Medical Negligence In The News

Trustees Stephen McClure and Joseph Pete Sr. say they plan to “aggressively fight the charges levied against them” in a civil lawsuit filed by Robert “Bobby” Kaydo and his parents, Robert G. and Carol Kaydo, all of Ashtabula Township.

The mother of a Hunterdon County teenager who died two years ago after drinking a mix of alcohol is suing the boys who hosted the outdoor party, one of the boys' parents, and the man accused of supplying drinks to the minors, accordingto court papers.

Fleeing San Marcos police at speeds topping 100 mph, Richard Gibbons crossed into oncoming traffic, blasted through stop signs and fishtailed around corners before his pickup smashed into Greg and Maribel Tanner's car in an intersection east of town.

The young parents of a six-month-old baby face charges of aggravated assault and criminal negligence causing bodily harm after an infant was brought to a hospital in Hamilton, Ont. last September with severe injuries, including a broken leg and serious bruising to its face.

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Philippines -- A worker died at the construction site of the shipyard of Korean-owned Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines Inc. on Redondo Peninsula at the Subic Bay Freeport in Zambales on Wednesday.

An attorney says his client has accepted a $1 million settlement in her wrongful death suit against a troubled Veterans Administration hospital in Illinois.Katrina Shank, of Murray, Ky., sued after her husband, Robert, died after gallbladder surgery performed by a doctor who had surrendered his medical license in Massachusetts because of substandard performance.The Chicago Tribune said Tuesday ...

HAMILTON - A young mother accused of physically abusing her baby boy has been released on $5,100 bail pending her trial on charges of aggravated assault and criminal negligence causing bodily harm.

BLOOMINGTON -- The executor of a deceased woman’s estate and her son were awarded $704,000 by a McLean jury in a civil lawsuit against BroMenn Healthcare and BroMenn Physicians Management Corp.

At least 16 people are feared to have lost their vision and 27 others have suffered eye-related complications due to the alleged negligence of health officials during a free eye camp.

Confidential patient information has been lost in scores of cases, according to a catalogue of NHS data losses released last night.