Cooley Dickinson Hospital now faces a delivery room errors lawsuit filed by the family of Pamela J. Sampson, a 32-year-old Hadley woman who died in 2013. Sampson left behind a now 19-month-old boy and her family alleges that the hospital was negligent in missing signs... Read More

An article that appeared in a reputable medical journal in 2003 was “manipulated” by the manufacturer of Risperdal, a former FDA chief alleges. Dr. David Kessler, a pediatrician and former head of the FDA, stated in a report filed in U.S. court that Janssen “controlled... Read More

What should have been a joyous time with their newborn turned to tragedy for two parents who are now calling for significant reforms in the area of forceps delivery in Australia. Hannah and Martin Beaty are working to increase public awareness of the risks of... Read More

Increasing ranks of patients previously implanted with inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are now filing lawsuits after suffering serious, sometimes deadly complications. Though designed to reduce the likelihood that blood clots will travel to the lungs in patients predisposed to their formation, growing reports of... Read More

An Indiana woman who claims malpractice led to permanent injuries for both her and her daughter has been unable to take legal action against the hospital allegedly responsible for the errors. Health records on the delivery were missing for many years, leaving the mother unable to... Read More

A plaintiff has filed a transvaginal tape injury lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, alleging a vaginal sling she received surgically in 2004 has led to permanent and painful injuries. The plaintiff claims the manufacturer of the sling, Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon, failed... Read More

A recent analysis published in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that 10 percent of cases where a drug causes severe harm to patients are not reported to the FDA within the specified 15-day time period. This lag time in reporting serious adverse events endangers lives needlessly,... Read More

A permanent injury to a newborn child led a jury in Jackson County, Oregon, to award $1 million in a shoulder dystocia lawsuit. The plaintiffs claim that negligence during labor led to the severe tearing of the baby’s brachial plexus nerves and permanent disability in her left hand. The... Read More