Archive for August, 2012

San Diego Chargers Head Doctor Found Liable for Medical Negligence

14 August 2012 by jacksonwhite  |  Medical Malpractice, Medical Negligence, Negligence  |  No Comments

David Chao, the San Diego Chargers head doctor may have his medical license revoked or suspended due to medical negligence. The California state medical board cites evidence from three negligence cases from 2007 and 2012. Two weeks ago, Chao was found liable in lawsuit from a negligence case that took place in 2003. A San Diego jury awarded $7.5 million to the patient, who suffered from a knee injury during surgery. Another patient who suffered from an injury during hip surgery was awarded $2.2 million for medical negligence. The state medical board also mentioned two other cases where Chao was

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HCA Investigates Physicians For Conducting Unnecessary Heart Procedures

8 August 2012 by jacksonwhite  |  Medical Malpractice, Medical Negligence, Misdiagnosis, Unnecessary Procedure  |  No Comments

HCA, one of the world’s largest for-profit hospital chains discovered that some of their cardiologists were conducting unnecessary procedures on their patients. HCA has uncovered evidence that goes as far back as 2002 and some as recent as 2012. What HCA found is that a number of cardiologists at several different hospitals weren’t able to justify the procedures they were performing. While conducting the investigation, HCA noticed some physicians made statements in their medical reports that were misleading and made it appear that the procedures were in fact necessary. The documents HCA uncovered don’t disclose how many patients may have

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Dog Owners Are Held Liable For Dog Bites

1 August 2012 by jacksonwhite  |  Dog Bite  |  No Comments

The state of Maryland, in the case of Tracey v. Solesky, has ruled any pit bull, or any dog with a trace of pit bull ancestry, is deemed vicious and inherently dangerous. This means an owner, keeper, or landlord with control over a tenant’s property, can be held liable for any harm a pit bull or pit bull mix causes to a third party. In this case, an owner’s pit bull (Clifford) escaped from the property and bit a young boy. The owner simply put the dog back in its pen. The dog escaped a second time, the very same

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Hospital Negligence Kills 12-Year-Old Boy

1 August 2012 by jacksonwhite  |  Medical Malpractice, Medical Negligence, Negligence, School Injury  |  No Comments

Technological advances have brought us a long way. We can treat nearly any disease and successfully complete even the most complicated procedures, but technology can’t fix our biggest flaw; human error. Even with today’s technologies, health care providers continue to make mistakes that can take a patient’s life. New York Times columnist, Maureen Dowd wrote an article about Rory Staunton, a 12-year-old boy who tripped while playing in the school gym and scraped his elbow. Just over a week later, Rory died from sepsis. When Rory’s parents took him to his pediatrician a week earlier, his pediatrician ignored Rory’s severe

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