Lawsuit Against Hospital That Told Wrong Patients They Had HIV
Lili Hutchison, a long-time worker at Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn, claimed that she had been discriminated against and treated poorly at her workplace after she blew the whistle on life-threatening botched up reports by the hospital’s pathology lab. Hutchison alleged that the lab told the wrong patients that they had HIV even though they didn’t – and told them they didn’t have Hepatitis C when they did.
Brooklyn Woman Wins $15 Million Lawsuit After Going Blind
Brooklyn resident Amanda Velasquez, now 27 and a married mother of two, went blind after doctors at Woodhull Medical Center misdiagnosed her glaucoma. She filed a medical malpractice lawsuit at Brooklyn Supreme Court. The jury awarded her $15 million for all that she had suffered.
Black Woman’s Death During Childbirth Brings Up Medical Racism
The death of Sha-asia Washington on July 3 at Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn has brought the rising medical racism in New York in the spotlight. Washington, 26, died of medical malpractice after giving birth to her daughter Khloe, becoming one of the many black women who have died of complications during delivery. Washinton’s death has given rise to an urgency to tackle the prevalent racial prejudices in NYC hospitals.
How Medical Malpractice Put Singer’s Career in Jeopardy
Medical malpractice is not a rare occurrence, especially in the state of New York, which has the highest medical malpractice lawsuit per capita in the country. Singer Marty Balin from Jefferson Airplane fell prey to one such malpractice in NYC in 2016. Balin, famous for being the co-founder lead singer of the band Jefferson Airplane, had a horrific experience at a Manhattan Hospital when the doctors’ negligence resulted in the loss of half his tongue, an amputated thumb, and a paralyzed vocal cord.
Doctors’ Negligence Leaves Newborn Baby Motherless
While they might be some of the smartest people globally, doctors are still only human, and humans are bound to make mistakes. But, these errors can sometimes be fatal and account for medical malpractice. Such was the case for 28-year-old Athena Natal. During childbirth in 2013, a large part of her placenta was left behind in the uterus, leading to her painful death a few days after bringing a beautiful baby girl into the world.
NYC Woman Files $10 Million Lawsuit for a Botched Dental Procedure
Boja Kragulj, a clarinetist from New York, has claimed that Manhattan dentist Martha Cortes performed a botched dental procedure on her that resulted in irreversible bone loss. The clarinetist has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the dentist in the Manhattan Supreme Court. Kragulj, who has previously performed in Philadelphia and New York, claimed in her $10 million lawsuit that she now faces premature aging due to the botched procedure.
Broken Jaw and $14k Bill After a Routine Biopsy
Lorraine Evans, now 85, woke up in the hospital after a routine biopsy procedure to find that her jaw had been broken during the procedure, and she had been handed a $14,000 medical bill. Unaware of the extent of the damage initially, she went to see another doctor for the pain and discovered how badly she had been dealt with at her previous hospital. She filed a medical malpractice lawsuit at Bronx Supreme Court in 2015 against the hospital responsible for the incident.
Did Medical Misdiagnosis Kill a Seven-Year-Old Girl in NYC Hospital?
A seven-year-old girl died at the Brooklyn based Woodhull Hospital in 2018 following an alleged medical misdiagnosis. A’Mari Murriel-Johnson’s mother believes that the hospital and the doctor were directly responsible for her daughter’s death because her condition worsened due to the “doctor’s negligence.”
Mom Alleges Doctor’s Use of Forceps Caused Death of Newborn
An obstetrician at a NY hospital used the forceps so forcefully during delivering a baby that the baby’s head was internally detached from the spine, leading to the newborn’s immediate death. According to the NY Post, Mother Megan Stirnweiss, 23, was devastated and proceeded to file a suit against her Long Island doctor.
SI Cerebral Palsy Teen Won $100M Lawsuit Against Hospital
When Stephanie Debes and her twin sister, Amanda, were born prematurely, they had no idea that the life of one of them would be eons away from the other despite them being twins. The family won a $100 million medical malpractice lawsuit in 2012 against the hospital where the twins were born. Stephanie was a teenager at the time the court announced the verdict.