Military Medical Malpractice

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December 20, 2020

Military Medical Malpractice – a right to sue?

September 22, 2019

From the American Association of Justice – The Faces of Feres: In 2003, Air Force Staff Sgt. Dean Patrick Witt underwent a routine appendectomy at Travis Air Force Base in California. The surgical procedure was low risk. Unfortunately, following the appendectomy, a nurse administered a lethal dose of fentanyl and Read More

Feres Doctrine Med Mal Fix

September 20, 2019

From the American Association of Justice – The Faces of Feres: Rebecca Lipe, a former Air Force judge advocate general, was left with debilitating abdominal pain, and permanent damage to her reproductive organs after wearing ill-fitting body armor during a 2011 deployment in Iraq. Initially, doctors accused her of having Read More

Help get justice for active duty military

September 18, 2019

From the American Association of Justice – The Faces of Feres: Navy Lt. Rebekah Daniel went in to the same Naval Hospital where she worked as a labor and delivery nurse to give birth to her child. She never made it out alive. The healthy 33-year-old with a low risk Read More

Give active duty military the right to sue

September 16, 2019

From the American Association of Justice – The Faces of Feres: Sgt. Richard Stayskal is a Purple Heart recipient who was shot by a sniper in Iraq in 2004. He went to several military doctors with breathing problems related to that injury but was repeatedly misdiagnosed with pneumonia and simply Read More

Allow active duty military to sue for medical malpractice

September 12, 2019

This clip explains the problem active duty people face when they are victims of medical malpractice in the military – they are not allowed to sue. There is finally hope for a change, but we need your help.  We ask our men and women in uniform to risk their lives Read More

Drunk and High: VA doctor responsible for deaths of three and makes over 3,000 errors before being dismissed from duty

August 22, 2019

This Veterans Administration doctor in Arkansas was arrested last week for intentionally botching diagnoses, falsifying records to cover his tracks, and working while drunk and on drugs.  Back in 2016, the pathologist was suspended after he was found to be drunk on duty with an incredibly high blood alcohol content Read More

How to report hospitals and doctors when childbirth turns dangerous

April 29, 2019

Did you get bad care during the birth of your child? Obviously you have the right to file a medical malpractice lawsuit but there is more that can be done to help improve care for future patients. USA TODAY’s investigation found that when mothers are injured or die from childbirth, Read More

Don’t blame a mother for her own death!

April 15, 2019

From another USA TODAY article in the series investigating childbirth complications in America: “For years, hospitals have blamed rising maternal deaths and injuries on problems beyond their control. Almost universally they’ve pointed to poverty and pre-existing medical conditions as the driving factors in making America the most dangerous place in Read More

How to choose a hospital to deliver your baby

April 8, 2019

Here is more from the recent USA Today series we have been posting the last several weeks: “Lisa Kane Low knows statistics like those found in USA TODAY’s investigation into secretive hospital records can “scare the living daylights out of people.” As the associate dean of practice and professional graduate Read More