Often times, medical malpractice lawyers are criticized for bringing cases against doctors, hospitals, and other medical providers. Many believe that medical malpractice attorneys are “ambulance chasers“, and attack doctors for negligence that does not exist. Medical malpractice attorneys have a certain stigma, and largely suffer from a poor reputation.
The simple and unfortunate truth is that medical negligence does exist. While most doctors are hard-working and dedicated professionals, others are greedy and aloof. They are responsible for the lives of hundreds of patients, yet some act as if those lives were disposable. Such is the case of Dr. Manuel De Jesus Aquino of Denver, Colorado.
Colorado Doctor Prescribes Marijuana to Pregnant Woman
Dr. Aquino has had his license suspended after prescribing medical marijuana to a 20 year old woman who was 6 months pregnant. The woman saw Dr. Aquino at the Back to the Garden Health and Wellness Center in Denver, Colorado, and asked for a marijuana prescription. The visit with the woman, who was a new patient, lasted all of about 3 minutes. No physical examination was performed, the patient was not required to complete medical history forms, nor was she scheduled for any follow-up visits.
She gave birth April 8, 2010, and tested positive for marijuana. Her infant was exposed to the drug in utero, and had some initial feeding difficulties. The baby may or may not face long-term damages.
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Dr. Aquino acted with extreme disinterest in the well being of his patient. To write a prescription for marijuana use without performing a thorough examination is a depraved medical practice. An investigation should be performed to discover whether or not this is something that he does regularly with patients.
Dr. Aquino’s negligence as a medical professional is certainly not isolated. Unfortunately, there are doctors that act just as he did, and patients sometimes pay the ultimate price for that negligence. If you or a loved one have suffered from medical malpractice, contact the Mininno Law Office for a free case evaluation or call for a free consultation at (856) 833-0600 in New Jersey, or (215) 567-2380 in Philadelphia.
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Connie Spears, a 54 year-old woman with a history of blood clots, went the the emergency room at the Christus Santa Rosa Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, complaining of excrutiating leg pain. She was discharged with “bilateral leg pain” and told to follow up with her primary care physician.
First, a medical malpractice lawyer is going to offer you advice on what you should do regarding your case. He or she will explain to you if you indeed have a case.
Longendorfer and the hospital reached a private and confidential settlement with Mrs. Golden before the trial. Dr. Smolko and his attorney are appealing the $1.88 million jury verdict.
Sarah is just one of about 115 patients who have died in the past five years under suspicious circumstances while receiving care at a Georgia state facility. The settlement reached in the Crider’s lawsuit addresses this issue. Aside from compensating the family, the state will also be spending close to $77 million to move hundreds, if not thousands, of patients out of state mental facilities to improve the level care for those who remain. Patients who will no longer reside at these state facilities will be those that could benefit from community settings for treatment.
The proposed legislation would deem doctors treating medicare patients “agents of the state,” awarding the same damage capping immunity that all Florida state employees get. But a cap that only affects the recoveries of Medicare insured patients is unconstitutional, as it makes them lesser persons, unworthy of the same compensation as those that can afford healthcare. Medical malpractice attorneys have long been against limiting liability, as it allows doctors to only answer for a portion of their negligence. And if a cap on medicare insured patients is approved, who is to say what kind of an effect that will have on the care they receive throughout the state. It certainly opens up a potential for medicare patients to begin receiving subpar care due to the limited liablity doctors will face.
Many times the characteristics of the condition depend on the severity of the child’s muscle limitations and what parts of the brain’s cognitive functions are affected. For example, spastic cerebral palsy is the most common diagnosis. Athetoid dyskinetic is the second most common form of Cerebral Palsy afflicting children. Many times, these conditions are not immediately noticed at birth, but sometime after the child begins to develop. These are congenital birth injuries because these types of CP typically develop in utero. However, if a child has this type of birth injury, it does not necessarily mean that it was caused by medical error or a negligent doctor. These types of birth injuries can, and many times do, happen in the absences of medical negligence. A New Jersey birth injury lawyer will need to carefully review all of the medical records to help determine if this type of brain injury was or was not caused by medical malpractice. 
Researchers examined 6 years worth of medical records from 10 different North Carolina hospitals. Over 2,300 admissions records were examined from 2002 thru 2007. Records were chosen at random and reviewed by teams of nurse reviewers. The study found 588 patient harms, including surgical errors, medicinal errors, and nosocomial (hospital-aquired) infections. Of those 588 medical errors, 84.4% were reported as “short-lived” and “not serious.” Fifty, however, were classifed as life threatening, with 14 resulting in death, and 17 resulting in permanent injury. Of the errors, 63.1% of them were abolsutely avoidable.