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Arkansas Medical Malpractice Attorney Comments on Potential Case

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As a Memphis, Tennessee medical malpractice lawyer with the ability for members of our team to also investigate claims in Mississippi, Arkansas, and Kentucky, we wanted to provide this information to the public.

Arkansas Medical Malpractice Lawsuit for Surgical Mistake

Doris D. Riddick of Arkansas has initiated a medical malpractice lawsuit against her podiatrist for performing avoidable surgical procedures that forced her to suffer from post-surgical complications. In 2007, a burning sensation in her right foot led her to seek treatment from the podiatrist. The doctor carried out a number of unnecessary surgical procedures on her foot starting from July 2011 that resulted in bone inflammation. Riddick underwent multiple surgeries to treat the complications. Her medical malpractice lawsuit claims that the podiatrist did not inform her about the post-operative complications that caused her immense pain and suffering and financial loss due to additional surgery.

An Arkansas medical malpractice lawsuit filed following incorrect brain surgery resulted in $11 million award against Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Parents of a Mabelvale boy sued the hospital after doctors at the hospital first operated on the wrong side of the brain of a 15-year-old boy, who was suffering from seizures. Notwithstanding the second surgery on the right side, the boy suffered from brain tissue damage and was forced to suffer life-long injuries. The first trial of the Arkansas medical malpractice lawsuit led to $20 million award by a Pulaski County jury. However, the Supreme Court limited it to $11 million while endorsing the surgical mistake claim.

The Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center is facing a $6.5 million claim over death of a 60-year-old Arkansas man from surgical complications. According to the medical malpractice lawsuit, the victim underwent a “routine, elective, lifestyle-enhancing” operation to clear leg arteries blocked due to peripheral vascular problem. However, he was mistakenly shocked and left with a surgical balloon in his legs while being operated. This led to paralysis and caused a hole in his lower back. He died a few months later, as doctors failed to prescribe any effective treatment for surgery complications.

Grounds for Surgical Mistake Lawsuits

An Arkansas medical malpractice lawsuit can be filed citing surgical mistakes on the following grounds:

  • Unnecessary surgical procedures
  • Post-operative complications
  • Mistakes during surgery
  • Failure to keep standard of care during surgery
  • Failure to inform patients about risks of surgical complications
  • Failure to guide on effective post-surgery recovery
  • Surgery leading to additional medical treatment
  • Unnecessary pain and suffering due to surgery

Arkansas Medical Malpractice Lawsuit: The Legal Eye

  • When two or more are found to be responsible for a surgical mistake, Arkansas medical malpractice regulation requires both to pay for compensation in proportion to their liabilities.
  • The state follows the principle of Collateral Source that mandates reduction in Arkansas medical malpractice lawsuit compensation award paid to the plaintiff from other sources, such as own insurance.
  • The expert witness appearing on behalf of the plaintiff must be equally or more qualified compared to the defendant medical professional.
  • The statute of limitations stipulates a two-year window for all Arkansas medical malpractice lawsuits except for wrongful death, which can be filed within three years. All litigations must be initiated within two years of injury.
  • Plaintiffs are not allowed to seek punitive damages exceeding $250,000 or three times of the economic damages granted. There is no limit on economic or non-economic damages and it may vary from case to case.

About Us

Members of our firm have litigated medical malpractice cases in a number of states including Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas, and we are now accepting free case evaluations in Kentucky, as well

There are a number of types of claims for medical malpractice in Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas and Kentucky including Misdiagnosis of cancer, Failure to diagnose heart conditions, Surgical errors, Orthopedic malpractice, Emergency room errors, Anesthesia and pharmaceutical malpractice, Failure to Transfer a Patient to Another Facility, Early Discharge, Birth injuries, Children’s injuries, Spinal cord injuries, Nursing home injuries, Plastic surgery injuries, Lasik surgery, Prescription errors and Reactions to prescription drugs.

If you or a loved one in Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas or Kentucky believes you are the victim of medical malpractice and have sustained an injury to yourself or your child, infant, parent or loved one, please contact us today.

We accept and handle medical malpractice cases on a contingency fee, meaning we front all litigation expenses (so there is nothing out of pocket for you) and we do not take a fee on the case unless there is a recovery by settlement or judgment. This means we can be your lawyer for no money down and no money owed during the pending case.

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    Tennessee Medical Malpractice Lawyer Reports on Lawsuit Filed over Meningitis Outbreak

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    As a Memphis, Tennessee medical malpractice lawyer with the ability for members of our team to also investigate claims in Mississippi, Arkansas, and Kentucky, we wanted to provide this information to the public.

