Medical Malpractice

Because doctors have a better understanding of how the human body works and how certain drugs interact, some people are living longer, healthier lives. Coumadin, an anticoagulant prescribed to many patients with certain blood clot risks, is one of the discoveries that have helped. However, medical care providers in Massachusetts who fail to properly monitor a patient taking the drug or administer the drug when necessary could cause serious harm. Many people, mainly elderly in a nursing home, have suffered from such medical malpractice. Coumadin can be enormously beneficial. However, failing to test a person's blood while on the drug can…

Everyone makes mistakes. While some mistakes may result in a longer route to work or a missed appointment, mistakes related to medical malpractice can cost a person in Massachusetts his or her life. For example, the family members of a deceased man who resided in a neighboring state claim that medical negligence on the part of several different people and companies connected to the treatment of their loved one resulted in his death. The 56-year-old man died in 2013 after undergoing gall bladder surgery. The doctor who performed that surgery is named in the suit and is accused of failing to provide…

When a person in Massachusetts is suffering from a medical emergency, he or she has faith that medical care providers will work to ensure that the issue is accurately diagnosed and treated. While this tends to be the case most of the time, medical malpractice can lead to a missed diagnosis and have deadly consequences. One out-of-state family claims that such negligence ultimately resulted in the death of a young mother. According to a recently filed lawsuit, the 32-year-old woman suffered a seizure at home one morning in Dec. 2013. Her family claims that a CT scan showed that she was suffering…

Most medical care workers in Massachusetts are well-trained professionals dedicated to their patients. As a result, patients and their families trust these workers to adequately diagnose and treat their medical issues. Failure to diagnose an issue, such as heart problems, can lead to a patient's death or serious injury, potentially resulting in a medical malpractice suit. One out-of-state woman claims that medical negligence led to her husband's death. According to information presented at trial, the victim was transported to the hospital in May 2009. He was experiencing dizziness and chest pain. An EKG was conducted, but the cardiologist -- one of the…

Medical care professionals in Massachusetts often have difficult jobs. Many are expected to work unreasonable jobs, dealing with unreasonable patients. However, making correct decisions and adequately communicating with a patient's medical care team can often prevent a serious mistake. A recent study looked at several types of medical malpractice. The study primarily involved what professionals term "never events." These events include performing surgery on the wrong body part or wrong patient as well as leaving surgical instruments or materials inside a patient. These are events that researchers say should never happen. Fortunately, the good news is that these events are relatively…

Adult children are often put in the stressful situation of having to make medical decisions for their ailing parents. In many cases, people in Massachusetts trust that a nursing home facility will provide proper care. Unfortunately, one out-of-state woman believes that nursing home negligence actually caused her mother's condition to worsen. In a recently filed lawsuit, the woman claims that her mother was placed in the care of Nexion Health in March 2012. Her mother had reportedly suffered a stroke and heart attack. While she had some mobility in her right side, her daughter maintains that paralysis on her mother's left side…

There are a variety of different reasons a person in Massachusetts might undergo surgery. Regardless of the reason, it is the doctor's responsibility to notify a patient of any known risks of a procedure. Additionally, it is his or her responsibility to adequately diagnose and treat a complication. One out-of-state woman claims that although the condition she suffered was a known risk of the procedure she underwent, her doctor's failure to diagnose her condition ultimately caused her more harm. When the woman was 36 years old, she underwent a procedure that was intended to help her maintain a successful pregnancy. One of…