According to the Huffington Post, actor James Woods, along with his nephew Peyton, is suing a hospital for the wrongful death of his brother, Michael Woods, 49, who died from heart disease at Kent Hospital in Warwick, Rhode Island, on July 26, 2006, after going into cardiac arrest on a gurney. At the wrongful death [...]
According to the Sacramento Bee, Cannon Hoops, a 4-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, received $1.75 million up front and will receive another $4 million in annuities that are expected to pay for his medical and assistive care as well as future lost earnings over the rest of his life. The $5.75 million settlement was approved [...]
According to the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Upland doctor Vinod Patwardhan was recently found guilty of one count of conspiracy, three counts of smuggling and two counts of introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce with intent to defraud or mislead. While he could have received up to 71 years in federal prison, he was sentenced [...]
According to the Los Angeles Times, in August 2009, $7.4 million was awarded to a child who suffered severe brain damage as an infant after doctors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center failed to promptly treat an infection.
The child, Paris Campen, was a little more than a month old at the time of the incident. Attorney’s for [...]
On September 24, 2009 the Los Angeles Times reported that eleven California hospitals have been fined $25,000 each in administrative penalties for violations that, in some cases, have let to death or serious injury. The list includes eight hospitals in Southern California.
At Coast Plaza in Norwalk, state investigation records show that two surgical clamps were [...]
