Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Hudson, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Medical malpractice is a form of negligence where an injury results from the failure of a medical professional or medical facility (doctor, nurse, medical technician, psychiatrist hospital or healthcare facility) to exercise adequate care, skill or diligence in performing a duty. The determination of whether a duty of care is met depends upon the standard of care for that professional...MORE >>

• May 13, 2010 - Fla. Psychiatrist Suspended in Boy's Death
• May 11, 2010 - Jury Finds Drug Makers Liable in Hepatitis C Case
• May 5, 2010 - Trial Recessed as Doctor Accused of Malpractice Faints During Testimony
• April 27, 2010 - Judges Want Jurors to Log Offline
• April 22, 2010 - Trial Starts in Testicle-Removal Lawsuit
• April 19, 2010 - Hospital Knew of Doctor Allegations
• April 15, 2010 - Sponge Left in Patient Brings Fine
• April 13, 2010 - Doctor Removes Wrong Fetus, Loses License
• April 13, 2010 - Jury Selection Begins in Hepatitis C Trial
• March 25, 2010 - Missouri Supreme Court Issues Limited Ruling in Medical Malpractice Case
• March 9, 2010 - Doctor's Role with Terminal Patients Argued in Conn. Court
• March 5, 2010 - Doctor in Fatal Liposuction Still Doing Cosmetic Procedures
• February 11, 2010 - Innocent Plea in Fake Doctor Case
• January 18, 2010 - Hospital Faces Wrongful Death in Katrina Suit
• January 12, 2010 - Katrina Case Alleges Negligence
• January 12, 2010 - Contraceptive Lawsuits Going to Trial
• January 6, 2010 - Inspectors: Hospital Turned Away Woman
• January 4, 2010 - Navy Settles Death Claim with Jacksonville Mom's Family
• December 21, 2009 - HMOs Sued Over Hepatitis Outbreak
• December 8, 2009 - FDA Widens Probe of CT Scanners
• December 4, 2009 - Harvard Sued Over Student Suicide
• December 3, 2009 - Malpractice System Turmoil: NY Senate Leaders Promise Rate Reform Next Year
• November 12, 2009 - Utah Snags Million in Pharmaceutical Drug Settlement
• November 6, 2009 - Doctor Loses License for Misconduct
• November 5, 2009 - Hospital Mistakes Prompt OR Cameras
• October 30, 2009 - Lawsuit Expected in Florida Spa Death
• October 28, 2009 - Cosmetics Victim Still Suffering
• October 26, 2009 - Any Malpractice Reforms Should Put Patients First
• October 15, 2009 - Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Prescribing Painkillers: Judge gives him seven years in prison; two civil lawsuits are pending.
• October 9, 2009 - Woman Gets Million for Damage During Birth
• October 9, 2009 - Blinded Clinic Worker Gets .5 Million from Suit
• October 6, 2009 - Nurse Charged with Exposing Patients to HIV
• September 30, 2009 - Woman Brain Dead After Spa Procedure
• September 28, 2009 - Man Received Patient Data by Accident
• September 23, 2009 - New Hepatitis C Cases Linked to Clinic
• September 22, 2009 - Wrong Embryo Implanted in Woman
• September 17, 2009 - Couple Sues Fertility Clinic for Error
• September 11, 2009 - UC Irvine Settles Lawsuits Over Stolen Eggs, Embryos
• September 4, 2009 - Miami Man Sues Doctor Over Loss of Penis
• September 3, 2009 - Pfizer Fined .3 Billion for Illegal Marketing
• August 24, 2009 - Lawsuits Accuse VA of Negligence
• August 17, 2009 - Million for Botched Thigh Operation
• August 11, 2009 - Ex-Surgeon Gets 30 Years for Fatal Crash
• July 22, 2009 - Airman Loses Legs After Routine Surgery
• July 22, 2009 - NYC, State Pay 0 Million in Medicaid Case
• July 15, 2009 - U.S. Agents Contact Drug Maker in Jackson Probe
• June 24 2009 - Bill Would Allow Soldiers to Sue Doctors
• June 25, 2009 - Florida Woman Loses Leg in Anaesthesia Mishap
• June 08, 2009 - Family: Hospital Inaction Caused Fatality
• May 21, 2009 -13 California Hospitals Hit With ,000 Fines
• May 11, 2009 - Pfizer Called to Hearing to Answer Charges
• April 29, 2009 - 0,000 for Girl Who Lost Eye
• April 16, 2009 - Million Settlement in Mishandled Birth Case
• April 1, 2009 - Kin Sue in Organ Horror
• March 26, 2009 - Jurors Award Million in Case of Brain-Damaged Baby
• March 24, 2009 - Vaccine Victim Gets Million After 30 Year Legal Fight
• March 20, 2009 - Jurors' Use of the Internet Upsets the Scales of Justice
• March 4, 2009 - US Court Ruling Exposes Drugmakers to Lawsuits Over Warning Labels
