Posted on April 4th, 2012
A settlement has been determined in a birth injury medical malpractice lawsuit that was filed in California.
The lawsuit stems from a 2009 delivery of a newborn girl that resulted in brain damage and cerebral palsy. According to the girl’s parents, their doctor should have acted in a more timely manner when delivering their daughter. The girl’s heart rate dropped dramatically before birth, and other complications caused her to develop brain damage.
The brain damage led to cerebral palsy in the fragile girl. Now, the young girl needs constant care and attention from her mother. She will require this attention for the rest of her life. The medical costs associated with cerebral palsy are high, and therefore they sought between $15 million and $20 million in the lawsuit.
Please contact the Pennsylvania medical malpractice lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511 if you have questions regarding a medical malpractice lawsuit.
Posted on March 8th, 2012
A breast cancer victim in Long Island has been awarded $15 million in a malpractice lawsuit. The 50-year-old mother of three claimed that her doctor failed to diagnose her with breast cancer in 2002 when she found a lump in her breast. She had a mammogram performed, but the doctor did not order any other tests to determine what the lump could be.
The woman waited another 16 months before returning to a doctor for another mammogram. She felt like the lump had not gone away. In fact, the lump had grown to the size of a golf ball, and was in fact malignant for cancer. She had to have a mastectomy, radiation, and several rounds of chemotherapy before she was put into remission for a short amount of time. During that time, she filed the malpractice lawsuit against her initial doctor for his misdiagnosis.
The cancer came back, and moved to the woman’s bones. She is undergoing weekly chemotherapy treatments, and will continue to do so for years to come. She knows that most of this suffering could have been avoided if her doctor had made the right diagnosis. She was awarded $15 million for past, current, and future damages.
If you have suffered due to a misdiagnosis, please contact the Pennsylvania medical malpractice lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511 today.
Posted on December 30th, 2011
A Texas woman who gave birth to a baby boy with shoulder dystocia is suing the delivery doctor for negligence.
During labor, the baby’s shoulder blades became stuck behind the mother’s pelvic bone while his head was outside of the birth canal. The doctor chose to pull the baby’s head in order to loosen the rest of his body.
This negligence resulted in the severe birth injury, shoulder dystocia. The symptoms of this condition can include broken arms and collarbones, nerve damage as well as brain damage. She is suing the doctor as well as the practice for medical expenses, disfigurement and physical impairment.
If you or a loved one has suffered an injury due to medical malpractice, please contact the Pennsylvania medical malpractice lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511 today.
Posted on September 21st, 2011
A judge has recently sided with the defense in a case brought upon by the family of a woman who died while battling cancer. The 60-year-old woman was suffering from terminal cancer and being treated at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s Manhattan facility when she passed away.
While at the facility, the woman discussed her options with her doctor and decided that she would make a Do Not Resuscitate document in case a life-threatening event occurred. The woman did not sign the form and the family was not told that it was made.
The woman’s condition worsened over the next four days and she began to struggle with her ability to breathe. Her daughter requested assistance, but none was given. The woman died the next day and it was then that her family found out about the document.
The medical malpractice lawsuit was filed claiming that that woman did not have the proper consent to write the document and that the staff failed to treat a condition that caused her death. Defense noted that in the state of New York, consent is not needed in resuscitation forms and the judge sided with the defense.
Posted on February 28th, 2011
According to a study recently conducted by Dr. John Flynn of Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania, 20 percent of medical imaging tests ordered by doctors are done for defensive reasons. The study followed 72 orthopedic surgeons in Pennsylvania and 2,068 patients. Doctors were asked to mark if they were ordering a test for defensive reasons or because it was required for treatment for every imaging test ordered.
The study looked at the use of x-rays, CT scans, MRI scans, ultrasounds and bone scans. The test that was used most frequently for defensive reasons was bone scans. Physicians said 57 percent of bone scans were done to protect themselves. Defensive medicine is practiced when a doctor or nurse does a test or treatment to protect themselves from being accused of malpractice or negligence, rather than because it is medically necessary.
If you or someone you love has been the victim of medical malpractice, contact the Pennsylvania medical malpractice attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 1-800-876-5299 to set up an appointment with one of our experienced injury lawyers.
