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$24.2 Million Awarded To Family of Toddler Victimized by Medical Mistake
Illinois medical malpractice lawyers at Pintas & Mullins help innocent victims of medical errors get the compensation they deserve, and applaud jury decisions that recognize the devastating and...
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Chicago Hospital Mistakenly Declares Boy Dead
Medical negligence comes in many forms and occurs in various circumstances, endangering the life of innocent patients. Wrongful death lawyers ensure that victims and their loved ones receive justice,...
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Ohio Podiatrist Facing 8 Malpractice Lawsuits
A single Ohio podiatrist faces nine active medical malpractice lawsuits against him, according to the Columbus Dispatch. This is practically unheard of in the legal community. As the report reveals,...
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Success of Rare Fungal Meningitis Suits May Hinge on a Single Word
As the death toll from the national meningitis outbreak continues to climb, victims have begun suing clinics and physicians that injected them with contaminated steroid shots. As a Reuters article...
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Two Victims of Medical Negligence Receive Large Jury Awards
Medical malpractice is an ever-present danger for American hospital patients. Even newborn babies are not free from the devastating effects of medical negligence caused by irresponsible or reckless...
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Medication Error Killed Ex-Soldier
Patients trust physicians with their lives. However, as our Chicago medical malpractice attorneys note, medical professionals often make errors, either unintentionally or out of pure negligence....
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Misdiagnosis Forced Patient to Undergo Double Mastectomy
A judge in Louisiana awarded a woman close to $ 1 million for damages and future medical expenses in a case involving cancer misdiagnosis that led to a needless mastectomy. It was a pathologist's...
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Nursing Homes in the U.S. Overcharging Medicare
Medicare fraud lawyers at Pintas & Mullins note that Medicare fraud and abuse continue to threaten our nation's healthcare system. A federal report recently revealed that a considerable number of...
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Family of Hospital Negligence Victim Wins Large Verdict
The family of a teen who developed cerebral palsy because of her premature birth was recently awarded one of the largest verdicts in the history of Staten Island. Cerebral palsy is a set of disorders...
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Beware of Repeat Medical Tests
Our Chicago medical malpractice lawyers are warning of unnecessary repeat medical testing that is happening in alarming proportions. A new study by the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and...
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NJ Pharmacy Mistakenly Dispensed Cancer Drug to Kids
Chicago medical malpractice attorneys at Pintas & Mullins are shocked to learn that a New Jersey pharmacy mistakenly distributed the cancer drug Tamoxifen to children, instead of the prescribed...
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Psychiatrist Accused of Prescribing Dangerous Drugs to Patients for Kickbacks
Medicare and Medicaid fraud is rampant in society, and both patients and taxpayers pay the hefty price. A new federal lawsuit accuses a Chicago psychiatrist of receiving unlawful kickbacks from...
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Negligent Hospital Causes Infant's Third Degree Burns
Recently, Fox40 reported that an 18-month-old girl suffered third degree burns on her right arm when antibiotics were pumped into her hand instead of her veins. The hospital responsible for this...
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Medication Errors Cost Human Lives
What is the price to pay for a mistake on the part of a doctor or surgeon? Sadly, at times the cost may be a human life or a severely paralyzed body. That is why Chicago medical malpractice attorneys...
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Air Force Veteran Sues U.S. Government for Medical Malpractice
Earlier this year, Renal & Urology Newsreported that an ex-airman who lost both his legs due to a doctor's error during routine surgery was suing the U.S. government, the David Grant Medical...
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Medicare Reform Update: Congress Approves SMART Revisions
Personal injury attorneys are pleased to announce that Congress passed a major bill that will pay off for Medicare beneficiaries nationwide. The Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act...
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Class Action Lawsuits Rise Nationwide
Our medical malpractice attorneys are deeply concerned about the rising number of medical negligence lawsuits surfacing in the news. Reports in the Albuquerque Journal state that New Mexico may be...
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Deceptive Marketing by Anemia Drug Company
Prescription drug lawyers at Pintas & Mullins are warning anemia patients about improper marketing by a major biotech drug company. The company recently agreed to pay hundreds of millions of...
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Large Medical Malpractice Verdicts Awarded Across the Country
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Are Older Doctors Putting Patients At Risk of Serious Harm?
A recent article in Kaiser Health News recently raised an interesting and somewhat controversial question: are older physicians still just as capable of treating patients as their younger counterparts?...
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