A medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed against a hospital in Washington after a 6 year-old boy was given a double dose of medication.

According to Destiny Brown, she took her son Jay to Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma, Washington after he became ill and began experiencing pains in his abdomen. Jay underwent an emergency appendectomy, but after the surgery his condition began to deteriorate. Reports indicate that Jay was administered a double dose of post-operative medication. Apparently a mis-communication between two nurses led them to administer Jay’s medication at two different times.

Destiny Brown explained the situation to reporters saying: “After surgery [Jay] was fine… And then later on that evening he couldn’t eat or stand up or walk or anything, and that’s when we realized something had gone wrong.

The hospital released a statement after incident reports made headlines, which read: “We are sorry that this error occurred, and we are looking closely into the circumstances and thoroughly evaluating our processes… and what additional safety measures need to be implemented to prevent this in the future.”

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A jury in Minneapolis returned a verdict $4.6 million verdict Friday in a medical malpractice lawsuit.

According Wright County court records, the family of 36 year-old Claudia Calgano, who died at New River Medical Center, formerly Monticello Big Lake Community, filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the hospital. The jury determined the damages to the family for their loss to be $4,623,924, the family’s attorney Kathleen Flynn Peterson said.

The family will receive more than $220,000 in past economic losses and $750,000 in past loss of advice, comfort, assistance, companionship, and protection that Calgano would have received if she was still alive.

The verdict includes an additional $1.4 million in future economic losses for the family and another $2.2 million in future loss of advice, comfort, assistance, companionship, and protection, according to court documents.

If you have lost a loved one due to medical malpractice or hospital negligence, you may be entitled to compensation. For more information, please contact the Pennsylvania hospital negligence attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., by calling 610-667-7511.

The Arkansas Court of Appeals has overturned a jury verdict in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed against a doctor who left a sponge inside a man after an operation.

According to court documents, Alan Sargent sued Dr. Marc Rogers in Garland County after Rogers operated and found a sponge he left inside Sargent during a gall bladder operation two years before. A trial was held to determine damages, after Circuit Court Judge John S. Patterson partially ruled in favor of Sargent. The jury awarded Sargent $100,000.

The Arkansas Court of Appeals, upon reviewing the suit, found that the jury should answer the question of whether leaving a sponge inside a patient constitutes a “deviance in the standard of care.”

The Appeals Court sent the case back to Garland County, Arkansas for a new trial.

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A couple in West Virginia are suing a Charleston Hospital for negligence and medical malpractice after, they claim, her cancer was not completely treated by agents of the facility.

According to court documents filed June 24 in Kanawha Circuit Court, Lisa morris was diagnosed with cancer in her left breast by breast biopsy May 25, 2007. Morris claims the Charleston Area Medical Center failed to provide her with proper and timely follow up care following her lumpectomy on June 14, 2007, in which cancerous tissue was left inside her.

The lawsuit contends hospital staff did not provide Morris with further treatment for approximately four months and did not provide chemotherapy or radiation treatments. Morris claims the defendants acted “negligently, carelessly, willfully, and wantonly or with reckless disregard of her risk or harm.”

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The fertility doctor who treated Nadya Suleman, better known as the “Octomom”, has been accused of medical malpractice by the California Medical Board.

According to court documents, the California Medical Board filed a lawsuit against Dr. Michael Kamrava this week for implanting a 48 year-old woman with seven embryos, a number that the board said put her at “great risk.” The board is recommeding the doctor’s license be revoked or suspended.

The woman is in her late 40s and already had three adult children when she started in vitro treatments with Dr. Kamvara. Of the seven embryos implanted, only four developed into fetuses, three of whom were born. The fourth fetus died in the womb. The medical board said Kamvara demonstrated “gross negligence” and that his actions led to “catastrophic results.”

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Five separate medical malpractice lawsuits have been filed against the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, the University of Pennsylvania, and a doctor, by veterans who say they were victims of botched radiation therapy.

The lawsuits were filed in federal court by Richard Mitchell, James Armstrong, John Berry, Barry Lackro, and Donald Pepper, who all claim Dr. Gary Kao and his cancer unit at the VA hospital provided substandard medical care while administering brachytherapy. The men are only five of at least 98 veterans that investigators say received botched radiation treatments at the center.

Brachytherapy uses radioactive metal “seeds”, which are placed inside the prostate with needles. The seeds create a cloud of radiation that conforms to the prostate and attacks cancerous cells.

Investigators reported a number of incidents where patients received weak radiation doses at the VA hospital as well as cases where the metal seeds were inserted into the wrong locations, such as the bladder or rectum.

If you or someone you know have suffered due to hospital error or medical negligence, you may be entitled to compensation. Please contact the Pennsylvania improper treatment lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., by calling 610-667-7511.

A jury in South Carolina returned a $3 million verdict against a Myrtle Beach-area hospital and doctor in a medical negligence lawsuit.

According to court documents, Sean Fay filed a lawsuit against Grand Strand Regional Medical Center and Dr. Stephen Law over the death of his wife Kelly in 2002. The lawsuit contended that Fay was admitted to Grand Strand in January 2002 with complaints of stomach and back pain. Fay was discharged later that day however, after Law diagnosed her as having a kidney stone, prescribed pain medication and ordered her to return to the hospital two days later. Fay died of septic shock less than 48 hours later before she could meet her appointment.

The Horry County jury determined that both the hospital and Dr. Law were negligent in their treatment of Fay by failing to follow nationally recognized standards of medical care.

Hospital officials said, in a statement, that they disagreed with the jury’s decision and believe Fay was provided with appropriate care. They are considering an appeal of the decision.

After $800 million dollars in surplus funds were diverted from an account designed to help doctors pay for malpractice insurance, a Commonwealth Court ordered the state of Pennsylvania to return the money to the “MCare” account. The diverted funds were to be used for other state expenses, but the court’s order may force the money to be returned to it’s original account. While some support the action, others believe that may cause an imbalance in the state budget.

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In a study to reduce hospital infections, state public officials found that 474 people contracted infections while in a Massachusetts hospital last year.

The study found that 71 of the 73 hospitals in the state has infection rates at or below the national average between June 2008 and July 2009. The report only looked at two types of infections and did not say how many patients died due to the infections. An official from the hospital says that the issue of infections has been addressed and there has not been infections in months.

The U.S. Center of Disease Control and Prevention estimates that nearly 2 million people contract infections in hospitals every year.

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