Medical Malpractice

• FDA Updates Labeling for Contraceptive Patch

  Paul Grieco | September 21, 2006 2:33 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Recently the Food and Drug Administration approved updated labeling for the contraceptive patch known as Ortho Evra. The update comes after further studies determined that women using the patch may be exposed to higher levels of estrogen than most birth control pills. The increased level of estrogen can cause possible blood clotting problems. Further information is available at...

• Medical Malpractice Settlements Should Not Be Confidential

  Jack Landskroner | September 15, 2006 8:04 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  In most medical malpractice cases which are settled before trial, the defendants request as a term of the settlement that the settlement be confidential. As an attorney representing victims of medical negligence, I have mixed feelings about agreeing to confidentiality of a settlement on behalf of my clients. On one hand, the court system is meant to be a public forum and agreeing to...

• Fear and Smear Tactics

  Paul Grieco | September 12, 2006 3:02 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  As the November elections fast approach, proponents of tort reform will seek to instill fear and smear tactics against those that stand up to protect our constitutional rights. Many misleading ad campaigns have started all in an effort to eliminate our civil justice system and avoid accountabilty. Why? Because those that support these ads care only about their own financial well being. ...

• Medical Malpractice Can Include Dental Malpractice

  Paul Grieco | September 06, 2006 6:00 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  When a physician falls below the acceptable standard of care in treating a patient and that patient is injured as a result of the doctors failure to meet the standard of care a medical malpractice claim may be filed against the doctor. The same is true with regard to care and treatment by a dentist . When a patient is injured as a result of a dentists failure to meet the appropriate standard...

• FDA forms task force on human tissue safety

  Jack Landskroner | August 31, 2006 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the formation of a multidisciplinary FDA task force on human cell and tissue safety. "The primary goal of the new task force is to identify whether any additional steps are needed to further protect the public health while assuring the availability of safe products," said Jesse Goodman, MD, MPH, director of CBER. "The creation of this task...

• Plastic Surgery Follw-up

  Paul Grieco | August 29, 2006 3:10 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  In follow-up to my July 31, 2006 blog concerning plastic surgery and medical malpractice, please review the following verdict which was recently obtained in Florida. Woman awarded $8 millionPosted FLORIDA THE STATE IN BRIEFAugust 25, 2006 NAPLES -- A jury has awarded a Lee County woman $8.25 million after she lost both her breasts in an alleged botched plastic surgery, her attorney...

• Body Snatcher Had a Long History in Human Tissue Trade

  Jack Landskroner | August 29, 2006 9:11 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  In early 2006 the FDA closed down the human tissue recovery agency, Biomedical Tissue Services, operated by a defrocked dentist and a former funeral director. Concerns over questionable tissue recovery practices gave rise to the recall of over 13,000 lots of human tissue which were believed to pose risk for infectious disease including Hepatitis and HIV. Last week the FDA closed yet another...

• Delay in Cancer Diagnosis Can Result from Lack of Medical Vigilance

  Jack Landskroner | August 27, 2006 10:29 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Doctors are taught when assessing a patient's medical condition to create what is known as a "differential diagnosis:" that is, essentially a listing of the possibilities causing the patient's problems. The physician then determines the most probable causes taking efforts to rule out the most ominous conditions, including cancer, before resolving that the condition is a less serious concern. ...

• Autopsy Can Be Important when Malpractice Suspected

  Justin Madden | August 22, 2006 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The saying goes that doctors bury their mistakes. Unfortunately, there is quite a bit of truth to the saying. Therefore, although the idea of an autopsy for a loved one is not a pleasant thought, there are occasions where an autopsy is virtually essential when medical malpractice is suspected. An autopsy, performed by an independent and objective pathologist, is a family's last opportunity to...

• FDA Recalls More Human Tissue From Donor Referral Services of Raleigh, North Carolina,

  Jack Landskroner | August 20, 2006 1:16 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The public health crisis created by the improper and illegal harvesting of human tissue continues to grow. U.S. health officials ordered yet another human tissue collection company to shut down on Friday, saying lapses in screening and record keeping put recipients of the donated body parts at risk of infection.Donor Referral Services of Raleigh, North Carolina, and its owner, Philip Guyett,...