A baby’s birth should be a time of celebration, but in some tragic cases, the very act of birth causes serious injury to the newborn. Causes for birth injuries range from environmental situations to medical errors. In a court decision issued on Friday, Dec. 20, a judge ordered the federal
If you’ve been following the news in Ohio, you might have heard about a doctor from Cincinnati who was facing 36 charges of federal fraud. In addition, this surgeon faces over 160 civil suits from patients who claim he committed medical malpractice. Now, the surgeon is missing, and the U.S.
Though the standard of care is generally high in hospitals throughout the nation, residents of Franklin, Ohio, probably realize that mistakes can happen anywhere. In a medical setting, mistakes can range from purposeful neglect to failure to diagnose the right medical condition. When patients are injured as a result of
A 36-year-old man who attempted to drive home while visibly intoxicated after being served alcoholic beverages at two bars will be paid $6.6 million as a settlement of Dram Shop claims he brought against the bars and one of the bartenders. On the way home, he suffered injuries in an
A 16-year-old high school hockey player suffered a serious injury during a weekend game. He received two fractured vertebrae, the type of injury that often results in more permanent spinal cord injuries. In this instance, fortunately, doctors say that the young player is expected to make a full recovery. In
A Las Vegas hospital is accused of exposing numerous patients, staff and visitors to tuberculosis, potentially endangering dozens of lives in the process. About 15 hospital workers have signed on as plaintifffs. Approximately one third of those individuals have developed active tuberculosis cases. Their attorney contends that the infection affected
A jury in Bridgeport, Connecticut has awarded $9.2 million to a woman from Fairfield who endured a series of medical blunders while being treated at Bridgeport Hospital. The woman, 65 years old at the time, was admitted to the hospital in 2007 with a urinary tract infection, but ended up
Two Ohio women recently submitted a medical malpractice claim, naming the federal government as the defendant. Both women lost their husbands due to prescription drug overdoses upon their return from active military duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. Both of the men received prescriptions for powerful painkillers and other medication after
A school bus carrying 41 students from a middle school was recently hit in the left front area by a Pontiac Gram Am. Thirteen of the students suffered injuries classified as minor but which were serious enough to require them to be rushed to a nearby hospital. Also injured was
Bicycle accidents are a major cause of injuries among children in Ohio and nationwide. Such accidents are often the cause of serious Ohio brain injuries. Statistics in one study showed that approximately 89% of all children who get involved in accidents while riding their bikes were not wearing helmets on