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• Patient Claims Surgery was Botched

  Christina Cole | January 27, 2007 11:16 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  A 66-year-old cancer survivor is now suing Catholic Healthcare West and St. Joseph's Hospital for operating on the wrong set of his vocal cords, alleging medical malpractice. Larry Bimbo's left vocal cords were paralyzed from undergoing radiation therapy many years ago for lung cancer. However, he now claims in court papers the doctors treated his healthy, right vocal cords instead, cutting off...

• Former Eagle Waters Suffered Brain Damage

  Christina Cole | January 22, 2007 9:12 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  According to a forensic pathologist who studied Waters' brain tissue, brain damage caused on the football field led to the suicide of the former NFL defensive back Andre Waters.Bennet Omaul of the University of Pittsburgh told the New York Times that Waters' brain tissue resembled an 85-year-old man and there were characteristics of early stage Alzheimer's. Omalu believed the damage was related...

• Doctor Surrenders License to Avoid Discipline

  Christina Cole | January 16, 2007 11:17 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  After the state accused him of prescribing controlled substances while his license was suspended, a Delray Beach doctor who was the center of one of the biggest medical malpractice verdicts in Palm Beach County history, has agreed to give up his medical license.The State Board of Medicine is expected to accept the deal with Dr. Attila Eagleman when they convene on February 2nd in Orlando,...

• Hospital Worker Receives $1 Million

  Christina Cole | January 10, 2007 8:20 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  A Montefiore Medical Center worker has received a $1 million settlement from her employer after her ankle was improperly set while in the hospitals emergency room. On September 30, 2000, Josephine Cruz, went to the hospital with a fractured left ankle. According to court papers, Cruz was in extreme pain when she arrived at the ER. Cruz, an accounting representative a the hospital was x-rayed but...

• Lawsuit Settled in Death of Woman on Disneyland Ride

  Christina Cole | January 05, 2007 11:34 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  A lawsuit brought on by the heirs of Cristina Moreno, against the Walt Disney Co. has reached a settlement, according to their attorney, prompting cancellation of scheduled pretrial motions and the start of jury selection.Moreno, from Spain, was on her honeymoon when she suffered a fatal brain hemorrhage after riding the Indiana Jones Adventure at Disneyland. Immediately after getting off the...