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Medical Malpractice Injury

There is a lot of attention recently on medical malpractice and medical mistakes within the nations hospitals. There are many proposals that states are considering so that the quality of patient care increases and the number of medical mistakes decrease. There are still occasions where a patient under the care of a medical institution may experience a situation in which the outcome of medical treatment puts the patient in a worsened condition than before the treatment or medical care. In situations like these depending on the medical care and outcome, there may be a need to seek legal counsel on a possible medical malpractice injury. If so, Seattle Injury HelpLine.com can help, with a quick path to a local personal injury lawyer.

News Headlines

Pediatrician Sued By Teen Patient

A 16-year-old boy has sued Dr. Bill Schnall, a Shoreline pediatrician. Schnall's license has been suspended by the state since August after allegations he had improper relationships with several adolescent male patients. - Full Story

Commercials Playing Role In Voting For Medical Malpractice

Commercials are busy playing a role in influencing TV viewers who are gearing up to vote in nine weeks on the issue of medical malpractice. There are two competing initiatives on the ballot. - Full Story

Officials Ok With Seattle Hospital's Response To Patient Fire

There is no indication that regulations were broken when a patient at Virginia Mason Medical Center was accidentally set on fire, and the hospital's response has been adequate, regulators say. - Full Story

Doctor's License Suspended After Overdose Deaths

An osteopathic physician's license was suspended by the state after allegations that he over-prescribed controlled drugs that led to several deaths of his patients due to overdose. - Full Story

Trial Begins in Suit to Determine Whether VA Prostate Surgery Constituted 'Medical Experiment'

Trial in a case involving a 63 year-old patient with permanent nerve damage began recently in U.S. District Court in Tacoma. Plaintiff Bruce Banks' malpractice alleges that University of Washington urologist Dr. James Porter performed a surgery that involved Banks being strapped to the operating table with knees apart, feet together, hips tilted up and head tilted down for 11 hours and 14 minutes, and resulted in Banks' inability to walk well anymore and constant pain, probably because the nerves in his legs and one arm were damaged from being fixed in such a position for so long, according to interviews and court documents. - Full Story