California Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Lawsuit News

The Pioneer Press
A lawsuit has been filed against an Illinois physician and NorthShore University HealthSystem for allegedly misdiagnosing patient with breast cancer and removing a breast that was later shown not to be cancerous.

According to the personal injury lawsuit, the victim’s doctor submitted tissue for biopsy which was examined by Dr. Robert Goldschmidt. The diagnosis returned was “invasive breast cancer”. The physician of the victim relied upon the accuracy of the pathology report and recommended mastectomy surgery at Rush North Shore Medical Center.

“A pathology report was issued by Rush North Shore Medical Center indicating that the surgical specimen was negative for malignancy,” the lawsuit states. The lawsuit further stated that an independent review by the hospital showed that the victim did not have breast cancer.

The lawsuit filed by the couple’s personal injury attorney accuses the physician who prepared the pathology report and the hospital of medical negligence, personal injury, improper diagnosis of cancer, loss of consortium and institutional negligence. The personal injury suit also alleges damages for injuries of a “personal and pecuniary” nature.

Consumer Affairs
Kaiser Permanente faces a class action lawsuit in California filed by personal injury victim rear-ended in traffic accident. Former patient says that insurance company failed to refund co-payment after victim collected under personal injury award. Plaintiff in the case suffers small, individual damages, but class action status of lawsuit could possibly affect thousands of medical insurance customers

The victim was awarded $4,250 in damages in a lawsuit filed by personal injury attorney against the driver. Kaiser’s policy states that, when a medical insurance customer collects damages in a personal injury lawsuit, the insurance company may file to seek reimbursement of its costs. The insurance company did this, but did not credit the victim for an initial $20 co-payment.

The lawsuit was filed in the State of California court in May 2009.

The Tennessean, TN
Mother in child custody battle that involves a severely brain damaged four year-old girl files complaint that raises questions concerning the actions of a number of attorneys involved in the case, as well as a related lawsuit. The child requires 24-hour medical supervision. The malpractice lawsuit filed against Vanderbilt University Medical Center could result in a multi-million dollar judgment.

Singer Enrique Iglesias is being sued for running over a fan’s foot three years ago. According to the lawsuits the singer and his manager allegedly ran over the foot of an 11-year-old girl. This was in in 2007. The little girl and her mother, who is also suing the singer because she witnessed the mishap and claims that she suffered “emotional injury” and “emotional shock”…