter and one of her sons. During the delivery of her second son, the doctor accidentally nicked her uterus. As the doctors worked to stop the bleeding, her heart stopped. To make bad matters even worse, the defibrillator created in The Bronx and Brooklyn malfunctioned. By the time, doctors resuscitated the woman her brain had been deprived of oxygen for too long. This left her with permanent brain damage. Her husband, not believing she would ever recover, filed for divorce a year later. It was his decision not to allow his ex-wife to see the children that she almost gave her life while giving birth to them. He reasoned that seeing their mother in that condition would be too traumatic for them.

As part of the judge’s 10-page ruling, the children and their mother must be allowed visitation for five days each year. These visitations are to be for three-hours each day. The ruling further states that the children are to be allowed to communicate with their mother once a month via Skype. During the mother and children’s visitation time, the children’s father will determine who will be in the room, and he has already expressed that the children’s grandmother will not be permitted in the room, sources told to a reporter. The judge also refuted the children’s father’s claim by saying that “There is no compelling evidence that visitation with Abbie will be detrimental to the children.”

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A source has learned of a very troubling case of what was supposed to have been a day that was filled with a family’s hopes and dreams that suddenly turned into a parent’s worst nightmare. Although their son had been born prematurely, he had reportedly been making good progress. The boy’s parents were especially hopeful to be able to take their son home in a few days. Their outlook was especially bright since the couple had endured two failed pregnancies due to early term miscarriages.

Unfortunately, the worst did happen when a hospital pharmacy technician incorrectly placed the wrong label onto an intravenous (IV) bag that was destined for the couple’s treasure. The baby’s doctor had ordered an IV solution for the infant. The IV bag was labeled correctly, but at some point between the pharmacy and the nurse who was to administer the IV another label was placed over the first label. The nurse had no way of knowing the IV solution that she was about to administer to the baby had a dosage of more than 60 times the amount of sodium that the physician had ordered. Too much sodium can lead to many problems, including heart palpitations and anxiety. The baby did not survive to go home with his parents.

Soon after it was discovered, a hospital spokeswoman admitted that an error had been made.

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A source alleges that Dr. Max Weinberger faces serious charges after his five-year flee to Italy including health care fraud and medical malpractice.

“One major charge includes his failure to diagnose a patient with lung cancer after treating her for many years and performing what her family calls ‘unnecessary surgeries,” said a source. “The woman died subsequently,” they added and said the civil trial will determine whether or not the physician is guilty of negligence in the case.

An arguing attorney for Mark Weinberger said that several other doctors, who treated the woman, had also failed to identify the disease that killed her.

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Medical malpractice is a very they have been the victim of negligence at the hands of their doctor, they like to know that they have a legal recourse to recover economic damages for their pain and suffering.

With the advent of tort reform, those victims of medical malpractice are seeing their rights being chipped away until there is not much left. Already, in some states, lawyers will not take medical malpractice cases, because the amount the victim may recover is limited – limited in such a manner that their medical expenses and legal expenses will never be fully recovered, reported a Lawyer.

Consider the case of a family that did choose to file a med mal lawsuit, after a serious medical error caused catastrophic injuries to their child. When the child was in hospital, the doctors negligently prescribed a dose of nutrients that turned out to be 100 times stronger than was necessary. The baby went into cardiac arrest and became blind and developed cerebral palsy. Her life will never be what it could have been, had it not been for the doctor’s malpractice, outlined the New York Medical Malpractice Lawyer.

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A settlement has been reached in an Irish case in which a woman allegedly suffered brain damage due to the mishandling of her care after her honeymoon, sources tell Law Offices. Her case was before the Irish High Court before settlement was reached.

The victim in this case is a 46-year-old woman from Loughlinstown, Ireland. Coworkers described her as “bubbly and vivacious” from her time as a receptionist. Today, she is unable to work and requires almost constant care, observed the source.

The victim’s husband brought the suit forward in her behalf. He alleged the hospital and the surgeon in charge of his wife’s case were responsible for her current condition. Formally, they were charged with negligence and of acting in breach of duty at St. Michael’s Hospital, where the surgery that led to the victim’s condition took place.

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The case of a little boy who was born with brain damage as a result of medical negligence has just been settled for $8.5 million. The boy who is five years old still requires ongoing regular medical treatment due to his injuries. The settlement is supposed to cover medical costs as well as any future medical requirements that he will continue to need for the rest of his life.

There was no reason to be concerned about the pregnancy. It was thought to be a normal pregnancy and no extra precautions were taken. Standard preparations were made at the medical center explains the expert. However, at around 9 AM heart monitors around the mothers belly detected a very sharp decrease in the heart rate. Prior to this the heart rate was a very healthy 140 beats per minute. However, this suddenly dropped to just 60 beats per minute.

The nurse who noticed this continued to take more readings, stated the rep. However, she did not raise the alarm for about 30 minutes and instead chose to monitor the condition. After 30 minutes she finally did contact the on call obstetrician. It took around 20 minutes for him to arrive.

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