Medical Malpractice

• Where Is The Explant?

  Pierce Egerton | January 03, 2011 3:51 PM | 1 CommentGreensboro, NC

  The defective hip implant that has been recalled by DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., is causing thousands of people to require a second hip operation, or revision, to correct the problems caused by the...

• Do you have a DePuy hip replacement? Sign nothing!

  Lawrence Egerton | September 23, 2010 7:50 PM | 1 CommentGreensboro, NC

  Have you or someone you know had hip replacement surgery using a hip implant device made by the DePuy Orthopaedics company? You may be receiving a letter from your doctor asking you to come in for...

• DePuy hip device recall means tidal wave of litigation

  Lawrence Egerton | September 23, 2010 2:32 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  The number of people affected by the DePuy hip replacement recall is astonishing – 93,000 patients – equal to the population of a good-size city. It can be compared to something like an...

• Patient Dies While in the Care of State-Run Drug Treatment Center

  Pierce Egerton | April 16, 2010 10:37 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Methadone is an opiate prescribed to patients coping with the withdrawal symptoms of heroin. Though it is a controversial and addictive drug, methadone treatment has been used widely in the United...

• Jury Rules in Plaintiff’s Favor in Lawsuit Against Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina

  Lawrence Egerton | March 19, 2010 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Mustafa Atif and Saadia Fakiri requested the remains of a miscarried fetus so that they could properly bury the child according to their religious beliefs. Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in...

• Great tips for prevening deadly hospital infections

  Dan Deuterman | January 29, 2008 12:56 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  I have to applaud fellow InjuryBoard member Jennifer Moore of Grossman & Moore in Louisville, Ky., for a great article on things patients can do to avoid hospital infections.She essentially provides a checklist for things you can ask and ask others to do if you must be hospitalized.I encourage you to read Jennifer's posting or the entire report from the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths.

• Doctors Co. to Cut State Physician Premiums

  Christina Cole | March 20, 2007 11:20 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  A physician owned medical malpractice insurance provider, The Doctors Co., said its board approved a premium dividend to physician members expected to provide close to $7.3 million in premium relief to Golden State physicians.In total, they are implementing premium dividends that total over $21 million in July, officials said.The credit will allow for an average premium reduction of 7.5 percent...