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The hospital removes life support from an unconscious immigrant from Eritrea against her family's wishes. The family are in a foreign country and unable to travel. Rom Houben: Belgium: 2010 A man seems to be in a persistent vegetative state, and after 23 years a communication test is conducted. Sun Hudson case: United States Texas 2004
Another study notes that about 1.14 million patient-safety incidents occurred among the 37 million hospitalizations in the Medicare population over the years 2000–2002. Hospital costs associated with such medical errors were estimated at $324 million in October 2008 alone. [6] Approximately 17,000 malpractice cases are filed in the U.S. each ...
Ultimately, Young instituted a federal habeas action. The court determined that the Community Protection Act was civil and, therefore, it could not violate the double jeopardy and ex post facto guarantees. On appeal, the Court of Appeals reasoned that the case turned on whether the Act was punitive "as applied" to Young. [4] 5th
The lawsuit conjectures that inadequate hospital staffing contributed to Hoppes' death. More: Mission Hospital doctors oppose silencing governing documents in nail-biting vote
Fernando Cluster was admitted to the hospital on Sept. 30, 2022, was diagnosed with an intracerebral hemorrhage and underwent a decompressive hemicraniectomy, the lawsuit says. This procedure ...
A youth mental health facility in Tuskegee is now named in four pending lawsuits. The most recent alleges violent abuse of a 15-year-old boy. Different name, same accusations: Wrongful death added ...
Certiorari was granted in the case on May 2, 2022. Amici briefs on in support of HHC were submitted by the National Conference of State Legislatures and the American Healthcare Association. Amici in support of Talevski were submitted by Public Citizen, the Constitutional Accountability Center, and the AARP. The case was argued on November 8, 2022.
A jury has awarded a former Eastern Kentucky hospital employee $2.4 million in damages after she alleged that medical center administrators directed her to convince patients to have themselves ...