When a Framingham drug compounding pharmacy released tainted steroids onto the market, it began a cascading effect of lawsuits that has washed over much more than just the company itself. In addition to lawsuits directed at the compounding pharmacy, plaintiffs are...
Doctor charged with failure to treat allegedly fatal bedsore
When Albuquerque doctors graduate from medical school and get their licenses, they take an oath to practice medicine ethically and honestly. Sometimes, though, doctors don't perform their jobs according to set medical standards. This can lead to medical malpractice...
Patient says frostbite a result of negligent post-op treatment
Hospitals and doctors are institutions that patients trust to treat them and cure their illnesses. However, it is distressingly common for a simple hospital visit to have unexpected adverse effects on a patient's health. Cases of inadequate training of hospital staff...
Birth injury leads to $2.8 million medical malpractice settlement
Readers touched by children with birth injuries in New Mexico, may be interested in a recent case about a situation in which a birth injury rendered an out-of-state child unable to even sit on her own at the present age of 12 years old. The lower courts found that...
Victim never wakes up after undergoing anesthesia
It is engrained within the minds of most patients in New Mexico to trust their doctors, just as a child trusts a police officer. We look to our doctors to provide guidance and insight in times of sickness and injury. When this trust is violated and a loved-one is...