A terrible surgical error that ruined a man's life and forced his wife to quit her job to be his caretaker for an extended period of time is finally receiving justice. The man and his wife sued for medical malpractice and were recently awarded a $6.7 million judgment.
Mislabeled bottle results in horrific burns on woman's cervix
In personal injury cases, a victim has been harmed in an “accident” or as a result of a “mistake” or “error” in judgment. These labels almost seem like misnomers, because they could make the incident appear somewhat minor. For the victims of these “mistakes,” the pain and damage is anything but minor.
Pennsylvania adopts bill allowing doctors to apologize
Jim Corbett, the governor of Pennsylvania, recently signed a landmark measure that may change the way doctors interact with patients (and their families) after a surgical procedure goes wrong. According to a recent Philly.com report, the governor signed the “benevolent gesture” bill into law, which will allow doctors to apologize to patients, and make expressions of remorse without having them used as evidence in medical malpractice lawsuits.
Objects left in patient after surgery cause great harm
When you think of the phrase "surgical error," you probably think of a grave mistake that a surgeon made while actually performing the procedure. Maybe the surgeon nicked a blood vessel, or operated on the wrong part of the body. These things do happen; and often to very unfortunate results. A little bit further down the list "surgical error examples" would be a mistake that many people may understandably think should never happen: the medical staff leaves a piece of equipment inside of a patient.
Do large malpractice awards improve care?
Upstate New York residents who have never fallen prey to a medical professional's negligence may be under the assumption that successful plaintiffs of medical malpractice lawsuits are able to coast through the rest of their lives with their winnings. But the truth is that if you receive an award or settlement in such a case, you've already paid a heavy price with your health -- or the health or death of a loved one.
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