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$2 Million Awarded to Boy after Doctor Operates on Wrong Side of Brain

In 2004, a surgeon at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences operated on the wrong side of a 15-year-old boy’s brain leaving him permanently impaired. The boy went in for surgery due to seizures, but the surgeon operated on the …

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9-Year-Old Struck and Killed on Maine Wharf; Mediation Set to Reach Settlement with Driver

In August 2013, a New York City woman drove into a crowd of people waiting at the Port Clyde Wharf for a ferry to Monhegan. The woman was initially stopped behind another vehicle, but then suddenly accelerated, struck the vehicle …

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Doctor Dies as Result of Malpractice by the Institution She Worked For

The family of the late Dr. Jennifer Sidari is seeking damages against the Geisinger Health System where she worked. Dr. Sidari checked herself into the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in May 2013 due to lingering headaches, where she was …

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OBGYN Negligence causes Death of 26-Year-Old Mother; $5.2 Million Received by Family

A seven-week trial has concluded in Orange County, California, arising out of the death of a 26-year-old woman. She came from China with her husband to the United States to give birth under what they believed would be the best …

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Jury Awards $2.7 Million to Family of Motorcyclist Killed by Drunk Driver

In Denver, Colorado, a jury has awarded $2.7 million to the family of a 23-year-old motorcyclist killed by a drunk driver. The motorcyclist was at an intersection when he was rear-ended by the drunk driver, who then fled the scene. …

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Jury finds against Anesthesiologist after Patient is left Paralyzed

In Minneapolis, Minnesota, a jury has awarded $9.1 million to a former auto mechanic who was left paralyzed due to the malpractice of an anesthesiologist. When the man underwent surgery to have a perforated bowel repaired, the anesthesiologist left him …

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