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Medical Lessons Being Learned from a Hospital’s Mistake
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|St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia is reviewing its internal processes closely after a baby was given a “potentially lethal” chemotheraphy overdose early in October due to an alleged dosage calculation mistake by a staff member. The incident was originally reported by NBC10, and occurred when “a miscalculation led to a daily dose that…
$750K Settlement in Death of Woman Whose Car Was Struck by Truck
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|The family of a 25-year-old Bellevue, Wash., woman who died in August 2013 when her disabled car was rammed by a tractor-trailer on a highway has reached a $750,000 settlement in the case. Alea S. Price died Aug. 26, 2013, when the crash occurred about 4:30 a.m. on Interstate 405 near Bellevue, according to an…
$1.8M Medical Malpractice Settlement to Family of Disabled Child
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|The family of a young child who suffered a brain injury when her oxygen levels dropped precariously during chest surgery in September 2012 will receive a $1.8 million settlement from the Virginia hospital where the procedure was performed. The child, Michelle Zhang, was 21 months old when she was brought by her parents to Carilion…
$12M Finally Being Paid, 2 Years after Verdict in Boy’s Crash Death
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|The parents of a deceased 9-year-old Florida boy is finally going to receive the $12 million a jury awarded following a 2013 trial, after two years of delays. The boy was killed by a car that struck him in January 2011 while he was on bicycle ride with his father. It’s about time that this…
Why Arbitrary Tort Limits are Unfair to Victims and Families
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|Due to Tort Limits, Texas DOT Pays Only $250K to Crash Victim’s Kin Tort limits in Texas, which mandate a maximum payment of $250,000 for anyone who sues a state entity for damages, have unfairly penalized the family of a Texas woman who was killed in 2014 by a state Department of Transportation (DOT) truck…
Family Gets $2M Settlement in Death of 11-Year-Old in Bike Crash
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|An Oregon family whose 11-year-old son was killed in April 2012 when he was struck by a city bus in Vancouver, Wash., as he rode his bicycle has reached a $2 million settlement with the bus company. The boy, Benjamin Fulwiler, died on April 28, 2012 after he collided with the side of a bus…