The Legalizer

July 31st, 2006 The widow of a Jonathan U who died after trying to stop a purse snatching has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in Johnson County District Court against the staff of Overland Park Regional Medical Center.. The lawsuit alleges that doctors gave U the wrong antibiotics and waited too long to send him back to surgery.

November 16th, 2005 Attorney Jeff Hanna, Warrensburg, and Mark Kempton of Kempton & Russell, Sedalia, won a $2:5 million lawsuit for malpractice in the case of deceased 85-year-old Larry Fothergil who was admitted to Independence Regional Health Center after he fell and broke his left hip at Harrah’s Casinol. After having his first hip surgery on June 2, 2001 only due to the negligence of the center Fothergil fall again fracturing his left femur bone according to Hanna.

June 1st, 2009 Previously, just a few weeks ago, McMahon settled a medical malpractice lawsuit he filed against the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and its doctors. He alleged that they failed to diagnose him properly and treat his broken neck.

August 2nd, 2006 What is the first step a medical malpractice attorney would take to pursue the claim? The first step in pursuing a medical malpractice case is suspecting that one may have been the victim of medical malpractice. While not every bad result is due to medical malpractice, one who develops a "gut feeling" that something was wrong should consult a qualified attorney to review the matter, who often will consult with medical professionals.

August 2nd, 2006 What is medical malpractice? The term “medical malpractice” can be defined as a healthcare professional’s deviation from the applicable standard of care that a similar physician would exercise under the same circumstances, resulting in serious physical injury or death. The negligence in medical malpractice cases can occur in a variety of situations including but not limited to: 1.

June 2nd, 2009 The family of the medical malpractice victim Genevieve Haught, have filed the medical malpractice lawsuit in 2005. Genevieve died after undergoing surgery to freeze a lesion on her kidney at Weirton Medical Center.

August 2nd, 2006 We are writing articles about “medical malpractice” for last few months. Now the following questions can be arisen about the topic: 1) What is medical malpractice? 2) On what grounds one can file malpractice lawsuit against hospital or the concerned doctor? 3) How can one file medical malpractice lawsuit? 4) What are the things that you have to prove if you have filed a malpractice lawsuit? 5) What is the first step a medical malpractice attorney would take to pursue the claim? 6) What are the special medical malpractice statutes? 7) What are Examples of Common Medical Malpractice Cases?

July 18th, 2009 NY man settles suit over arrest, forced sedationALBANY, N.Y. — A man who sued after he was forcibly sedated at an Albany hospital so authorities could search his body for drugs will get $125,000 in an out-of-court settlement.