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A court has declared that the family of a woman who apparently froze to death in a morgue can go ahead with their lawsuit against the hospital. Previously, a different court had ruled that the family had filed the lawsuit too late. North Carolina residents may have...
North Carolina residents may be interested in a recent case concerning a boxer injured in a November 2013 match in New York City. The family of the Russian heavyweight fighter believes that, after the fight, doctors assigned by the New York State Athletic Commission...
North Carolina residents may be interested in the case of a woman who is suing her doctor after a tubal ligation failed to prevent her from getting pregnant. Her baby was born with sickle cell disease, which was something that the woman knew was possible and that led...
North Carolina readers might be surprised to learn that diagnosis problems topped the list for most common lawsuits filed against cardiologists. A physician owned insurer, The Doctors Company, examined 429 cardiology claims filed between 2007 and 2013. According to...
North Carolina residents may be interested in a case that involves health care fraud in New York. A Poughkeepsie orthopedic surgeon pleaded guilty to health care fraud and was sentenced in federal court to 54 months in prison, fined $250,000 and ordered to pay...
Residents of North Carolina may have heard that the family of a Russian boxer who received injuries in a bout intends to file a lawsuit for medical malpractice after it was declared that he is bedridden and may never walk again. Magomed Abdusalamov competed in a...
A mother, who wishes she could have been a better advocate for her son, is sharing her knowledge through her non-profit organization Citizens for Patient Safety with North Carolina residents. She is hosting speaking engagements entitled, "Finding Your Way Through a...
According to a report by the Society for Women's Health Research, women in North Carolina and around the country who experience heart problems are often misdiagnosed with other illnesses. The 2011 report concluded that a gender bias exists in the diagnosis of...
A recent report revealed that a North Carolina hospital may have exposed 18 of its patients to a brain infection. The hospital, Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center, released a statement after a neurosurgery patient was diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which...
North Carolina residents who are considering plastic surgery may be shocked to learn that an 18-year-old Florida woman reportedly suffered brain damage after having a breast augmentation in August 2013. The family of the girl plans to file a medical malpractice...