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By Steven M. Levin and John J. Perconti

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Medical Mistake Deaths Reviewed to Improve Patient Care at Group of Hospitals

Posted on November 07, 2010
One health authority is proactively taking steps to understand its mistakes of the past to ensure that future patient care is improved. The Winnipeg Free Press reported on the mortality review conducted by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority which examined the recurring themes found in an analysis of deaths in the area...

DePuy Hip Implant Recall Spurs Another Lawsuit

Posted on November 06, 2010
The effects of the massive recall of hip implantation devices made by DePuy Orthopaedics continue as more individuals have filed lawsuits after suffering complications with the defective devices. Our Chicago product liability lawyers at Levin & Perconti are closely following the developments of the situation as many individuals in the Chicagoland area may have been affected by the problematic pieces of medical equipment...

Long Hours For Surgeons Lead to Burn-Out And Medical Errors

Posted on November 05, 2010
We have posted frequently on this blog regarding emerging evidence that long hours for new resident doctors leads to a drastic increase in preventable medical mistakes. The growing research on the topic has actually led the governing body which oversees medical education programs to institute changes in its guidelines...

Jury Awards Family Following Medication Error Death

Posted on November 04, 2010
Medical malpractice takes on many forms in hospitals and clinics across the country. On this blog we have documented many types of hospital errors, from diagnostic mistakes and lack of informed consent to surgical errors and misread x-rays. Our Chicago medical malpractice lawyers at Levin & Perconti have decades of experience with all of these matters...

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Illinois Justice Kilbride Wins Retention Race

Posted on November 03, 2010
All of the hotly contested political races and heated campaigns culminated yesterday as Illinoisans throughout the state went to the polls to help select leaders at the local, state, and federal levels. One race of particular importance for those who care about the rights of medical victims and the preservation of an impartial justice system involved the retention of Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride...

New Jury Verdict for Patient Following Medical Malpractice Trial

Posted on November 02, 2010
Highlands Today reported recently on a recent jury decision which found that a local doctor is responsible for damage to a patient following a surgical error. In March of 2003 the victim had surgery performed on a bicep by the negligent doctor. The patient had injured his left bicep tendon following an injury at work while attempting to lift a bucket of oil...

Doctor Begins Push for Medical Safety Reform

Posted on November 01, 2010
The San Francisco Gate wrote a story today about one doctor?s call for improved safety measures following a medical error that affected him personally. Dr. Jose Gonzalez?s 18 month old niece was brought to a local hospital after a fall left a bump on her head...

Wrongful Death of Unborn Child Leads to $11.5 Million Jury Verdict

Posted on October 31, 2010
The Chicago Tribune reported last week on a verdict in a new medical malpractice lawsuit because of the conduct of staff members at Edward Hospital in Naperville. The Chicago-area medical negligence medical affected a young thirty year old patient and her unborn child several years ago...

The Reality of Liability and Evidence-Based Medicinal Standards

Posted on October 30, 2010
Several recent letters to the editor published in the New York Times emphasize important points in the on-going debate about tort reform laws, medical care standards, and the rights of victims of medical malpractice. Recent comments made by Administration Official Peter Orszag suggesting immunity for some doctors who follow certain guidelines has renewed the debate...

The Truth About Access to Justice and Medical Insurance Rates

Posted on October 29, 2010
The Huffington Post recently included an article from the Center for Justice and Democracy that sheds light on the reality behind victim?s access to the court system following medical malpractice and medical insurance rates. Most are aware of the claims made about rising insurance rates for medical care providers and the connection to medical malpractice lawsuits...

Justice Tom Kilbride Understands The Rights of Medical Victims

Posted on October 28, 2010
Chances are that within 5 minutes of turning on the television these days you will treated to at least one campaign ad urging support for a candidate or smearing another. With so many heated elections to be decided next Tuesday, the flurry of campaign activity has reached a fevered pitch...

New AAJ Report?U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Civil Justice Hypocrites

Posted on October 27, 2010
The American Association of Justice issued a new report today that highlights a clear example of hypocrisy by a major interest group involved in the U.S. Justice System. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has spent millions of dollars and focused immense resources on lobbying campaigns aimed at limiting regular consumers? access to the courthouse...

Might Have A DePuy Hip Implant? Here?s What To Do.

Posted on October 26, 2010
Our product liability lawyers at Levin & Perconti have been following the unfolding developments in the DePuy implant recall in an effort to raise awareness with potential victims. The recall affects nearly 100,000 implant packages, causing an untold number of patients to suffer failure of their devices...

Many Medical Mistakes Connected to Patient Transfers

Posted on October 25, 2010
Boston News recently discussed a little known facet of patient care?the increased risks that come when patients are transferred from one caregiver to another. A new report by a national medical care oversight group, the Joint Commission, spurred the renewed interest in the importance of ensuring orderly, safe, and thorough transfer of care from one doctor to another...

