A family was awarded $8.5 million in a birth injury case. According to the lawsuit, the baby suffered a severe brain injury in 2010 while in the care of MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The lawsuit claimed that the mother likely contracted a placental infection, the baby did not receive adequate oxygen to the …
A Chicago couple has filed a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit against Northwestern Memorial Hospital after their two-year-old son died. LaKevia and Nigel Crawford filed the lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court claiming that their son Nigel, Jr.’s death was caused by medical negligence. The lawsuit alleges that a doctor failed to properly diagnose …
There are nearly 10,000 lawsuits pending in multidistrict litigation in federal court in Illinois over personal injuries allegedly caused by the contraceptive drugs Yasmin and Yaz. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) said that 9,961 actions were pending in the Yasmin/Yaz MDL as of May 14. The MDL is No. 2100 in U.S. …
A new lawsuit has been filed alleging a link between the use of the antidepressant Effexor and serious birth defects. The lawsuit, filed June 10, alleges that a mother’s use of Effexor while pregnant led to her daughter being born with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn, or PPHN. The child was born in 2007. …
A new study found that medical malpractice claims are most commonly associated with missed diagnoses of heart attack and cancer. Irish researchers conducted the study, which appeared in BMJ Open on July 18. The researchers reviewed over 7,000 journal papers regarding medical malpractice claims, focusing on claims filed against primary care physicians, as that is …
Illinois mothers should be aware that lawsuits continue to be filed alleging a link between the use of Zoloft during pregnancy and severe birth injuries. On July 5, a new lawsuit was filed as part of the growing Zoloft multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceeding in federal court in Pennsylvania before Judge Cynthia Rufe. The complaint alleges …
A judge has denied a motion for a new trial in an Illinois medical malpractice case that ended in a verdict for the defense in April. A doctor was found not negligent in the lawsuit that was brought by the family of a woman who died after seeking treatment for a sprained ankle in 2004. …
The use of the antidepressant Effexor by pregnant women has been linked to birth injuries. Effexor, introduced in 1993, was the first serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) antidepressant, as distinguished from the more common selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). The FDA approved the drug for treatment of anxiety and depression, and by 2007 it was the …
It may surprise some to learn that hospitals and doctors in Illinois are not required to carry medical malpractice insurance. Although the law requires a driver to be insured before getting behind the wheel, professionals engaged in the practice of medicine may choose to forgo purchasing insurance. While the vast majority of hospitals and doctors …
Although the use of antidepressants has skyrocketed in recent years and they are still prescribed to pregnant women, multiple studies have demonstrated a link between antidepressant use during pregnancy and birth injuries. Over the past 20 years, the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Zoloft, Paxil, Prozac and others has increased 400 …
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