| Title |
Type |
Date |
Words |
| Discharged patient injured exiting wheelchair unattended. |
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Oct 1, 2009 |
964 |
| RN's testimony as to 'cause' of bedsores ruled admissible. |
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Oct 1, 2009 |
944 |
| NY: summary judgment for Dr. Denied: nurse 'recalled' his presence during birth. |
Case overview |
Oct 1, 2009 |
568 |
| NY: RNEmployed for 27 years relieved of duties: was hospital guilty of retaliatory termination? |
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Oct 1, 2009 |
577 |
| Court barred Dr.'s testimony v. advanced practice RN. |
Case overview |
Oct 1, 2009 |
1019 |
| Blade left in pt.: why didn't nurses notice bladeless scalpel? |
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Sep 1, 2009 |
926 |
| Did RNs wrongfully hyperflex pt.'s legs during delivery? |
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Sep 1, 2009 |
941 |
| TX: surgical nurses and 'wrong site surgery': was this RN 'cause' of wrong site surgery? |
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Sep 1, 2009 |
597 |
| IN: Judgment for 'wrongful termination' upheld: employee not in 'competition with agency'. |
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Sep 1, 2009 |
555 |
| Jury awarded $15 million in sex harassment case. |
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Sep 1, 2009 |
1053 |
| Nurse blows whistle on EMT's dereliction of duty. |
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Aug 1, 2009 |
938 |
| Is contraction of Hepatitis B occupational hazard? |
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Aug 1, 2009 |
951 |
| NY: RN's opinion key in denying dr.'s motion: pt. died from bowel obstruction & no consults. |
Case overview |
Aug 1, 2009 |
599 |
| NY: failure to administer TPA to stroke victim: TPA not indicated while in defendants' care. |
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Aug 1, 2009 |
568 |
| Texas court overturns motion granting new trial. |
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Aug 1, 2009 |
1057 |
| What was RN's duty when Dr. did not order prophylaxis for Pt.? |
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Jul 1, 2009 |
795 |
| Did amputation & death result from failure to monitor Pt.? |
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Jul 1, 2009 |
843 |
| NY: nurse played key role in rape conviction: credibility of nurse vital in corroborating rape. |
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Jul 1, 2009 |
613 |
| CA: NP testified as to welts in child abuse case: abusive mother lost custody of children. |
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Jul 1, 2009 |
620 |
| Florida's birth-related injury 'plan' no bar to suit. |
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Jul 1, 2009 |
891 |
| Did Dr. & nurse fail notify pregnant pt. to D/C Benicar? |
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Jun 1, 2009 |
951 |
| Did ER nurse's failure to treat pt. lead to suicide? |
Case overview |
Jun 1, 2009 |
957 |
| FL: nurse's notes & records contradict Dr.: court finds for defendants despite nurse's info. |
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Jun 1, 2009 |
602 |
| AL: failure to monitor infiltrating Hep-lock: patient failed to prove causal relation to injury. |
Case overview |
Jun 1, 2009 |
598 |
| Failure to order CT scan STAT: pt. died awaiting scan. |
Case overview |
Jun 1, 2009 |
1080 |
| Expert attributes cause of child's death to nursing negligence. |
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May 1, 2009 |
870 |
| Did ER personnel miss classic stroke symptoms? |
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May 1, 2009 |
917 |
| NY: physician employers sued nurse employee: court denied claim for indemnification v. nurse. |
Case overview |
May 1, 2009 |
563 |
| NY: failure to follow-up with timely CT scans: RN fails to notify Pt. of need for follow-up scans. |
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May 1, 2009 |
580 |
| Nursing home care smacks of deplorable nursing care. |
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May 1, 2009 |
1054 |
| Pt. discharged: dies next morning from fluid filled lungs. |
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Apr 1, 2009 |
980 |
| Five doctors & four nurses sued after delivery. |
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Apr 1, 2009 |
949 |
| NY: colon perforated during colonoscopy: trial on 'compensatory' not 'punitive' damages. |
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Apr 1, 2009 |
573 |
| TX: was a standing DNR order ignored? Was RN misled when told family reversed DNR. |
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Apr 1, 2009 |
608 |
| Did Dr. fail to order much needed blood 'stat'? |
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Apr 1, 2009 |
1117 |
| Was botched liver operation cause of death from embolism? |
Case overview |
Mar 1, 2009 |
770 |
| Why did nurse fail to chart & destroy her notes? |
Case overview |
Mar 1, 2009 |
946 |
| NJ: hospital protocol required 'code sheet': was "missing" 'code sheet' really missing? |
Case overview |
Mar 1, 2009 |
554 |
| FL: anesthesiologist fails to intubate reflux pt.: was death forty-two days later a triable issue? |
Case overview |
Mar 1, 2009 |
578 |
| Claim that pt. agreed to arbitration proved groundless. |
Case overview |
Mar 1, 2009 |
956 |
| Court invoked 'Res Ipsa' in contaminated needle infection case. |
Case overview |
Feb 1, 2009 |
935 |
| Triage nurse failed to recognize stroke symptons! |
Case overview |
Feb 1, 2009 |
959 |
| FL: surgery pt. with gastro-reflux issues died: mask--not intubation--used to give anesthesia. |
Case overview |
Feb 1, 2009 |
565 |
| OH: nurse sued employer after assault by pt.: nurse failed to prove employer 'knew' of danger. |
Case overview |
Feb 1, 2009 |
612 |
| Did normal kidney simply disappear during surgery? |
Case overview |
Feb 1, 2009 |
1027 |
| Court OKs video cameras on suspected Munchausen's victim. |
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Jan 1, 2009 |
897 |
| Failure to timely Dx cauda equina syndrome: death. |
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Jan 1, 2009 |
946 |
| MO: employee injured 'before' clocking in: workers compensation benefits denied. |
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Jan 1, 2009 |
567 |
| MO: compensatory & punitive damage awards: did court err in awarding new trial to employer? |
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Jan 1, 2009 |
590 |
| Can one sue for both wrongful death & survival? |
Case overview |
Jan 1, 2009 |
982 |
| Emergency response team fails to examine, treat or transport! |
Case overview |
Dec 1, 2008 |
927 |
| Was baby's shoulder dystocia caused by Dr.? |
Case overview |
Dec 1, 2008 |
935 |
| NY: Plaintiff sought admission of RN's notes: some subject to admission--others not! |
Case overview |
Dec 1, 2008 |
565 |
| NY: Nurse not covered Dr.-employer's policy: nurses should have their own professional ins. |
Case overview |
Dec 1, 2008 |
534 |
| Nurse on duty stabbed 47 times: workers' comp. issue. |
Case overview |
Dec 1, 2008 |
946 |
| Suit for child's prenatal injuries not barred by limitations. |
Editorial |
Nov 1, 2008 |
926 |
| Plaintiffs' expert's opinion rejected as 'conclusory'. |
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Nov 1, 2008 |
924 |
| OK: nurse terminated for medication error: court ordered unemployment benefits for RN. |
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Nov 1, 2008 |
559 |
| FL: RN won in gender/pregnancy discrimination: RN awarded trial in retaliatory termination case. |
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Nov 1, 2008 |
541 |
| Nurse's professional liability insurance was not applicable. |
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Nov 1, 2008 |
962 |
| Neonatal NP's line perforated atrium: radiogist held liable. |
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Oct 1, 2008 |
960 |
| Nurse's notes contradicted surgeon's contention. |
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Oct 1, 2008 |
976 |
| CA: did physician fail to diagnose stroke? Jury verdict for Dr. upheld by Court on Appeal. |
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Oct 1, 2008 |
618 |
| NY: did hospital fail to perform EKG on patient? Denial of summary judgment for hospital affirmed. |
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Oct 1, 2008 |
590 |
| Who is responsible for patients being secured on OR tables? |
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Oct 1, 2008 |
1006 |
| Dr. allowed to testify as expert on nursing: was this error? |
Case overview |
Sep 1, 2008 |
909 |
| Was Erb's palsy result of 'excessive force' by nurse? |
Case overview |
Sep 1, 2008 |
955 |
| MN: employee falsely records meds as given: difference in 'altering' & 'falsifying' records. |
Case overview |
Sep 1, 2008 |
540 |
| NY: should nurses witness patients' wills? Employer's rules may prohibit witnessing wills. |
Case overview |
Sep 1, 2008 |
591 |
| Nurse midwife was not practicing medicine & surgery. |
Case overview |
Sep 1, 2008 |
1006 |
| Was Missouri law on midwifery constitutional? |
Editorial |
Aug 1, 2008 |
843 |
| Nurse gives fatal overdose of codeine to child. |
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Aug 1, 2008 |
931 |
| OH: patient given Dilauded--told not to drive: pt. drove from hospital--nurse called police. |
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Aug 1, 2008 |
607 |
| OH: Nurse not qualified as expert in rape case: defendant failed to object--found guilty of rape. |
Case overview |
Aug 1, 2008 |
602 |
| Were striking nurses eligible for unemployment benefits? |
Case overview |
Aug 1, 2008 |
979 |
| Was Erb's palsy caused by nurse? New trial ordered. |
Case overview |
Jul 1, 2008 |
907 |
| 'Simian Creases' prove 'Prenatal' injury: no liability. |
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Jul 1, 2008 |
915 |
| OH: failure to have physician expert's affidavit: wrongful death and survivorship suit dismissed. |
Case overview |
Jul 1, 2008 |
596 |
| GA: nurse's injection for pain causes injuries: judgment on jury verdict in excess of $1 million. |
Case overview |
Jul 1, 2008 |
599 |
| Nurse practitoner not insured under Dr.--employer's policy. |
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Jul 1, 2008 |
967 |
| Treatment of decubitus ulcers botched: verdict for $3,050,000. |
Report |
Jun 1, 2008 |
929 |
| NY: hospital not liable for physician's error: nurses not liable for physician's error either. |
Case overview |
Jun 1, 2008 |
594 |
| NY: nursing home argued lack of expert fatal: court held no expert ok in 'simple negligence'. |
Case overview |
Jun 1, 2008 |
618 |
| Dr. ordered 30 mgs Dilaudid: RN questioned order resulting in change. |
Case overview |
Jun 1, 2008 |
1029 |
| Nurse testified she was with pt. at time of cardiac arrest. |
Case overview |
May 1, 2008 |
961 |
| Nurse wrongly blamed for others' negligence. |
Case overview |
May 1, 2008 |
897 |
| TX: HIV positive RN may have infected pts.: notice sent to at-risk patients precipitated suits. |
Case overview |
May 1, 2008 |
587 |
| TX: failure to follow proper intubation procedure: negligence in tearing patient's esophagus issue. |
Case overview |
May 1, 2008 |
554 |
| RN collecting workers' comp. sued hospital for a 'second injury'. |
Case overview |
May 1, 2008 |
967 |
| Operation success: patient died: deplorable care? |
|
Apr 1, 2008 |
993 |
| Dr. blamed nurse for post-appendectomy death. |
Case overview |
Apr 1, 2008 |
983 |
| NJ: Pt. claimed nurse failed to answer bell: nursing notes contain no mention of bell by Pt. |
Case overview |
Apr 1, 2008 |
611 |
| MI: spark ignited oxygen fire during surgery: CRNA settled--anesthesiologist prevailed. |
Case overview |
Apr 1, 2008 |
569 |
| Were 'striking nurses' eligible for unemployment benefits? |
|
Mar 1, 2008 |
981 |
| Home health nurse botches care of pressure ulcers. |
Case overview |
Mar 1, 2008 |
975 |
| AR: forensic RN testified in child rape case: testimony allowed in evidence-failure to object. |
Case overview |
Mar 1, 2008 |
588 |
| NJ: post-seizure Pt. falls on way to bathroom: court upheld verdict for defendant hospital. |
Case overview |
Mar 1, 2008 |
622 |
| Nurse sued employer & Dr. for assault/false imprisonment by Dr. |
Case overview |
Mar 1, 2008 |
1042 |
| Did nurse give Digoxin O/D which caused death? |
Case overview |
Feb 1, 2008 |
965 |
| Don't let Dr. 'pass the buck' for disposal of sharps. |
Case overview |
Feb 1, 2008 |
939 |
