Medical Malpractice

• Two Years A Lawyer?

  Mark Bello | January 16, 2013 3:04 PM | 1 CommentFarmington Hills, MI

  Ran into this little tidbit while surfing the net. The author refers to critics who think that the third year of law school is a waste of time. The state of New York is currently considering...

• Patient Safety or Personal Rights: Veteran Nurse Fired for Refusing Flu Shot

  David Mittleman | January 05, 2013 2:29 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI

  A nurse who has worked at the same hospital for almost 22 years was fired after refusing a flu shot. Ethel Hoover would've worked at the Indiana University Health Goshen Hospital for 22 years...

• Jury Returns Largest Medical Malpractice Verdict, But Tort Reform Strikes Again!

  Mark Bello | December 30, 2012 11:28 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI

  No one expects to become paralyzed, but when it happens, the physical devastation can quickly leave a family drowning in debt. If the paralysis is due to medical negligence, the victim has the...

• Surgeons Make Thousands of Mistakes

  David Mittleman | December 21, 2012 9:01 AM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI

  This is not my first rodeo when it comes to writing about medical negligence, malpractice, doctor errors and physician mistakes. I don’t always have the support of the Wall Street...

• Woman Dies After Receiving Smoker's Lungs in Transplant

  David Mittleman | December 19, 2012 2:54 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Those in need of an organ transplant can sometimes be left in limbo for years waiting for a life-saving organ to come available. It was no surprise that Jennifer Wederell, a 28-year-old British...

• Why Won’t the Nation Weep for Medical Malpractice Victims?

  Mark Bello | December 19, 2012 2:40 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI

  Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you know that it has happened again – the most recent incident of horrific random gun violence has ended the lives of 6 brave adults and 20...

• Surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Spreads Staph Bacteria to Heart Patients

  David Mittleman | December 10, 2012 2:02 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  A surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles spread bacteria through his hands, contaminating several patients during heart surgery and causing infections. According to reports, the...

• Infant Switched at Birth Breastfed by Wrong Mother, Undergoes HIV and Hepatitis Testing

  David Mittleman | December 08, 2012 10:31 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI

  A Minneapolis woman is fearful for her newborn son after the baby was accidentally placed in the wrong bassinet at the Abbott Northwestern Hospital and breastfed by the wrong mother. The child...

• Elderly Dentist Angers Oral Surgery Community Over Wisdom Tooth Extraction Opposition

  David Mittleman | December 03, 2012 12:18 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI

  It seems pretty odd that Dr. Jay Friedman, an 86-year-old dentist, would go against the establishment and argue against extraction of wisdom teeth. However, that is just what he does, and he...

• Your Rights Are Being Taken Away; It’s Time to Take Justice Back

  David Mittleman | November 30, 2012 8:50 AM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI

  A few weeks ago, we got to participate in one of the most important exercises in any free democracy – the general election. And while some of us might be elated, some obviously...