A doctor in Michigan is currently facing 100 years in prison on federal charges for deceiving patients, fraudulent billing, and even the death of a patient. Medical malpractice attorneys at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm report on this case and others like it throughout the country. The neurosurgeon, Aria Sabit, surrendered his medical license in California …
Injuries from Medical Mistakes and the Need for Reform
Hundreds of thousands of patients in United States hospitals die from medical mistakes every year. There are no indications that injuries or deaths from malpractice are declining, either. Medical malpractice lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm illuminate recent studies from the country’s top medical experts who are trying to enact fundamental change to protect patients. Researchers at …
California Voters to Decide on Long-Awaited Medical Malpractice Bill
In today’s election, voters in California will be asked to approve or deny a proposition that will affect every person and family in the state. Anyone – rich or poor, male or female, young or old – can be the victim of medical mistakes, and hundreds of thousands of Americans die every year from medical …
Criticism Over Da Vinci Robotic Systems Continues
Over the last decades, technology surrounding surgeries have focused on improving how operations are conducted, with emphasis on making surgeries as minimally-invasive as possible. These are often referred to as laparoscopic surgeries, and have been topics of heated medical debates and injury lawsuits throughout the country. Our team of da Vinci surgical robot lawyers can answer any …
Hospitals to Release Medical Mistake Data
Earlier this year the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) stopped publicly releasing mistakes made in hospitals, despite saying it would not do so. After public outcry CMS relented, stating it would again release the information by the end of 2014. Medical malpractice lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm cannot overstate how important it is …
Oral Cancer and Medical Malpractice
Throughout the country, patients are being diagnosed with oral cancers that should have been detected by their dentists. Overall, these patients are diagnosed at a young age, and suffer poor outcomes in their cancer treatment. Medical malpractice lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm dive deeper into this issue and how unsuspecting Americans are being victimized. Many …
Unnecessary C-Sections Plague American Women
One in three American mothers deliver their first child through Cesarean section and 90% of those women who then have a second child will deliver through C-section again. It has not always been this way: in the 1970s, only 5% of all births were C-sections. The birth injury attorneys at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm would like …
The Problem with Children’s Emergency Care
American parents expect the treatment their children receive – whether it’s at school, day care or at the hospital – to be the best, most compassionate care. Unfortunately, the majority of doctors working in emergency care units have had only minimal experience, an average of four months, working with children. Medical malpractice attorneys at Pintas & Mullins …
Florida Wrongful Death Compensation Caps Reversed
Florida’s Supreme Court recently struck down the state law limiting the amount victims of medical malpractice can collect for non-economic damages in cases of wrongful death. The original case was filed by the family of an Air Force pilot who died from complications while giving birth. Wrongful death lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm take a …
Trouble at VA Hospitals Nationwide
Federal authorities are conducting a nationwide review of all VA facilities, though the Hines VA Hospital in Chicago is being singled-out after a whistleblower exposed fraudulent activity resulting in harm to patients. Medical malpractice lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm dig deeper into this story and how patients have been affected. The whistleblower was a social …
Dozens Charged for $260 Million in Medicare Fraud
Whistleblower lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm announce that 90 people have been charged for generating over $260 million worth of false Medicare billings. The fraud was discovered by a federal task force, and among those charged are at least 16 doctors. Our whistleblower attorneys explain this case and detail what you can do to …
New Study Confirms 440,000 Deaths from Medical Negligence Every Year
For many years, the federal government estimated 98,000 Americans were killed each year by preventable medical errors. New studies are finding what many experts know to be true – the number is actually exorbitantly higher. In fact, around 440,000 Americans are killed annually by physician, hospital or nurse errors. Medical malpractice lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law …
Major TVM Lawsuit Updates
Transvaginal mesh attorneys at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm have several updates to report on concerning the massive litigation against manufacturers. Most recently, American Medical Systems agreed to pay $830 million to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits filed by women injured by the transvaginal mesh implants. Just a few days earlier, a woman in Texas …
Deadly New Orleans Outbreak leads to Questions on Hospital Safety
Several children have died at the Children’s Hospital in New Orleans after a horrifying outbreak of a flesh-eating fungus. The infectious fungus was spread by bed linens, towels and gowns, and new reports are raising serious questions about how the infections originated and why nothing was done to stop it for nearly a year. Medical malpractice …
Gynecologic Procedure now Banned by Four Top Hospitals
Our team of medical mistake attorneys recently reported that doctors throughout the country were calling for a ban on one popular gynecological procedure, known as morcellation. In the wake of public outcry, at least three of the nation’s top hospitals have banned the procedure. Importantly, the FDA has also released a statement discouraging surgeons from using morcellation …
The Safety and Risks of Drugstore Clinics
Drugstores and supermarkets like CVS, Walgreens and Target are expanding their walk-in medical clinic throughout the country to meet high public demand. There are several factors driving this new healthcare trend, and relatively little is known about how this will affect patient wellbeing, if at all. Our team of medical malpractice lawyers offers some guidance on how …
Best App for Athlete Concussion Help
There are now many different types of smartphone applications that aim to help parents, coaches and others on the sidelines manage athletes who suffer a concussion. Although the influx of different apps is promising and indeed very helpful, it can be difficult to determine which one is best or which type of assessment tool is …
Johnson & Johnson Accused of Destroying Documents in TVM Trial
The initial trials over Johnson & Johnson’s transvaginal mesh (TVM) products are well underway in West Virginia, where the majority of cases are consolidated. Lawyers for the women injured by TVM are now arguing that J&J intentionally destroyed many internal documents that are critical to their lawsuits. Transvaginal mesh lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm take …
Changes to Come to California Malpractice Laws
In 1975, the California government established a maximum money amount injured patients could receive for noneconomic damages in malpractice lawsuits. Nearly four decades later, the $250,000 cap has yet to adjust to keep up with inflation. Medical malpractice lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm explore how and why California advocates are now pushing to raise the …
Florida Supreme Court Strikes Down Medical Malpractice Damage Caps
Good news this Friday, the Florida Supreme Court just became the latest state to strike down damage caps for pain and suffering in medical malpractice lawsuits. The court ruled the limits unconstitutional and only shielded doctors and hospitals from liability, at the expense of injured patients. Our team of medical malpractice attorneys digs into this case and …
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