January 4, 2016
What is Noxafil? Noxafil (posaconazole) is used to help prevent people with weakened immune systems from contracting certain invasive fungal infections caused by Aspergillus and Candida. It is an antifungal medication available in two oral formulations: delayed-release tablets and an oral…
November 30, 2015
Can I Sue for Heart Attack or Stroke from Interventional Procedure? You may have medical malpractice and product liability claims if you or a loved one had bleeding in the brain or a heart attack after a minimally invasive procedure…
August 4, 2015
Today, the FDA issued a Safety Communication regarding supplemental measures to enhance duodenoscope reprocessing (cleaning before reuse). These measures were approved after the FDA was informed of instances of persistent bacterial contamination after use of a duodenoscope, even following strict…
July 4, 2015
Radiation errors on Minnesota cancer patients are a topic of investigation by the Minnesota Department of Health following a reported mistake at a St. Cloud cancer treatment center that left a woman partly paralyzed. If you or a loved one…
June 26, 2015
A tracheostomy tube is put down a patient’s trachea to provide an airway, enabling the patient to breathe. A personal injury or wrongful death claim can arise if the tube is defective, it was inserted or removed incorrectly, it was…
June 17, 2015
A child’s death after rare but not unprecedented complications from dental surgery has rocked the suburb of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, where family, friends and community members are mourning the tragic loss of a 17-year-old woman. The girl’s mother wrote this…
December 17, 2014
A Hastings, Minnesota, nursing home resident was left alone in the bathroom, in violation of orders. The resident fell off of the toilet and sustained a fatal head injury. The Minnesota Department of Health investigated and determined that the resident’s…
April 29, 2014
Yes, you can sue a hospital for injury or wrongful death caused by an infection with a flesh-eating fungus if the infection can be linked to the hospital. You will have a better case if you are part of an…
December 17, 2013
If your child was given the wrong medication or the wrong dose, you can take action to get compensation for your child from the hospital, clinic or pharmacy responsible for the error that caused your child harm. Attorney Fred Pritzker…
December 12, 2013
Medical malpractice lawsuits against Medical Advanced Pain Specialists, P.A. (MAPS) have been filed on behalf of Minnesota patients who received steroid injections made by New England Compounding Center (NECC). Theses steroid injections were part of a 2012 recall issued by…
August 26, 2013
Several lawsuits have been filed around the country on behalf of patients who allege injury from surgery with the da Vinci surgical robot manufactured and distributed by Intuitive Surgical, Inc., a California company. The personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits allege…
May 16, 2013
To date there are 320 CDC-confirmed cases of paraspinal and spinal infections without meningitis liked to steroid injections of methylprednisolone acetate made by New England Compounding Center (NECC). Pritzker Hageman attorneys are representing dozens of people with fungal infections and…