Medical Malpractice

• Evanston Northwestern Hospital Pays $19.5 Million for Misdiagnosis

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 21, 2007 9:56 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  The former controller for Citadel hedge funds is no longer able to do his job. He suffered from a stroke in 2005, and because he was misdiagnosed in the emergency room at Evanston Northwestern Hospital, he was not given the medication that could have saved him from the debilitating affects of the stroke...

• Gastric Bypass Gone Wrong - $1 Million Verdict

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 19, 2007 4:42 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A Michigan man underwent gastric bypass surgery and died as a result of medical error. The doctor that performed the surgery on the man connected the wrong organs together, which resulted in the man's death shortly after the surgery was complete. The man's widow was awarded over $1 million as a result of his death.Many may first hear a $1 million verdict and cringe because of the large number....

• Tort Reform Issue on Front Burner in Illinois

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 19, 2007 4:30 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  In 2005 medical malpractice caps were passed in Illinois, but in the two years since the passage the fight still continues to have them removed and against tort reform. Doctors and their advocates argue that tort reform is needed to decrease the high cost of medical malpractice insurance premiums. They have worked so hard in this campaign to push tort reform that the public is jumping on the...

• Advertising For Tort Reform in the Waiting Room?

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 10, 2007 12:30 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  In New York a new tactic to try and push for tort reform is advertising in the waiting room at the doctor's office. The Medical Society of New York State is running a campaign targeting patients with information on high medical malpractice premiums and trying to push them to contact their state to pass bills that support tort reform. This campaign does not sound like its targeting the right...

• Caps or No Caps, Do They Really Effect Payouts?

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 10, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  At one time Oregon had caps on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases, but the caps have not been in effect since 1999. There was a push to reinstate the caps in 2004 but the bill failed. So what has been the result of the removal of the caps since 1999? Many may be surprised...Oregon has lower medical malpractice payouts than all but seven of the fifty states, and this is without...

• Failed Abortion Leaves Woman Pregnant

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 09, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A Boston woman who discovered she was pregnant in 2004 decided that she was unable to care for the child and opted for an abortion. She was first seen at a Planned Parenthood facility, where she requested the abortion to be performed. It was done, however, it was not done properly and unbeknownst to her, she remained pregnant. The woman then saw a doctor at the Boston Medical Center when she...

• Certification of Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 08, 2007 12:30 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  In Tennessee lawmakers are trying to reduce the number of frivolous lawsuits in the state through a bill that would force lawyers to have their cases certified by a doctor as having merit before the case could be filed. Tennessee is pushing for this because it appears as of now that caps will not pass. While other states, including Illinois, have a certification process, the process has shown...

• Special Health Courts for Medical Malpractice Cases?

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 08, 2007 9:11 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  The latest new tactic in tort reform is coming out of Maryland with the help of Robert Wood Johnson. Johnson is funding the tort reform group Common Good with $1 million to allow them to try and establish "Health" courts. These courts would be used to only hear medical malpractice cases and instead of a jury the case would be heard by an expert judge. Again, let's try and look at the real...

• A New Way to Avoid a Medical Malpractice Suit?

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 07, 2007 4:53 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  In Florida, doctors are unhappy with the high malpractice premiums they are paying. Florida legislature passed caps on damages four years ago, but not surprisingly, the premiums are still high. Again, doctors are looking to the wrong answers on how to decrease their premiums. But it appears now that they may have a new idea, probably not a good one, but still a new one.Some doctors in Florida...

• Clinic Shut Down After Improper Treatment

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 06, 2007 11:30 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Metropolitan Medical Associates of Englewood, in New Jersey, was shut down after two women filed suit against the clinic for its failure to properly care for them. One woman was rushed to the hospital after an abortion went terribly wrong. She was forced to have a hysterectomy. Various other complications followed, including the woman being placed on a ventilator and being unconscious for...