New Haven Personal Injury Lawyer - Medical Malpractice

Connecticut Places Hartford Hospital On Probation

James Sabatini — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:38:45 GMT

Hartford Hospital, the state's second-largest facility in terms of licensed beds, is on probation for a year after complaints arose about its emergency and operating rooms. State officials discovered 28 complaints over a two-year period based on patient surveys. The Department of Health found serious issues during the course of its investigation. There were a number of patient care issues on a system-wide basis ranging from psychiatric care, to emergency department care, to psychiatric issues, to infection control issues. The hospital must take corrective actions or the probation will be extended. Hartford Hopsital has issued an apology to patients and their families where patient care was inadequate.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by James Sabatini

Connecticut Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations

James Sabatini — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:24:42 GMT

Connecticut law requires that a medical malpractice lawsuit be initiated within two years from the date when the injury is first sustained or discovered or in the exercise of reasonable care should have been discovered. The law also requires that it be initiated within three years from the date of the act or omission complained of (CGS Â§ 52-584). (The courts typically refer to the two year period as the statute of limitation and the three year limit as the statute of repose). Thus, a person who believes he has been injured because of medical malpractice must initiate the lawsuit within three years of the act of malpractice even if he does not discover and could not have reasonably discovered the injury and its link to the alleged malpractice until more than three years have passed.

For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Medical Malpractice and Negligent Care.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by James Sabatini

Salem Man Awarded $210K for Medical Malpractice

Shannon Weidemann — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:53:41 GMT

A Salem man had surgery on his gall bladder in August 1999. He was in pain following the surgery and visited with two doctors. Both of the doctors failed to diagnose a bile leak and he needed to have emergency surgery to fix the problem. He sued for medical malpractice and the jury awarded him and his wife $210,000.

Kevin Cummings said he first went to Dr. Lakshmanan about pain following the surgery and was referred to Dr. Jha who also didn't diagnose the problem during one visit to his office. After the surgery, Cummings indicated he was off work for several months at Tri-County Electric and developed post traumatic stress disorder. The two doctor's maintained that bile leaks sometime develop after surgery which is noone's fault. Both claimed to have adequately reviewed Cummings case and say the biloma may have developed after they saw him.

The Marion County jury deliberated for several hours after hearing testimony for 8 days. The surgery took place at a hospital in Kansas City.

If you would like to learn more about medical malpractice, please visit InjuryBoard's Medical Malpractice information page.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann

Heart Device by Thoratec Recalled

Shannon Weidemann — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:28:49 GMT

A heart assistance device manufactured by Thoratec has been recalled because the device may function incorrectly. The defective medical device has been used at 87 hospitals in the United States and around the world since 2004. The device is surgically implanted in patients and it may become bent.

Thoratec notified the hospitals of potential problem in an Oct. 19 recall notification letter, asking them to evaluate the drive line adjacent to the pump housing to ensure that it is not subject to extreme flexing or bending at acute angles on all patients using the unit.
The announcement comes a day after Thoratec said it might recall approximately 5,800 anticoagulation monitors in response to a Food and Drug Administration warning letter expressing concern about the devices.

The monitor may also be recalled due to incorrect test results being relayed. The heart assistance device has been linked to five injuries and one death.

If you would like to learn more about defective medical devices, please visit InjuryBoard's Medical Devices & Implants information page.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann