New York Medical Malpractice Articles & News

New York Hospital Warns More than 4,000 Patients of Possible Blood Contamination

(3/13/2014) Author: Lillian Chiu Views: 13105

More than 4,000 could have been exposed to hepatitis and HIV in a Long Island hospital due to potential blood contamination from insulin pens, ABC reports. South Nassau Communities Hospital, located o..

New York Dispatcher Awarded $9.1 Million in Medical Malpractice Suit

(2/25/2014) Author: Fran Kelley Views: 6020

A former public safety dispatcher for the City of Tonawanda, New York, has received a $9.1 million medical malpractice award, after complications in the treatment of a broken ankle led to the amputation of his leg.

Jury Decides Hospital Negligent for Ignoring Jaundiced Newborn, Awards $26M

(11/20/2013) Author: Joshua Sophy Views: 3555

A Brooklyn boy has been awarded $26 million in a malpractice lawsuit because the hospital and his doctor failed to treat him for jaundice soon after he was born.

St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Maternity Employee Confirmed With Tuberculosis

(11/1/2013) Author: Ed Lieber Views: 13201

An employee in the maternity ward at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt hospital in Manhattan tested positive for tuberculosis this week.

Woman Accuses Manhattan OB/GYN of Malpractice Following Botched Liposuction Surgery

(10/16/2013) Author: Ed Lieber Views: 3925

An OB/GYN doctor in upper Manhattan is facing malpractice charges and stands accused of severely burning a woman who had gone to him for a liposuction procedure.

Half-Million Dollars is Average Malpractice Claim Payout in New York City

(9/16/2013) Author: Ed Lieber Views: 3463

Medical malpractice claims stayed just about steady in New York in the last year and the average payout for victims of medical mistakes actually rose significantly over that time.