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Thus, when a patient claims injury as the result of a medical professional's care, a malpractice case will most often be based upon one of three theories: [10] Failure to diagnose: a medical professional is alleged to have failed to diagnose an existing medical condition, or to have provided an incorrect diagnoses for the patient's medical ...
While Rose was trying to decide which brand of cigarettes was right for her, she simultaneously was suffering the health effects of smoking. In the mid-1960s, Rose began to develop a smokers’ cough, as well as problems such as chest pain and hypertension. In 1981, doctors found a carcinomatous spot on her right lung and performed a partial ...
The company used this paper to promote paroxetine for teenagers. The ensuing controversy led to several lawsuits, including from the parents of teenagers who killed themselves while taking the drug, and intensified the debate about medical ghostwriting and conflict of interest in clinical trials. In 2012 the US Justice Department fined ...
Prisma Health contended the doctors were always aware the hospital does not staff its operating rooms 24/7, and instead nurses and surgical technicians would be on call “within 30 minutes.”
In 2021, CHI Franciscan Health paid $5.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit involving thousands of nurses, who contended they were not properly compensated for lunch and other breaks. The ...
Jail medical provider Wellpath filed for bankruptcy, prompting concerns that lawsuits over jail deaths could be hindered. Shown: The nurse’s station Ada County, Idaho jail. (Sarah A. Miller ...
Lawsuit Subject of lawsuit Court of decision Year of decision Alperin v. Vatican Bank: conversion, unjust enrichment, restitution, the right to an accounting, human rights violations and violations of international law: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: In re American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. Litigation
Approximately 14 million people (6% of adults) in the U.S. owe over $1,000 in medical debt, while about 3 million (1% of adults) owe more than $10,000 — debts that often force difficult choices ...