Archive for the ‘Medical Malpractice / Litigation’ Category
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Artecel, Inc., announced today that the patent inventorship litigation concerning the foundational, composition-of-matter patent covering stem cells isolated from adipose (fat) tissue has been decided in favor of Artecel's licensor, the University of Pittsburgh ('Pittsburgh') and against Cytori Therapeutics' licensor, the University of California ('UC'). Such stem cells are one ...
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Proposed changes to GMC guidance on reporting misconduct - emphasising the onus on doctors to report misdemeanours - are a timely reminder to doctors that matters of personal probity are subject to GMC scrutiny, points out the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS) today. ...
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
Three registered nurses working at the Maypole Nursing Home have received a striking off order from the Nursing & Midwifery Council following a string of incidents in which they failed to ensure that patients received the appropriate standard of care.Carol Bushell, 48, from West Heath, Birmingham, Kathleen Smith, 46, from ...
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
Johnson & Johnson and the American Red Cross are pleased to announce resolution of the litigation over the Red Cross emblem. Both organizations have used the Red Cross emblem for over 100 years consistent with their respective missions, and both will be able to continue to use it in the ...
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
A 35 year old nurse from Salisbury, Wiltshire has been struck off the register following a hearing in London by the Nursing and Midwifery (NMC) independent Conduct and Competence Committee panel.Adam Dyer, who worked at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, was struck off the register as a result of his criminal ...
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
A 65 year old registered nurse from London has been struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register following a string of incidents in which she failed to provide proper care. Janet Sylvia Otu-Anobah was employed at St George's Healthcare NHS Trust from October 1996 to 21 February 2007 ...
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
FORWARD welcomes the House of Lords' renewed interest in FGM. Baroness Rendell of Babergh's question today in the House of Lords regarding routine disclosure by health professionals when evidence of female genital mutilation (FGM) is discovered in patients, is a step in the right direction. In 2007, Baroness Gould of ...
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
American Health Lawyers Association is pleased to announce the release of its newest publication, Clinical Research Practice Guide, First Edition. The publication contains expert analysis by leading attorneys and Health Lawyers members. Clinical trials play an essential part in the advancement of healthcare in the U.S. and abroad. They are ...
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
A Kansas grand jury investigating abortion provider George Tiller has not received the medical records of Tiller's patients that were subpoenaed earlier this year, the state judge who is overseeing the grand jury said Tuesday, the AP/Hays Daily News reports.According to District Judge Paul Buchanan, a physician and a lawyer ...
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
American Health Lawyers Association is pleased to announce the release of Fundamentals of Health Law, Fourth Edition with CD-ROM. The new edition has been thoroughly revised and made current to cover the basic issues of health law practice, from patient to facility issues, from permits and regulations issues to ...
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Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Swindon Magistrates' Court has ruled that a bogus practitioner describing himself as an osteopath has broken the law. Mr Julian Midda of Calne, Wiltshire pleaded guilty on 30 May to two charges of describing himself as an osteopath when not registered with the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC). He was fined ...
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Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Medication errors harm an estimated 1.5 million people and result in several thousand deaths annually, according to the Institute of Medicine. While there is some risk involved with all medications, certain medications identified as "high-alert" medications are known to have devastating effects when used incorrectly. "High-Alert Medications: Strategies for Improving ...
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
A 63 year old registered nurse from Reading has been struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register for abusing a patient and being convicted of assault. Sophia Nkungwana was working in a care home when she was charged with slapping an elderly dementia patient on the thigh, for ...
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
A 52 year old nurse from Aspley, Nottingham has been struck off the register after a hearing found that her fitness to practise was impaired. The independent Conduct and Competence Committee panel for the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) heard that Ethlyn David was working at Acacia Care Centre in ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Advocate, MD Insurance of the Southwest Inc. (Advocate, MD) has taken advantage of Mississippi's tort reform success by becoming a fully admitted insurance carrier and acquiring Mississippi's Medical Malpractice Availability Plan (MMAP) with $25 million in assets. The Mississippi Insurance Department recently expedited the application process and licensed Advocate, MD ...
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