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"Sue Me" Doctor Ordered To Pay $250,000

In a follow up to my previous blog from yesterday concerning Dr. Frederick Schwaibold’s negligence in causing 13 separate radiation treatments to be conducted on the wrong side of his cancer patient’s face, a Fulton County jury awarded $250,000 to Dariel Hunt in compensation for her injuries. Hunt h

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 4 Aug 2006

Medical Board Puts Physicans Over Patients

In Florida, the state medical licensing board has decided against stricter discipline for surgeons who operate on the wrong body part or the wrong patient. Wait, did you read that right? Yes unfortunately you did. Does that seem right? Without question, this writer can hardly imagine how. A through

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 3 Aug 2006

Medical Board Puts Physicans Over Patients

Unnecessary Hysterectomy Costs Woman Opportunity Of Larger Family

A Seattle jury awarded $1.75 million to a woman after Dr. Jeffrey Gabel, an osteopathic physician, performed a hysterectomy on her without informed consent in 2003. The jury found that Dr. Gable failed to suggest alternative, less invasive, treatments to the 22 year old before she signed a consent f

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 3 Aug 2006

Unnecessary Hysterectomy Costs Woman Opportunity Of Larger Family

Lawsuits Filed In Katrina Aftermath

Numerous wrongful death lawsuits have been filed against Uptown’s Memorial Medical Center and some of it personnel in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. According to reports, there is a current investigation concerning murder charges involving a doctor and two nurses. Two such suits have been filed

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 3 Aug 2006

Doctor Says To Patient: "Sue Me"

What is a 61-year-old woman’s right parotid gland worth? That is the question in a medical malpractice case before a Fulton County jury after a doctor and his hospital conducted 13 different radiation treatments on the wrong side of Dariel Hurt’s face. The parotid gland, which helps produce silva, i

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 3 Aug 2006

Study Shows Cell Phone Use While Driving Can Be As Bad As Drinking And Driving

In a recent study published by The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, drivers who use their cell phone while driving are just as likely to cause an accident as those who drive while impaired on alcohol. The independent study used 40 volunteers who were either talking on their cell phones, driving

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 6 Jul 2006

Study Shows Cell Phone Use While Driving Can Be As Bad As Drinking And Driving

$111 Million Suit Filed Against Home Depot

Jay and Laura Flynn recently filed a $111 Million suit against Home Depot and the manufacture of a defective grout-sealing product the mega home retailer sold them in July of 2005. According to the complaint, the product’s fumes permanently damaged his lungs and dramatically affected every facet of

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 14 Jun 2006

$111 Million Suit Filed Against Home Depot

First California Vioxx Trial to Start June 21, 2006

With the first of two Vioxx trials to start on June 21, 2006, Merck & Co. has filed a motion for summary judgment on the case of a 73 year-old man who had a heart attack after taking Vioxx. The basis of the motion is that the lawsuit was filed after the statute of limitations had ran in California.

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 8 Jun 2006

First California Vioxx Trial to Start June 21, 2006

Two-Thirds Of Eye Fungus Sufferers Connected To Bausch & Lomb

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has noted that nearly two-thirds of contact lens wearers who contracted eye infections reported using Bausch & Lomb’s ReNu with Mositureloc. The number of confirmed cases of fungal infection or Fusarium keratitis, has increased to dramatically in recent

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 7 Jun 2006

Two-Thirds Of Eye Fungus Sufferers Connected To Bausch & Lomb

Speed Leads to Double Fatality In Cobb

Jose Guadalupe Ramirez, 25, and Raul De la Paz, 23, died after Ramirez tried passing several other vehicles in a no passing lane last week according to police. Speed was also said to be a contributing factor in the accident as Ramirez’ vehicle left Macland Road in Cobb County and slammed into a near

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 6 Jun 2006

Guidant Issues New Warning On Defibrillators

Boston Scientific Corporation recently issued another warning to physicians about another 996 defibrillators that may malfunction and leave its patients without sufficient protection from sudden cardiac death. The defect stems from a faulty low voltage capacitor which has been confirmed in over 30 d

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 16 May 2006

Guidant Issues New Warning On Defibrillators

Bausch & Lomb Global Recall of ReNU With MoistureLoc

Bausch & Lomb has decided to permanently remove ReNu with MoistureLoc off the worldwide market after an internal investigation showed this product increased the risk of Fusarium infection. The FDA has stated it supports this decision given the data they have analyzed and studied.According to the FDA

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 15 May 2006

Bausch & Lomb Global Recall of ReNU With MoistureLoc