Johnny Hallyday, a popular international rock musician, is currently in an induced coma after having multiple surgeries on his lower back. Hallyday apparently had surgery in Paris, France to repair a herniated disc, but the surgery was conducted poorly and led to a serious infection, according to the AP. Hallyday went through another surgery at Cedar Sinai…
I’m a personal injury lawyer. Part of my job–and part of what I am proud to do–is report and comment on incidences of medical malpractice, dangerous drugs and avoidable injuries to patients. My law firm has a strong history of ensuring that people harmed during surgical procedures receive adequate compensation for their pain and suffering…
A jury in Fairfax, Virginia (VA) ruled in favor of a plaintiff seeking medical malpractice damages from a dermatologist who failed to diagnose melanoma. David M. Kopstein, the attorney for the plaintiff, took the case even after it had received a prior hung jury decision. These types of cases are difficult due to the issue…
Virginia families who lost loved ones due to medical malpractice and negligence gathered together to profess their desire to see a preservation and expansion of patient’s rights in the new healthcare reform bill, according to Fox Business.com. Patient’s rights have been under attack disguised as a call for major “tort reform.” This is such a…
Five wrong-site surgeries in two years have provoked a $150,000 fine from the Rhode Island (RI) Department of Health against Rhode Island Hospital. The hospital serves as the training facility for students, interns and residents at Brown University’s Alpert Medical School, which makes repeated documented failures to follow safety procedures such as completing a presurgery…