Minnesota Malpractice

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Minnesota Medical Malpractice News and Topics

Bed Sores Lawsuit
Bed sores, also called pressure sores or pressure ulcers, happen when the weight of the body presses the blood out of an area long enough to deprive the tissues of their blood supply, damaging the skin and tissue. When the tissue dies, bed sore treatment may require the affected area to be surgically removed, which may involve amputation.

Resident Malpractice
According to Mayo Clinic researchers, “distress and fatigue among medical residents are independent contributors to self-perceived medical errors.”

Dr. Parvez Dara and the Hepatitis B Outbreak in New Jersey
The office of Dr. Parvez Dara in Toms River, New Jersey, has been associated with at least 29 cases of hepatitis B, according to the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. The health department has sent letters to thousands of Dr. Dara’s patients recommending that they get tested for hepatitis B.

MRSA Infection Lawyer
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a type of bacteria that is resistant to certain antibiotics. These antibiotics include methicillin and other more common antibiotics such as oxacillin, penicillin and amoxicillin.

Babies Switched at Birth
It is every parent’s nightmare—their baby switched at birth. Generally this happens when identification bracelets are removed and inadvertently put on the wrong baby. When this happens, even if it for a short period of time, it is Minnesota medical malpractice.

Failure to Detect Infection and Treat Septic Arthritis
Our law firm has recovered $950,000 on behalf of twenty one year-old male who suffered severe knee injury as a result of his doctors’ failure to diagnose and treat septic arthritis following knee surgery.

Wrong Kidney Surgically Removed
Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minnesota surgically removed the wrong kidney, leaving a cancerous kidney in the patient.

Object Left in Patient After Surgery
Objects left in patients after surgury can cause serious injury or death. In one case, a man's leg had to amputated when a sponge was left in his leg.

Dental Malpractice: Burn Injuries
The FDA has issued a warning regarding dental equipment that can seriously burn patients. Under certain circumstances, this could be Minnesota dental malpractice.

Methadone Overdose - Medical Malpractice
Methadone overdose in hospitals and other health care facilities can cause serious injury or death.

Emergency Room Malpractice
Most emergency room malpractice cases involve failure to diagnose, primarily failure to diagnose heart attack and failure to diagnose stroke.

The Minnesota Adverse Health Care Events Reporting Act of 2003 requires hospitals and outpatient surgical centers to report certain adverse health events to the Minnesota Commissioner of Health:

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Medical Malpractice Topics

Pharmacy Error Settlement

Our law firm recently negotiated a settlement for the family of a woman who was given ten times the prescribed dose of cochicine.

$950,000 Recovery for Failure to Diagnose Septic Arthritis

Attorneys Fred Pritzker and Elliot Olsen recently secured a $950,000 recovery on behalf of a young man who developed septic arthritis eight days following knee surgery.

Heart Lead Extraction Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

Pritzker | Olsen attorneys are representing patients and their families nationwide in product liability and medical malpractice cases involving defective Medtronic Sprint Fideles defibrillator leads. Several patients have died during surgery to remove the defective Medtronic lead.

Dental Malpractice: Oral Surgery and Burn Injuries

The FDA has recently stated that poorly-maintained dental equipment has resulted in severe burns. These cases could involve both dental malpractice and product liability claims.

Hospital Malpractice Lawsuits

Hospital malpractice includes any type of medical negligence that occurs in a hospital setting, including errors by doctors, nurses, technicians and other hospital staff.

Neurosurgery Errors

Surgical errors are common and can lead to serious injury or death. In an article in the medical journal Neurosurgery that reported on a study of 1108 elective neurosurgical procedures, a neurosurgeon recorded 2684 errors in 87.1% of the cases. 22.6% of the errors were considered major. 78.5% of the errors were deemed preventable.

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