Ross v. Marion, a case heard by the Supreme Court of Alabama, involved a woman who filed a wrongful death case under a theory of medical practice and negligence in connection with the death or her husband. In 2009, victim went to defendant’s hospital to undergo a kidney removal procedure.…
Lassiter v. N.C. Baptist Hosps., Inc., a case from the Supreme Court of North Carolina, involved a plaintiff who alleged defendant hospital was negligent in failing to properly treat him for a very severe case of jaundice. Plaintiff alleged that, due to this failure to treat the jaundice condition, he…
McIlwain v. Natchez Community Hospital, Inc., an appeal from the Supreme Court of Mississippi, involved a father who took his two-year-old child to defendant’s hospital emergency room because his son was crying, vomiting, and saying he was in pain. When they arrived at defendant’s hospital, they were seen by a…
Brady v. Urbas, a case from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, involved plaintiff who suffered from long-term foot problems. Her foot issues were due to toe deformities. Plaintiff had been going to the same podiatrist for years, and he was successfully able to perform surgical procedures to treat the problems with…
Keys v. Alta Bates Summit Med. Ctr., an appeal from the California Court of Appeal, involved a woman who was fatally injured during a surgical procedure on her thyroid. On the morning of the injury, patient’s daughter and sister took her to the hospital early in the morning. The surgery…
Branham v. Rock, a personal injury appeal from the Supreme Court of Kentucky, involved plaintiff who was injured while riding as a passenger in her husband’s truck. She was not wearing a seat belt when the truck drove off the road and hit a tree. The passenger side airbag deployed…
Whaley v. Sharp, a case from the Supreme Court of the State of Kansas, involved a plaintiff who went to defendant’s emergency room for treatment. The day after being admitted, plaintiff was to be transferred to Wichita for additional treatment. She died in transit. Plaintiff’s adult daughter was appointed personal…
Gilbert v. Wessels, a case from the Supreme Court of Tennessee, involved plaintiff who underwent laser eye surgery performed by defendant ophthalmologist. After suffering a serious personal injury as a result of this surgery, plaintiff filed a medical malpractice action against defendant. Trial court set the case for trial in…
In Hammond v. Saini, a case from the Supreme Court of North Carolina, plaintiff went to defendant’s hospital in 2010, to remove a possible basal cell carcinoma on her face. During surgery, drapes were placed on plaintiff’s face, and an anesthesiologist along with nurse anesthetists administered supplemental oxygen to plaintiff…
In Grove v. Peacehealth St. Joseph Hospital, an appeal from the Washington Supreme Court, plaintiff underwent a six-hour heart surgery procedure by a doctor at defendant’s hospital. This surgery occurred on December 21, 2006. He remained plaintiff’s primary doctor until December 25, 2006, when he left for the holidays. At…