    Tennessee Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against Hospital for Meningitis Outbreak

    Springfield resident Joyce McKinney’s doctor referred her to Saint Thomas Outpatient Neurosurgical Center in August 2012 so that she could have a better treatment for her radiating neck pain. However, the 73-year-old was diagnosed with life-threatening meningitis following her treatment at the hospital. She has filed a Tennessee medical malpractice lawsuit claiming that administration of tainted spinal steroids at the hospital led her to contract fungal meningitis.

    McKinney was injected with methylprednisolone acetate twice within a fortnight gap at the Saint Thomas Hospital. The injections belonged to the New England Compounding Center, which was blamed for supplying contaminated products, leading to fungal meningitis outbreak claiming 153 lives nationwide. There were at least 15 deaths reported in Tennessee. According to the Tennessee medical malpractice lawsuit, the patient remained hospitalized for almost a month until she was treated with anti-fungal medications.

    The plaintiff has sought $3 million in damages claiming that Saint Thomas Hospital was “negligent and reckless” for injecting patients with compounded medications sourced from a pharmacy that violated the FDA regulations. A similar Tennessee medical malpractice lawsuit has also been filed by a Nashville couple alleging that the hospital was careless in procuring the injections from the New England Compounding Center.

    Tennessee Medical Malpractice: Key Facts

    About 2,000 Tennessee medical malpractice lawsuits are filed every year citing lack of hospital care, medication mistakes, wrong prescriptions, surgical mistakes and complications, and diagnosis errors. Birth injuries, surgical mistakes, post-operative infections, lack of care during hospitalization, and delayed diagnosis are the reasons behind more than half of Tennessee medical malpractice lawsuits filed in 2012. Only 30 percent of Tennessee medical malpractice claims are fought in the court, as 70 percent of them are settled out of the court during the legal notice or discover stage.

    The state law allows filing of Tennessee medical malpractice lawsuits against a hospital or medical professional only when there is a clear of physical, medical, or emotional injury caused by negligence or visible breach of care standards. The plaintiff is required under the law to prove that

    • the hospital or doctor has violated a duty toward patients,
    • the violation is the reason of injury, and
    • there is conclusive evidence to link injury with violation of duty.

    Under the state law, medical malpractice lawsuits are considered civil litigations and can be filed separately from criminal litigations. These are meant to recover medical cost or seek punitive damages for the medical injuries. In 2011, Nashville-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center paid $45,000 and one of its doctor paid $35,000 to settle a Tennessee medical malpractice lawsuit filed against hospital refusal to admit an unstable patient requiring emergency specialized medical care.

    Tennessee Medical Malpractice Lawsuit: Compensation Claim

    Recently, a Memphis jury awarded $33.5 million to parents of a child born with cerebral palsy attributed to error during the cesarean delivery. The court agreed with the claim that delay on the part of the doctors led to life-threatening conditions for the newborn. The compensation granted included all past, present, and future medical costs and punitive damages.

    One can seek following types of compensations by filing a medical malpractice lawsuit in Tennessee.

    • Medical costs incurred and future expenditure
    • Compensation for loss of employment
    • Compensation physical torment
    • Compensation for emotional agony
    • Damages to punish the defendant
    • Non-economic damages for intangible losses

    Time Limit for Filing Tennessee Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

    • A Tennessee medical malpractice lawsuit must be brought in within three years of the injury or within a year of the injury is discovered, whichever is earlier.
    • The statute of limitations offers one-year time limit from the date of discovery for filing of lawsuit citing foreign objects left in patient’s body.
    • Tennessee medical malpractice lawsuits filed alleging fraudulent concealment has a one-year statute of limitations from the date of discovery.
    • The statute of limitations is applicable only after a patient turns 18 years.

    About Us

    Members of our firm have litigated medical malpractice cases in a number of states including Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas, and we are now accepting free case evaluations in Kentucky, as well

    There are a number of types of claims for medical malpractice in Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas and Kentucky including Misdiagnosis of cancer, Failure to diagnose heart conditions, Surgical errors, Orthopedic malpractice, Emergency room errors, Anesthesia and pharmaceutical malpractice, Failure to Transfer a Patient to Another Facility, Early Discharge, Birth injuries, Children’s injuries, Spinal cord injuries, Nursing home injuries, Plastic surgery injuries, Lasik surgery, Prescription errors and Reactions to prescription drugs.

    If you or a loved one in Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas or Kentucky believes you are the victim of medical malpractice and have sustained an injury to yourself or your child, infant, parent or loved one, please contact us today.

    We accept and handle medical malpractice cases on a contingency fee, meaning we front all litigation expenses (so there is nothing out of pocket for you) and we do not take a fee on the case unless there is a recovery by settlement or judgment. This means we can be your lawyer for no money down and no money owed during the pending case.

    In order to try and help you, please contact us today:

    CALL: 1-800-632-1404

    FILL OUT THIS FORM FOR FREE HELP:

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