Medical-Legal Case Verdicts & Settlements
Cardiologist PAYS $2M to Resolve Unnecessary Medical Tests Claims
Michigan Cardiologist Group Pays $2 Million (US) to Resolve Unnecessary Testing Claims Keywords Cardiology, cardiac testing & procedures, unnecessary medical testing At a glance Intro: This article discusses a recent case in Michigan where a Cardiologist and his medical group paid $2 million (US) in a long-running legal case to settle unnecessary medical tests claims.…
Read More...Traveler Malaria Fatality: Due to Lack of Prevention & Late Treatment
Case Overview:
A thirty-three-year-old man who recently visited Liberia for work as a cinematographer presented to a medical center with flu-like symptoms.
Before his departure, he was prescribed prophylactic medications to prevent the transmission of known contagious diseases in the Liberia region, such as malaria, but did not take the preventative medications.
Read More...Negligence of Hotel Physician Causes Sepsis & Death?
Case Reference: The jury found that hotel defendants did not commit medical negligence, that the physician was not the hotel’s agent, and that the hotel defendants were not responsible for the actions of the physician. However, the jury determined that the hotel defendants were negligent in failing to properly vet the physician, and assessed 55%…
Read More...Cardiac Arrest: Failure to Identify & Provide Emergency Treatment Causes Death
Case Reference: Plaintiff claimed that the standard of care called for immediate cardiac consultation and transfer for cardiac catheterization at both 10:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. Plaintiff’s proof was that decedent remained in the emergency room for some fourteen hours without a workup for catheterization. The jury found in favor of plaintiff for $1.3 million.…
Read More...Risk Factors & Consent: Open-Heart Surgery Causes Patient Disability
Case Reference: Plaintiff’s Expert: Alfred Culliford, M.D., cardiothoracic surgery, New York, NY.Defendant’s Experts: Bryan Foy, M.D., cardiovascular surgery, Naperville, IL. Holger Reed v. Baptist Health Lexington et al. Fayette County (KY) Circuit Court No. 16-1604. Charles C. Adams, Jr., Jerren& Adams for plaintiff. Melanie S. Marrs and Tonya S. Rager, Kinkead & Stilz; Timothy H.…
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