Medical Malpractice

What you need to know when your baby was harmed in the birthing process

What you need to know when your baby was harmed in the birthing process By Aitken Aitken Cohn It’s an…

4 years ago

$1,500,000: Nurse Negligence Leads to Wrongful Death of Teacher Following Lower Back Surgery

CASE DESCRIPTION: Decedent died due to bleeding after low back surgery. He sustained a retroperitoneal hemorrhage, left side from diaphragm…

10 years ago

$175,000: Doctor’s Negligence Allows Patient To Linger Three Days After Stroke Without Treatment

CASE DESCRIPTION:  This is an action for medical malpractice arising from a failure to diagnose and treat stroke symptoms which…

16 years ago

$198,168.36: Man Goes To Doctor For Big Toe Pain And Receives Treatment Causing Nerve Damage

CASE DESCRIPTION:  Plaintiff sees Doctor for pain and swelling in his right big toe.  The Doctor diagnosis the symptoms as…

16 years ago

$220,000: Nurse Breaches Duty Of Care By Giving Patient An Injection In The Wrong Place

CASE DESCRIPTION: During a hospital stay the Plaintiff was given an intramuscular injection to relieve back pain. However, the nurse…

16 years ago

$230,000: Woman Discharged From Hospital With Tourniquet Still In Place

CASE DESCRIPTION: Plaintiff underwent surgery to treat arthritis in her left thumb. Post-operative orders were not followed by the nurses…

16 years ago

$250,000: Doctor Experiments With Surgical Technique Resulting In Disaster

CASE DESCRIPTION: A young woman went in for a breast reduction surgery.  Upon the doctor’s own initiative he used an…

16 years ago

$275,000: Wheelchair Patient Injured When Ambulance Stopped Suddenly

CASE DESCRIPTION: Plaintiff, William Joss, was being transported by ambulance from a healthcare facility in Anaheim to a treatment center…

16 years ago

$275,000: Med-Mal Suit Stems From Failure To Diagnose Colon Cancer For Three Years

CASE DESCRIPTION: Plaintiff received a barium enema, which showed polyp in her colon. Her Doctor overlooked that finding in the…

16 years ago

$450,000: Doctor Forgets To Establish Arterial Blood Flow Into Boy’s Arm While Treating Fracture

CASE DESCRIPTION: A young boy fractured his arm resulting in arterial interruption of blood into his injured arm.  A orthopedic…

16 years ago