Doctors Offer Patients Too Little Medical Information

Posted on October 25, 2010
A new study reported by Scripps News highlights a troubling problem in the medical community: the inadequate information given by doctors to their patients. It is well accepted that all patients have the right to understand the medical options in front of them before making a decision about the care that they would like to pursue...

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Following DePuy Hip Implant Recall

Posted on October 23, 2010
The stories continue to roll in alleging severe complications, flaws, and information problems related to hip implants made by DePuy Orthopaedics. This latest lawsuit reported in AboutLawsuits.com alleges that the company, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, lied to patients when making claims that it would reimburse them if they experienced problems following the implant...

American Association for Justice Responds to Misguided Op-Ed on Medical Malpractice

Posted on October 22, 2010
An opinion editorial recently in the New York Times suggested increasing ways to immunize doctors for malpractice liability. However, the respected economist?s article missed a few major points concerning the legal issues surrounding the health and well-being of injured patients...

Vaccine Injury Lawsuit Heard By US Supreme Court

Posted on October 21, 2010
We have previously discussed a lawsuit involving a girl injured following an inoculation she received as a young child. The New York Times recently editorialized on the family?s quest to hold the makers of the damaging vaccine accountable reached the United States Supreme Court last week, when the Justices heard oral arguments in the case Bruesewitz v...

Surgical Mistakes Occur Despite Continued Push To Improve Safety

Posted on October 20, 2010
The New York Times published a story yesterday that raises awareness to the fact that surgical mistakes continue to harm patients everyday at hospitals across the country. The errors strike even though many hospitals are working to implement protocols which are intended to ensure these preventable problems are eliminated...

Medicare Reviewers Fail To Investigate Error-Prone Health Care Providers

Posted on October 19, 2010
A new article by Modern Healthcare reveals the troubling truth about Medicare auditors? failure to scrutinize providers who have been found to have committed a large number of medical errors. Typically the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) used historical error-rate data to identify the medical providers who committed the most medical mistakes and billing errors, and then worked to ensure corrective actions was taken...

New Replacement Registry Created Following DePuy Implant Recall

Posted on October 19, 2010
As new cases of problematic DePuy hip replacement implants continue to roll in, orthopedic surgeons across the country are attempting to handle the crisis by unveiling a new registry to help track the myriad of knee and hip implants problems nationwide...

Risks of Diagnostic Imaging Should Be Taken Seriously

Posted on October 17, 2010
Virtually all patients will undergo some sort of diagnostic imaging during their hospital stays?these tests involve x-rays, MRIs, and CT scans. A new story by ABC News reminds patients that while these tests are common-place, it is important for patients to remember that dangers associated with these procedures...

Doctors Leaves Piece of Surgical Equipment in Patient

Posted on October 16, 2010
Justice Daily News Flash reported last week on an example of an obvious doctor mistake. An investigation was launched by the state department of health following surgical mistake at a Rhode Island hospital. A patient underwent surgery at the local hospital earlier this summer...

Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed After Botched Gynecological Procedure

Posted on October 15, 2010
A new lawsuit alleging improper care during a gynecological treatment has led to a new lawsuit reports The Cayman News. A woman is claiming that she suffered second and third degree burns following a procedure intended eliminate fibroids and thin the uterine wall...

Vaccine Safety Case Reaches the United States Supreme Court

Posted on October 14, 2010
Vaccination injuries and their legal consequences have long been a complicated and debated area of the law. While millions of lives have been saved by the development of vaccinations over the years, the undeniable truth is that many children suffer lifelong injuries after receiving them...

Many Concerns About DePuy Hip Replacements Devices

Posted on October 13, 2010
With the developing news about the dangerous side effects that many patients experienced who underwent replacement surgery with DePuy hip implants, it is important to understand the concerns that have been brewing over metal-on-metal replacements over the last several years...

American Medical News is reporting

Posted on October 12, 2010
American Medical News is reporting on encouraging new developments in the battle to reduce medical errors by doctors and hospitals. Our Chicago medical malpractice lawyers have worked for decades to raise awareness of medical mistakes that should have been prevented...

Three Questionable Infant Deaths Lead to Hospital Investigation

Posted on October 11, 2010
The death of an 8-month child last week has sparked a local investigation into Tacoma?s Mary Bridge Children?s Hospital. As reported in The Olympian, this death involved a young daughter swallowing prescription medication. Authorities will are waiting the return of a toxicology test to more conclusively explain the cause of death...

Thousands of Illinois Patients At Risk For Injury Due to Defective DePuy Hip Replacement Implants

Posted on October 11, 2010
A new lawsuit has recently been filed in Illinois courts alleging that many medical patients have suffered following defective metal-on-metal hip implants made by DePuy Orthopaedics, reports AboutLawsuits.com. Thirteen former patients have alleged that ASR hip implants made by the company were defectively designed and had to be replaced...

Medical Mistake Could Cost Woman Her Breast

Posted on October 10, 2010
The Toronto Sun reported late last week on a tragic hospital mistake that may have extremely damaging consequences for the patient. The 65- year old victim visited her doctor in February to receive an annual mammogram. The initial results indicated bad news?two lumps were discovered...

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