Medical Malpractice

Randall Hood, Shawn B. Deery and James L. Ward, Jr. have filed a lawsuit on behalf of their clients, the Cantones, against Insys Therapeutics, Inc., Linden Care, LLC, Aathirayen Thiyagarajah, M.D., and Spine and Pain, LLC alleging medial malpractice, negligence, and violation of the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act for prescribing Mrs. Cantone a…

Partner Johnny Felder and attorney Steve Welch recently obtained a $1.1 million medical malpractice verdict on behalf of Peggy Goldman (as an individual and as the personal representative of the late Rozella Goldman). Justice was finally served after six grueling years, but ultimately, the negligence parties were held accountable for their actions. It is a…

The University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) recently raised the alarm about an outbreak of MCR-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in China. This strain has proven resistant to several antibiotics, including one called colistin, described as a “last resort” medication by CIDRAP. The mcr-1 gene, or mobilized colistin resistance gene, is resistant to this…

The U.S. isn’t the only country that struggles with healthcare associated infections. Tallaght Hospital in Ireland is facing an outbreak of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) after its cleaning budget was reduced as a cost-cutting measure. As a result of the outbreak, wards had to be closed in the hospitals, and operations cancelled. Government Health Spokesperson Billy…

On June 9, 2017, the Florida Supreme Court struck down state law which placed a cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits, ruling them unconstitutional. In a 4-3 ruling, the majority of the judges held that the cap on non-economic damages was arbitrary and therefore violated equal protection rights. Before this decision, if you…

Abbot Vascular has issued a worldwide recall on three of its coronary catheters: NC Trek RX Coronary Dilatation Catheter NC Traveler RX Coronary Dilatation Catheter NC Tenku RX PTCA Balloon Catheter Almost half a million lots have been recalled because of difficulties associated with removing the protective balloon sheath. As a result, the Food &…

Medical mistakes can happen for many reasons. Common causes include errors during surgery, diagnostic errors, birth injuries, failure to monitor the patient, and lack of informed consent. Injuries can also happen because a defective product, such as transvaginal mesh or hernia mesh, was used. The wrong medications may have been prescribed or used. When medical…

HR 1215 is a bill that absolutely does not do what its name says. In fact, if it were to pass it would only hurt consumers because it places a cap on the amount of non-economic damages a plaintiff could receive in any kind of healthcare-related lawsuit. If you should sustain a serious injury from…

Congressional bill H.R. 1215 was introduced in February 2017, and although it is called the Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017, it does little to protect the rights of consumers and a lot to protect the interests and profitability of big businesses – such as those that manufacture defective drugs and defective medical devices…