Parents of Oregon Baby Who Died From Meningitis Sue For $6.3M May 19, 2020 The parents of an infant who died from meningitis after he was released from Silverton Medical Center in Oregon are...
Arizona Insurer of Physicians Declares $12M Dividend to Help in COVID-19 Pandemic April 22, 2020 Mutual Insurance Company of Arizona has declared a special dividend designed to provide economic relief to its members. The company...
Pennsylvania Court Voids $10M Payout in Fatal Spinal Surgery Case April 13, 2020 A $10 million award allotted in the death of a Pennsylvania woman following a spinal surgery was voided after the...
Life-or-Death Decisions by Hospitals, Doctors Come With Threat of Lawsuits April 2, 2020 By Erik Larson Doctors and hospitals overwhelmed in the pandemic will have to make their excruciating life-or-death decisions meticulously or they risk being...
Lawsuit: Nevada Dentist Set 5-Year-Old Girl’s Mouth on Fire January 7, 2020 The parents of a 5-year-old girl say a Las Vegas, Nev. dentist set their daughter’s mouth on fire as she...
Indiana Hospital Reports Failure to Disinfect Surgical Tools November 22, 2019 Nearly 1,200 surgical patients may have been exposed to hepatitis, HIV and other infectious diseases due to a sterilization failure,...
Hospital in Washington Addresses Mold Infections, Deaths November 22, 2019 Executives at a Washington state children’s hospital have found additional patient deaths from a mold infection after taking a closer...
South Dakota Doctor Made Millions on Unneeded Surgeries, Feds Say November 19, 2019 A South Dakota neurosurgeon made millions of dollars by performing unnecessary and dangerous surgeries, including one that left a patient...
10 Hospitalized After Flu Shot Mix-Up at Oklahoma Facility November 13, 2019 Ten people at an Oklahoma care facility for people with intellectual disabilities were hospitalized after they were apparently accidentally injected...
Mother of Brain-Damaged Boy Awarded $50M in Illinois Malpractice Suit November 8, 2019 A jury awarded $101 million to the mother of a severely brain-damaged boy who sued a Chicago-area hospital for medical...