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). Attorneys Fred Pritzker and Ryan Osterholm are representing dozens of people with…
March 18, 2013
Attorneys Fred Pritzker and Ryan Osterholm filed a lawsuit today against Medical Advanced Pain Specialists (MAPS) on behalf of a 23 year old Minnesota woman, one of the 10 Minnesota patients that contracted fungal meningitis injections of tainted steroids in…
March 16, 2013
Attorneys Fred Pritzker and Ryan Osterholm are representing several people in Minnesota injured by tainted steroid injections manufactured by New England Compounding Center (NECC). To date, there are 10 CDC-confirmed cases of fungal meningitis in Minnesota and 2 confirmed cases…
December 27, 2012
Attorney Fred Pritzker and his team are representing over 40 patients who had a spinal injection with tainted steroid medication made by New England Compounding Center (NECC). Last Friday, NECC filed for NECC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. After…
December 26, 2012
Yes, patients who develop epidural abscess infections from tainted NECC drugs have the legal right to sue the company (New England Compounding Center) for compensation, including medical expenses, pain and suffering, emotional distress, lost income, cost of care, disability and…