There has been a $450,000.00 settlement of a wrongful death claim arising from the Portsmouth Naval Hospital due to a doctor’s failure to reinsert a breathing tube, according to published reports. A 43-year-old wife of a retired U.S. Navy petty officer had a boil on her thigh which became infected and was referred to Portsmouth…
The Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center may undergo its third review by VA inspectors in less than a year if agency heads grant Virginia Sen. Jim Webb’s request that the VA Inspector General follow up on nearly 150 recent complaints of medical malpractice, patient abuse, medication errors and wrongful deaths. The Virginian-Pilot reported on Thursday,…
No amount of money could probably ever make up for the lifetime of disability Tiffany Busone has endured since doctors and nurses attending her birth in 1985 failed to resuscitate her for nearly 15 minutes after she was delivered not breathing. The lack of oxygen during those first minutes of life caused significant brain damage,…
The Feres Doctrine unconscionably bars active-duty military personnel from filing claims against military doctors and other health care providers for medical malpractice. Federal lawmakers have begun to recognize the injustice inherent in the Feres Doctrine and have drafted a bill titled the Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act to overturn the rule. In his latest post…
Calls for capping medical malpractice awards have grown louder and more frequent as the debate over how to reform the nation’s health care system have raged over the past year. Ignored or drowned out in the debate has been solid evidence that malpractice insurance and suits account for a minimal percentage of the annual tab…