CHARLESTON – A Winfield woman alleges she had to undergo multiple surgeries after a physician failed to diagnose her acute appendicitis.  Brenda Joyce Bates filed a complaint Jan. 16 in Kanawha Circuit Court against James Bryson McCain, M.D., alleging medical malpractice. According to the complaint, the plaintiff was taken to CAMC Teays Valley Hospital on…(Read More)

A former intelligence contractor for the US military, who lost her limbs, abdominal muscles and sections of her digestive organs following a botched surgery, has won a $109 million lawsuit. Lisa-Maria Carter has spent eight years fighting a court case against the University of South Florida’s (USF) medical team after the 2010 surgery…(Read More)

A patient completely surrenders himself or herself to medical staff when he or she enters a hospital and news of medical malpractice just make us think where humanity is going day by day. However, the worst nightmare came true for a woman in the US as a nurse clicked naked pictures of her when she…(Read More)

Roswell, Ga.-based North Fulton Medical Center will pay a patient $8 million as a result of a seven-day trial in the Fulton County State Court. Here are five insights: 1. The patient received $6.8 million and the patient’s wife received $1.2 million in a loss of consortium claim. 2. The…(Read More)

The family of a 5-year-old girl who suffered brain damage resulting from complications during delivery was awarded $23.1 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed in May 2014. The girl’s mother sued Renaissance Medical Group, Palos Community Hospital and a doctor. She alleged that the on-call neonatologist was intentionally unavailable…(Read More)