The State of Iowa recently agreed to settle three medical malpractice cases against the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for a total of $3.7 million, with $2 million of which coming from one wrongful death lawsuit (Case #1 below). Case #1 According to the lawsuit, a woman was admitted to UIHC (University of Iowa […]
Medical Malpractice
Plaintiffs Claim Acne Drug Resulted in Irritable Bowels
More than 500 lawsuits against Accutane manufacturer Hoffmann-LaRoche have been dismissed after a New Jersey court ruled that the manufacturers provided fair warning over the potential side effects. Accutane is taken in pill form and helps prevent the buildup of oil in the skin that leads to nodular or cystic acne. Over 500 plaintiffs argued […]
Israeli Baby Loses a Quarter of His Intestine After Hospital Discharge
In a case that could set a major precedent in Israeli medical malpractice law, the parents of a young boy have filed a lawsuit after he experienced a medical injury due to a delayed diagnosis. The incident began in 2016 when the boy’s parents brought him to the hospital. They told the doctors that their […]
Craziest Medical Malpractice Cases of 2020
2020 has been a year unlike any other. As we countdown to the end of this crazy year, let’s inventory some of the craziest medical malpractice cases of the year and discuss how they went down. Man Loses Most of Penis A California jury awarded a man $22,000 in economic damages and nearly $10 million […]
Connecticut Supreme Court Rules Prisoner Lawsuit too Old to Try
The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that a prisoner who filed a lawsuit against the state department of corrections would not have his case heard in court. The ruling centered on whether or not the statute of limitations should be tolled in this case. Two lower courts had already determined that the statutory period had lapsed. […]
