All posts tagged 'medical malpractice'

Medical Malpractice And TBI Up To $134 Million In Awards, Settlements

Posted on August 27th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

If you read the New York Daily News Monday, you might think twice about going to a New York City hospital for treatment. The tabloid ran a story, “$134 Million Mistakes! Hospital Horror Stories Cost City Big Bucks,” which talked about malpractice cases — several resulting in brain damage —..
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Woman Suffered Brain Damage After Hernia Surgery, Suit Claims

Posted on June 13th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Here’s a malpractice nightmare for you, another case of truth being stranger than fiction.   A 69-year-old woman who went to Montefiore Medical Center for a hernia operation ended up with severe brain damage, the New York Post reported Tuesday. She is now in a nursing home, where her attorney..
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Bronx Jury Awards N.Y. Brain Damage Victim $120 Million

Posted on May 27th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

In one of New York’s largest medical malpractice verdicts ever, a Bronx jury Friday awarded $120 million to a woman who suffered brain damage after hospitalization in three medical facilities, according to The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/26/nyregion/woman-wins-malpractice-suit-against-three-city-hospitals.html?_r=1 The verdict in state Supreme Court was for a lawsuit lodged on behalf..
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CA Bill To Prevent Radiation Overdoses During CT Scans

Posted on May 29th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

California is looking to enact a law to protect patients from radiation overdoses from CT scans, which are one of the key tools to detect brain injury. The state Senate last Friday passed a bill, 24 to 5, which mandates that the dose of radiation released during each scan be recorded..
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