by Bettina Altizer | Nov 27, 2018 | Medical Malpractice
A female patient’s surgeon failed to disclose or record important details of gallbladder surgery with the result that as a result of his negligence, the patient required multiple amputations. A surgeon’s negligence in recording critical information about the outcome...
by Bettina Altizer | Nov 8, 2018 | Medical Malpractice
A Virginia jury’s award of $20.5 million was reduced to approximately $2 million in compliance with Virginia’s cap on medical malpractice payments. After a mastectomy, a patient with silicone implant reconstruction visited a Kaiser Permanente oncologist for follow-up...
by Bettina Altizer | Nov 6, 2018 | Medical Malpractice, negligence, Nursing Home Neglect
Nursing home medical malpractice due to inadequate care costs an amputee an additional part of his leg and the ability to be fitted for a prosthetic leg. This case was settled through mediation rather than a jury trial. Understanding the case turns on what witnesses...
by Bettina Altizer | Nov 1, 2018 | Brain Injury, Medical Malpractice
When an emergency medicine physician aborted stroke protocol for a patient, he committed medical malpractice. In this incidence, a female patient suffered permanent brain damage and partial vision loss. Upon regaining consciousness after collapsing in her home, a...
by Bettina Altizer | Oct 9, 2018 | Medical Malpractice
A failure to diagnose oral cancer occurred when a 63-year-old man was referred by his dentist to an oral specialist. Plaintiff’s general dentist referred him to a specialist to evaluate and to treat an oral lesion that appeared to be a potential cancer. When examining...
by Bettina Altizer | Sep 27, 2018 | Medical Malpractice, Uncategorized
A problematic tooth extraction injury is not what most people expect in a medical malpractice lawsuit. Although these cases are relatively rare, they can result in permanent damage to the patient. Sometimes, the injury results from a mistake made by the oral surgeon...
