Medical Malpractice

• What Really Drives Medical Malpractice Premiums

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 06, 2007 8:00 AM | 1 CommentChicago, IL

  In Illinois and across the country, doctors are repeatedly blaming lawsuits as the cause for rising medical malpractice premiums. Many doctors use this as a reason to push for tort reform and caps on awards, but these doctors may be putting the blame in the wrong place.The truth is that in the last several years medical malpractice payments have declined. The cause of these payments is a small...

• MRSA Infections Increase, Hospitals Not Doing Enough

  Jamie G. Goldstein | January 26, 2007 9:00 AM | 1 CommentChicago, IL

  One of the top infections patients in hospitals die from each year is MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Stayphylococcus Aureus). Even though the infection is becoming more deadly because the bacteria is becoming more resistant to antibiotics, hospitals are not doing enough to combat the infection.MRSA has become resistant to antibiotics because of the overuse of antibiotic medications. The bacteria...

• Northwestern Doctor Exposes Patients and Visitors to TB

  Jamie G. Goldstein | April 21, 2009 6:44 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Over the past ten months, a doctor at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago has potentially exposed hundreds of patients and visitors, including infants and children to tuberculosis or TB. The...

• Woman settles for $15 million in birth malpractice suit

  Jenny Albano | May 21, 2008 9:33 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A woman from Aurora, whose child suffered extensive brain damage during birth six years ago, settled a malpractice lawsuit for $15.35 million against the doctor, hospital, and staff. This is one of...

• Stable Patients Dying in Hospitals

  Jamie G. Goldstein | April 15, 2008 7:06 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  During a two year period from 2004 to 2006 it was reported that over 188,000 lives were lost due to what is called a "failure to rescue". A failure to rescue occurs when a patient dies in a hospital...

• Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer Leads to Malpractice in Chicago

  Jamie G. Goldstein | December 14, 2007 2:21 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Two lawsuits have been filed against Stroger Hospital in Chicago, Illinois claiming the hospital failed to timely diagnose breast cancer. One woman, Bobbie Jean Melton, died from breast cancer earlier this year. Her cancer was not detected in a mammogram, and when it finally was detected it was stage four and had metastasized to her lungs and liver. Christine Moore also filed a claim against...

• Illinois Medical Malpractice Caps Soon To Be Challenged

  Jamie G. Goldstein | September 04, 2007 4:24 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Illinois passed medical malpractice legislation two years ago that limited the amount a person could recover for pain and suffering in a medical malpractice lawsuit. There have been no challenges to date because only cases filed since the change would be affected and most of these lawsuits have not gone to trial, but this is about to change. A lawsuit filed in Cook County by Jeffrey Goldberg...

• Lap Band Procedure on Louisiana Child Causes Pancreatitis

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 15, 2007 6:32 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A young Louisiana child had lap band surgery to help her reduce her body weight. The obese child went into surgery on June 24, 2005 and had reoccurring complaints shortly after the surgery. She returned to Dr. Felix Spiegel's office on several occasions complaining of problems keeping certain foods down, abdominal pain and a choking sensation. The daughter of Warren and Melissa Strother was...

• $3 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict Paid

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 15, 2007 6:17 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Paul Montgomery had surgery on his legs in 1998, which was not done properly and caused him to lose a leg. Montgomery underwent femoral bypass surgery on his legs and afterward had repeated problems. His right leg eventually had to be amputated because of all the problems that were occurring. The jury found Montgomery's doctor, Dr. Mark McCoy, was negligent when he performed the surgery on...

• Jury Awards $2.5 Million After Surgeon Botches Cyst Removal

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 02, 2007 9:47 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  James Van Buren brought a lawsuit against his surgeon after his cyst removal surgery went very wrong. During the surgery, Dr. Sian Evans was attempting to drain the infected cyst and instead cut Van Buren's sphincter muscle. This caused Van Buren to lose control of his bowels.James Van Buren who is now 43 years old must wear diapers for the rest of his life as a result of the botched surgery. ...