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U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Case that Challenges Feres Doctrine
The Supreme Court of the United States has not rejected a case challenging the Feres Doctrine. The Feres Doctrine prevents U.S. service members from suing the federal government for injuries occurring in the line of duty. The question the Supreme Court will be asked to answer is whether or not the Feres Doctrine applies… Read More »
Florida State Law Prevents Family of Marine from Filing Wrongful Death
The week before, we touched on the Feres Doctrine and how it limits active duty soldiers from suing the federal government for injuries incurred in the line of duty even when those injuries occurred as a result of medical malpractice. In addition to facing federal roadblocks to recovering damages for medical malpractice, everyone in… Read More »
Family of Woman who Died in Childbirth Awarded $24.5 Million
Birth-related injuries are a major cause of concern in the United States. American hospitals have posted some of the worst statistics of any first-world countries. In most cases, deaths were recorded in low-income areas of the country. Florida ranked somewhere in the middle of all states surveyed in the USA Today article. In one… Read More »
Feds Uncover Unresolved Problems at Johns Hopkins All Children’s
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital was the target of a multi-part expose conducted by the Tampa Bay Times recently. Having uncovered numerous patient deaths attributed to poor sanitation and medical incompetence, a number of senior officials with the hospital resigned. The federal government also threatened to revoke public funding for the hospital. Amid a… Read More »
FDA Hiding Reports of Defective Medical Devices from Doctors
When Dr. Douglas Kwazneski was helping a fellow surgeon remove an appendix, something went wrong with the medical stapler he was using. The device locked up. Instead of sealing and cauterizing the wound, Kwazneski was unable to get the device to function properly. Later, he looked up the make and model of the device… Read More »
Federal Investigation Reveals Serious Problems at All Children’s Hospital
Federal authorities have rebuked Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital after a report was released illustrating serious problems within the executive hierarchy. Essentially, Johns Hopkins fell prey to an administrative no-no in which all decision-making power was consolidated in the hands of a small group of people. Although hospital staff raised a series of concerns… Read More »
Fertility Clinic Mishap Fuzzies Edges of Wrongful Death and Property Torts
The University Hospital Fertility Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio is facing multiple lawsuits after their refrigeration unit failed destroying thousands of human embryos. According to reports, the temperature in the storage unit began to rise and an internal alarm system never activated. It was later revealed that someone had turned the alarm system off. Now… Read More »
All Children’s Acknowledges 13 Patients Injured by Heart Program
After conducting an internal investigation, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital acknowledged that 13 of their patients were injured while being treated at their hospital. Although each of these cases should have been reported immediately to authorities, none of them were reported until news broke about the heart surgery program’s problems. In a candid town… Read More »
Feds Say Hospital Covered Up Anesthesia Error
Vanderbilt University Hospital is being accused of covering up a lethal medication error. According to reports, a woman, who was otherwise recovering from a surgery was supposed to be administered a mild sedative. Instead, she was allegedly given the highly potent anesthesia medication vecuronium which caused the woman to lose consciousness and suffer a… Read More »
