A Texas man intending to undergo a weight-loss operation is seeking $10 million in damages for what he says were a series of medical blunders that led to the amputation of both his legs at the knee. Carlos Saucedo has …
A former Jefferson County, Ala., physician has lost his appeal to get his medical license back. The state Medical Licensure Commission revoked Dr. John Anderson King’s license in 2008 after reviewing negligence complaints involving two patients he treated at a …
The New York Public Interest Research Group reports the state disciplined 468 doctors last year, 155 more than a year earlier. NYPIRG says the health department’s Office of Professional Medical Conduct found medical negligence in 59 cases, revoking or suspending …
A jury in Delaware has ruled that no medical negligence was committed in a penile implant procedure that the patient said left him with an 8-month erection. A New Castle County Superior Court jury ruled on Monday that urologist Dr. …
The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled a Madison County woman’s lawsuit stemming from her 11-month-old child’s death and her arrest in the case should be separate suits. The Clarion-Ledger reports that the Supreme Court ruling reversed Hinds County Circuit Judge …
A judge has approved a $7 million settlement for a Shrewsbury family who claimed medical negligence in the birth of their daughter. The lawsuit filed in 2008 lawsuit against two doctors, a nurse practitioner and a genetic counselor alleged that …