Posts Tagged ‘Medical Malpractice’
Most Common Medical Malpractice Claims
We trust doctors and hospitals to take care of us when we’re sick or have suffered an injury, and most of the time they do. Unfortunately, there are instances when a doctor or other healthcare provider makes a patient’s condition worse through negligent actions or by failing to act. In these instances, many patients file medical malpractice claims to help recover compensation for the additional injuries.
Read MoreQuincy, Illinois Doctors Sued For Medical Malpractice In Heart Attack Death
A Quincy, Illinois family brought suit for the death of their mother due to negligence of doctors. The mother had gone in for a colonoscopy at the Quincy Surgical Center—-she had low blood pressure due to the prep—-probably due to loss of fluid. The colonoscopy went as expected, but the patient continued to have abnormally…
Read MoreThere Is No Medical Malpractice Crisis In Madison County, Illinois
Madison County, Illinois, has been the subject of ridicule for a medical malpractice crisis. There is no crisis and never has been. Over the past 10 years, there has been an average number of 5 medical malpractice cases each year that go to trial in Madison County, Illinois, and the significant majority of them result…
Read MoreIllinois Supreme Court Throws Out Caps on Medical Malpractice Awards
On Thursday, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned a five-year old ruling that limited the amount patients could receive from medical malpractice cases. Previously, the law allowed jury awards of up to $500,000 against doctors and $1 million against hospitals for non-economic damages (such as pain, suffering, loss of companionship, etc). In its 4-to-2 decision, the…
Read MoreFairview Heights, Illinois Woman Sues Doctor over Malpractice
A woman from Fairview Heights, Illinois has filed a lawsuit for medical malpractice against her St. Clair County doctor. The plaintiff claims her doctor failed to notice that she had a stroke and neglected to give her the proper diagnosis. As a result, her condition became worse than it would have been if she were…
Read MoreMedical Malpractice: Alarmists on Trial
A series of St. Louis Post-Dispatch stories are turning the tables on alarmists who claim there are too many “frivolous lawsuits” against health care facilities and physicians. Illinois Trial Lawyers Association President Todd A. Smith contacted the Post-Dispatch to refute a Northwestern University study which claimed that medical malpractice suits were causing newly trained doctors…
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