Medical Malpractice

• California State Appeals Court Reinstates Medical Malpractice Suit

  Shannon Weidemann | April 18, 2007 2:29 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  UCI Medical Center was sued for medical malpractice in 2004 over their liver transplant program. The plantiff settled with UCI but then later wanted the settlement thrown out. A judge would not allow that and she appealed the decision to the California State Appeals Court. Irvine, of Irvine, appealed that ruling and scored a victory Monday when a four-judge panel for the 4th District Court of...

• Mental Health Clinic to Pay $3.75M Settlement

  Shannon Weidemann | February 13, 2007 2:34 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  A man who was treated at the KIDS of New Jersey won a $3.75 Million Settlement for mistreatment he received beginning in 1994. The clinic was a boot camp style facility to treat troubled teens and was owned by Miller Newton. The clinic was shut down in 1998 after allegations of abuse by patients. Antonio Carrera claims he was mentally and physically abused.Carrera's treatment was the product...

• Malpractice Insurers Fight Proposed Legislation

  Staff Writer | May 01, 2006 4:05 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The Missouri legislature has legislation pending which would require malpractice insurers to reveal the details of their claims history and rate-setting policies to the Department of Insurance. Doctors and Trial Attorneys both support this proposed legislation. Trial Attorneys have claimed for years that they have been used as scapegoats by the insurance carriers for rising premiums. Doctors...

• Medical Providers Sued for Selling Diluted Chemotherapy Drugs

  Staff Writer | March 21, 2006 9:35 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Several medical providers have been sued for selling patients diluted chemotherapy drugs in Boone County, Missouri.As one may recall, a few years ago a local Kansas City pharmacist, Robert Courtney was sued for similar actions. Mr. Courtney was also indicted and is serving time in prison for his wrongful conduct.You can read the full story in the Kansas City Star.It is beyond my level of...

• Doctor Sues Hospital for Retaliation

  Staff Writer | February 02, 2006 2:41 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  A Springfield, Missouri surgeon has sued Cox Health for retaliation for reporting unsafe and unsterile conditions in Cox South operating rooms to officials. The surgeon contends that Cox Health forced him to go through an unnecessary peer-review process in retaliation for him reporting what he felt were unsafe conditions that could have a negative impact on patient safety. The Springfield New...

• Medical Malpractice Claims Overstated

  Staff Writer | January 19, 2006 2:07 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The FTCR (Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights), a consumer advocacy group, has found that, from 1986 to 1994, medical-malpractice insurers reported expected losses of $40 Billion while only paying out $27 Billion in claims.According to FTCR founder, Harvey Rosenfield:"By inflating their estimated 'losses' as much as 66 percent, medical-malpractice insurance companies have misled...