TX Jury Awards Multiple Amputee $10M In Heparin Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

A Texas jury awarded $10 million to a man who became a multiple amputee after being given the blood thinner, heparin, at Methodist Hospital. The medical malpractice lawsuit alleged that the hospital and several of its doctors were negligent in not observing his condition after being given the drug which led to gangrene and the necessity of amputating several body parts.

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Florida Nurse Malpractice: Negligence May Have Contaminated 1,850 Patients

A nurse at Broward General Hospital in Fort Lauderdale may have contaminated over 1,850 patients by using the same IV bag for different purposes. How something like this could occur in this day and age is almost unfathomable. The nurse’s negligence has the potential to injure thousands of people who expected competent care and medical malpractice lawsuits against the hospital are likely.

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NY Jury Awards Paralyzed Bronx Man $19.2M In Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

A New York jury has awarded a Bronx man $19.2 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit after doctors at Montefiore Medical Center failed to diagnose a spinal cord infection which led to permanent paralysis. The doctors’ and the hospital’s negligence was blatant’ and the plaintiff’s lawyer has said that the man’s injuries might have been avoided had an MRI or CAT scan been done sooner.

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Minnesota Patient Awarded $10M in Medical Malpractice Case

A Minnesota jury awarded a multiple sclerosis patient $10 million after a medical resident mistakenly injected a drug into his spine that caused him severe injuries including seizures and neurological damage and required him to undergo further painful surgery. Five of the ten million dollar award comprised damages for his pain and suffering.

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