Medical Malpractice

• Michigan Medical Malpractice Lawyers | Medical Malpractice Defined

  Daniel Buckfire | October 14, 2008 10:21 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  Medical malpractice occurs when a patient has been injured because of a preventable error or negligent care when receiving medical treatment. Medical malpractice is caused by a doctor, nurse, or...

• Michigan Medical Malpractice Lawyers | Under-Reported Medical Negligence

  Daniel Buckfire | October 13, 2008 5:11 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  Medical malpractice, also known as medical negligence, is a seriously under-reported problem. More people die each year as a result of medical malpractice than in car accidents. In fact, the...

• Hospital Fined For Brain Surgery Errors

  Larry Buckfire | November 27, 2007 4:22 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  We have read in the past about horrible surgical mistakes and operations on the wrong part of a person's anatomy. Incredibly, a Rhode Island hospital has just been fined for performing its third operation in 2007 on the wrong side of a patient's brain. In one case, the patient died after a second surgery. If a patient suffers harm and additional surgical treatment as a result of a wrong side...

• Hospital Patient Burned

  Larry Buckfire | October 29, 2007 9:26 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  "Our apologies go out to the family," said Henry Ford Macomb Hospital spokeswoman Suzanne Schut. "We are assuming all accountability for the incident."An elderly woman who was recovering from a heart attack in the ICU at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township, Michigan suffered severe burns to her face while being treated at the hospital. While in the hospital awaiting surgery, she...

• Michigan Medical Malpractice Verdict

  Larry Buckfire | July 28, 2007 10:50 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  An Oakland County jury last week awarded the estate of a deceased man the amount of $35 million dollars for a MIchigan medical malpractice case. The verdict for the family of Danny Oppenheim Jr. was against Dr. Aeneas Guiney, who was treating the 33-year-old Kansas man at the now closed Project Straight, a Troy-based rapid detoxification center. The clinic had a non board-certified doctor...

• Malpractice Verdict for Spinal Cord Injury

  Larry Buckfire | March 27, 2007 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  An $11.7 million verdict was awarded in a medical malpractice case to a young man whose 2003 back surgery caused him to become paralyzed. The plaintiff and his surgeon had reached an out-of-court settlement in January, but the surgeon decided to take his chances at trial. The jury found both the surgeon and a co-defendant involved in the surgery to be negligent. My firm has significant...

• Gastric Bypass Causes Wrongful Death

  Larry Buckfire | March 19, 2007 1:42 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A jury in Emmet County Michigan returned a $1,000,000.00 verdict in favor of the wife of a patient who died as the result of medical negligence in the performance of a gastric bypass procedure. The surgeon "connected the wrong body parts" during the surgery which caused an internal infection leading to the man's death. The emergency department at Grayling Mercy Hospital was also found to be...

• Nursing Home Injuries

  Larry Buckfire | March 14, 2007 3:07 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  With our aging population, the number of nursing home residents is on the rise. Many nursing homes have staffing problems and simply do not have the proper staff to care for the patients. This often leads to negligent treatment or simply the failure to properly treat the residents and catastrophic injuries occur. In a recent case in Boston, a woman has filed suit against a nursing claiming...

• Patient Wins $16M Malpractice Lawsuit

  Christina Cole | February 08, 2007 4:21 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A woman was awarded $16 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit against a University of Miami doctor that performed brain surgery to remove a benign tumor in December. The surgeon prescribed anti-seizure meds for her after having a tumor removed from her brain, said her lawyer. However, she suffered a seizure after being released from the hospital which left her brain damaged."The doctor is...