Archive for April, 2009

Iowans sue SD urology center

Chicago Tribune, United States If the lawsuit is given class-action status, damages could exceed $5 million, it states. Allegations in the 10-count complaint include negligence, medical malpractice, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, battery… Topics: class action, complaint, damages, infliction of emotional distress, law, lawsuit, lawyer, malpractice, medical, medical malpractice, negligence, negligent, news, state, sue, [...]

Model wins suit after affair with her doctor

Newsday, NY … physician who treated a former Elite model for depression – and then had a 10-month extramarital affair with her while still under his care – must pay more than $400000 in damages after the woman successfully sued him for medical malpractice. Topics: damages, fault, law, lawyer, local, malpractice, medical, medical malpractice, news, sue

Kaiser kidney transplant patients, families settle for $1M

Bizjournals.com, NC Five medical malpractice cases involving Kaiser Permanente’s now-defunct Northern California kidney transplant program in San Francisco have been settled for a total of $1 million, according to their Irvine-based lawyer, who blamed flaws in .. Topics: California, case, claim, hospital, Irvine, justice, Kaiser Permanente, law, lawyer, malpractice, medical, medical malpractice, news, Sacramento, San Francisco

Emergency Room Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Over Death of Infant

The child died after experiencing multi-organ failure that left her on life-support. The medical malpractice lawsuit alleges that the first emergency room physician’s misdiagnosis prevented potentially life-saving treatment from being provided. Topics: death, filed, law, lawsuit, lawyer, malpractice, medical, medical malpractice, medical malpractice lawsuit, news, treatment