• February 27, 2009 - Drug Firm Slapped with Federal Complaint
• February 9, 2009 - 'Minor Surgery' Death Lawsuit
• February 2, 2009 - Nigerian Suit Against Pfizer Set to Advance in US Court
• January 22, 2009 - Student Sues University in Flesh-Eating Bacteria Case
• May 22, 2008 - Brain Injury Yields .35 Million Settlement
• May 16, 2008 - Seratonin Syndrome Caused by Migraine Meds
• May 13, 2008 - Doctor Sued for Unauthorized Disclosure of Patient's HIV Status
• May 12, 2008 - NY Doctor Settles First Suit Over Reused Syringes
• May 9, 2008 - N.Y. Medical Center Investigates Possible Reuse of Insulin Pens
• May 8, 2008 - Nevada Clinic Linked to 77 Hepatitis C Cases
• May 6, 2008 - VA Secretary Denies Suicide Cover-Up
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• April 28, 2008 - Bayer's Trayslol Named in 78 Lawsuits
• April 25, 2008 - FDA to Hear Lasik Complaints
• April 22, 2008 - Rectal Exam Lawsuit Rejected by NY Jury
• April 16, 2008 - Website Makes Suing Easy
• April 08 2008 - Protection focus of estrogen lawsuit
• April 03 2008 - Kan. exec resigns amid 'pill mill' case
• Death Due to Mix Up between Edetate Disodium and Edetate Calcium Disodium
• October 9 2007 - Medical malpractice cap entices doctors to Texas
• June 07 2007 - Florida medical errors may become public
• May 30 2007 - Appeals court upholds $530,000 malpractice award against UMC
• May 30 2007 - Skin cancer patient awarded millions in medical malpractice suit
• December 23, 2005 - Stem Cell Data Fake
• October 21, 2005 - Hospital Negligence Under Investigation
• May 20, 2005 - Cloned Embryos To Aid in Stem Cell Research
• February 22, 2005 - Budget Cuts on Housing for Disabled
• March 26, 2004 - Pennsylvania Governor Wants to Lower Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums
• March 18, 2004 - Data shows fewer medical malpractice suits filed in 2003
• March 15, 2004 - Plaintiffs' Awarded $1,800,000
• December 17, 2003 - Hospital escapes $ 30 million verdict
• November 23, 2003 - Medical malpractice cases involving childbirth awarded damages in more than 40% of trials
• November 13, 2003 - Nursing Home Ruling May Open Door to Tort Class Actions
• November 10, 2003 - Teen wins case against MD who delivered him
• October 2, 2003 - $8 Million Med Mal Verdict Issued to Disabled Woman
• August 19, 2003 - Jury Awards $12.5 Million to Paralyzed Boy
• January 7, 2003 - Lawyers for Durham, N.C., Hospital Argue Against $48 Million Malpractice Claim
• November 4, 2002 - Papillion woman's suit says doctor missed 42-pound cyst
• October 29, 2002 - Doctors, patients, rally on opposite sides of malpractice bill
• October 21, 2002 - Sumter County family wins $1million+ in medical malpractice suit
• September 5, 2002 - Parties Agreed to a $ 5.5 Million Settlement
• August 19, 2002 - Check Cashing Doctor Get Sued
• May 10, 2002 - Mom Awarded $8.5 Million
• April 8, 2002 - $94.8 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict Awarded in New York
• February 11, 2002 - Court Affirms $18 Million Award in Brain Damage Suit
• Janurary 21, 2002 - Botched Procedure Causes Brain Damage $10.8 Million Verdict
• October 30, 2001 - Hospital May Ignore Fainting Visitor, Connecticut Judge Rules
• September 20, 2001-Couple sues doctor for 'mistakenly' removing her cervix
• August 27, 2001-University of Virginia Medical Center to Pay $ 1.5 Million for Wrongful Death
• August 21, 2001 -In malpractice cases, numbers favor defendants But in suits against nursing homes, plaintiffs win more jury verdict.
• August 16, 2001 - Doctor Sues a Hospital For Her Dismissal
• August 15, 2001 - Doctors Sued Over Treatment Of Cancer Victim
• August 09, 2001 - Rehabilitation Unit Innocent In Death
• August 03, 2001 - House Passes Patients' Bill With Compromise On HMO Liability
• August 2, 2001 - Physician Draws 18 Malpractice Lawsuits, but No State Action
• July 28, 2001 - Arizona Patients' Right Unused; Lawyers Don't Foresee Any Rush To Sue HMOs
• July 20, 2001 - Jury Awards $4.7 Million for Doctor's Fatal Error
• July 12, 2001 - Bill Authorizing Malpractice Suits Against HMOs Awaits NJ Gov's
• March 2, 2001 - Cigna Settles Wrongful Death Suit
• September 1, 2000 - Efforts Launched to Address Medical Errors