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ORTHO EVRA NEWS
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Feb 19, 2006 - The FDA conceded findings of a new study indicating women using the Ortho Evra birth-control patch have twice the risk of developing blood clots than those taking birth-control pills. After years of debate, Ortho-McNeil recently admitted that women who use the product are at an increased risk of blood clots, stroke and death. Read More
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ANTIDEPRESSANTS
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Feb 9, 2006 - A study in the NEJM noted a 6 fold increase in pulmonary hypertension in newborns whose mothers were on Prozac. This follows a September alert from the FDA that use of Paxil during pregnancy may increase the risk of birth defects. These drugs, together with Celexa and Zoloft, belong to a class of antidepressants which act to prolong the effect of the chemical serotonin.
Verdicts & Settlements
$10,500,000 Verdict - NY Medical malpractice.
Cerebral
Palsy. Child suffered severe brain damage as a result of medical malpractice
which occurred during prenatal care. Physician noted in chart the likelihood
of pre-mature birth yet no treatment was rendered to the mother prior to
delivery. Case was tried by current New York Oshman & Mirisola attorney John Langell.
$3,900,000 Verdict - NY Medical Malpractice. A recovering cancer patient was
undergoing radiation therapy for rectal cancer. Physician gave excessive
doses of radiation which not only resulted in severe burns but a disabling
injury to the groin area affecting plaintiff's ability to walk. Case was
tried by current New York Oshman & Mirisola attorney John Langell.
$2,625,000 Settlement - NY Medical Malpractice.
Erb's Palsy. Mother was
diagnosed as suffering from gestational diabetes and the fetus was known to
be approximately 9 pounds, 6 ounces. Despite these facts a vaginal delivery
was attempted. At the time of delivery the newborn's shoulder became stuck
behind the cervix of the mother. Rather than perform a c-section the
obstetrician utilized an improper delivery technique and a brachial plexus
injury known as an Erb's Palsy resulted. The settlement reflects a structure
to the infant paid for with slightly more than half the settlement proceeds.
$1,060,000 Settlement - NY Medical Malpractice. Client was an innocent
bystander who was shot in the leg. Hospital failed to detect a bullet
fragment which was visible in an x-ray. As a result, the client developed a
vascular necrosis. Case settled in the middle of trial.
$1,000,000 Settlement - NY Medical Malpractice. Patient sustained a leg
fracture and developed an embolism within two days of being set for her
cast. The embolism traveled to the patients lungs causing her death. At
trial it was shown that the embolism developed by virtue of her fracture
being improperly set and casted. While our client was a single woman, a
recovery was made on behalf of her estate when the case settled in the
middle of trial.
$925,000 Verdict - NY Podiatric Malpractice. Patient of podiatrist received
excessive injections of steroids to treat a foot ailment over the course of
approximately one year. These injections dissolved the soft tissue
connecting to her ankle resulting in a bone fusion.
$850,000 Settlement - NY Medical Malpractice. During a nine hour surgical
procedure patient's arm was left in a hyper-extended position without
adjustment as required by accepted medical practice. As a result, he
developed a severe brachial plexus palsy to his right arm.
$725,000 Settlement - NY Pharmacist Malpractice. Pharmacist accidentally filled
prescription for blood pressure medication with that for an asthma patient.
One month later client suffered a moderate stroke.
$675,000 Settlement -
NY Hospital Malpractice. Sixty three year old patient was
brought to emergency room with chest pains. He remained untreated on a
gurney for nearly five hours and ultimately had a heart attack in the
emergency room. He died a short time thereafter. Plaintiff worked part time
as a security officer at the time of his death.
$650,000 Settlement - NY Medical Malpractice. Plaintiff was a heavy-set smoker
who developed a cold leg with pain to her lower left extremity. She
complained to her doctor who suspected diminished blood flow and he claimed
to have scheduled her for an arteriogram 7 days later. Two days after her
visit the client was rushed to the hospital and a below the knee amputation
was performed.
$600,000 Settlement -
NY Psychiatric Malpractice. Client was voluntarily
admitted to a psychiatric facility for assorted disorders. A window in her
second floor room was left unlocked and she attempted to leave the facility
by jumping from this window. She sustained bilateral leg fractures.
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