There is a great deal of debate about medical malpractice cases. Some believe that doctors need to be protected from these cases so that they can focus on practicing medicine. Others feel that the legal avenue keeps doctors in check.

Medical malpractice occurs when a health care professional makes a decision that goes against common medical knowledge. In making these decisions, they are putting their patients at risk. However, with medical malpractice cases, they can be held accountable for their mistakes just as any other person in society is responsible for their own.

If you have been the victim of medical negligence, contact the Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams at 215-329-3511.

A South Carolina jury has returned a $2 million verdict in a dental malpractice case. The suit alleged that the Sexton Dental Clinic pulled too many teeth from a patient's mouth, then attempted to cover up the mistake.

The patient underwent dental surgery in May 2006 to have 3 teeth pulled. Instead, the doctors removed all 16 of her top teeth. They then changed her medical records to try to cover it up.

If you or someone you know has been the victim of medical malpractice, contact the Philadelphia dental malpractice lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams at 215-329 3511.

In August 2008, a Florida hospital administered the wrong medications to two pregnant women, causing one to lose her unborn twins and the other to give birth three and a half months early. The women were given the labor inducing drug Prostin, commonly used to expel miscarried fetuses, after a doctor ordered progesterone suppositories to prevent premature labor.

The staff at St Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach first gave the drug to the woman who was pregnant with twins. A few hours later, they repeated their mistake with the second woman. That woman's child, now 11 months old, suffered from severe brain damage and is still hospitalized. She has since brought a suit against the hospital.

If you or someone you know has been a victim of gross medical negligence, contact the Philadelphia medication error lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams at 215-329-3511.

In New Jersey, a medical malpractice case recently concluded in a botched LASIK eye surgery case. The patient was not a good candidate for the surgery because of steep corneas. However, the doctor performed the procedure anyway.

As a result of the surgery, the patient is left with a long term complication that has left him legally blind. The New Jersey Eye Center and the responsible doctor are now settling the case for $2.1 million.

If you or someone you know has been injured by medical negligence, contact the Philadelphia surgical complication lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams at 215-329-3511.

On June 26, 2002 a St Louis couple brought their 6 month old son to SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center with a fever and lethargy. He was discharged from the hospital later that day, but returned the next day with the problems worsening. He was pronounced dead six days later.

The parents sued the hospital for medical malpractice as it failed to diagnose and treat the child's infection. The suit was filed July 1, 2005. On August 1 of this year, the jury trial finally started. On August 17, the jury came back with a verdict awarding the family $6.08 million.

If you or someone you know has been injured by medical negligence, contact the Philadelphia failure to diagnose lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams at 215-329-3511.

Siouxland Urology in South Dakota is the defendent in a class action medical malpractice law suit. The suit alleges that the clinic reused equipment without sterilizing it, causing the spread of Hepatitis.

So far, 16 patients have tested positive for Hepatitis A. Five of those are former Iowa patients who are leading the law suit. The clinic claims that these patients received Hepatitis at the normal statistical rate and may not have contracted it from the equipment.

If you or someone you know has been the victim of medical negligence, contact the Philadelphia hospital negligence lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams at 215-329-3511.

A suit has been filed against the University of Maryland Medical Center on behalf of a man who died after a surgery. The man underwent a lung transplant at the hospital in June 2008 and died shortly thereafter.

The law suit filed by the man's family alleges that a subcontractor removed a clamp after the surgery, allowing all the man's blood to drain from his body. The identity of the subcontractor is not known and could be any of three possibilities.

If you or someone you know has been injured by a surgical error, contact the Philadelphia surgery mistake lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams at 215-329-3511.

Dr Lonnie Hammargran of Las Vegas, Nevada has been ordered to stop performing surgeries as part of a medical malpractice settlement. A confidential agreement was signed on Friday by the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners.

The malpractice claim involved a 2002 brain tumor surgery that Dr Hammargran allegedly mishandled. He denies the allegations and has not performed surgery or seen patients since 2005.

If you or someone you know has been injured by medical negligence, contact the Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams at 215-329-3511.

Maricopa County in Arizona will pay $312,000 to the family of a boy who was injured during birth. In May 2003, doctors found that the boy was abnormally large but delivered him vaginally anyway.

The delivery led to severe permanent damage in the baby's right shoulder and injuries to the mother. The county operated medical center was held liable for the injuries and medical malpractice.

If you or someone you know has been a victim of medical negligence, contact the Philadelphia birth injury lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams at 215-329-3511.