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

Nevada assembly adopts bill removing cap on malpractice suits

North Lake Tahoe Bonanza, NV “To replace those, we’re going to have to recruit into Nevada and if the malpractice environment is bad, they won’t come quickly,” he said. Instead of opening physicians to huge lawsuit judgments, Welch said the state Board of Medical Examiners needs to … Topics: law, lawsuit, lawyer, malpractice, medical, medical malpractice, [...]