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Med-Mal Category Archives: Med-Mal
Dentist sued for not catching man’s oral cancer
Area resident Thurman Capps is suing his dentist, John LeBlanc DDS, for not catching his oral cancer. The suit was filed May 15 in Jefferson County District Court. According to the lawsuit, Capps was a patient of LeBlanc and sought … Read More
Mother says doctor’s late delivery to blame for son’s birth defects
Nearly eight months after her son was born, a Jefferson County woman blames her pre-natal doctor for causing her son’s severe neurological injuries, saying he did not timely deliver her son. Maxquisha Johnson filed a lawsuit May 3 in Jefferson … Read More
Legally Speaking: Are faith and professional duty reconcilable?
Recently, a case came to my attention about lawyers embroiled in a national controversy. Defense attorneys were defending Catholic Health Initiatives, the owner of St. Thomas More Hospital in Canon City, Colo., in a medical malpractice case. The facts were … Read More
Suit claims woman died after hospital gave her four times proper dosage of medication
The children of a recently deceased woman have filed suit against the hospital where they claim their mother had a successful hip surgery, but later died following a medication overdose. Cindy Cross, Joel Skibo and Brenda Wallace claim their mother, … Read More
Christus patient alleges she needed supervision to prevent fall
Groves residents Mary and Kevin White are suing Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth, alleging the medical provider should have implemented fall prevention procedures for Mary. The suit was filed March 28 in Jefferson County District Court. According to the lawsuit, Mary … Read More
Woman sues dentist alleging nerve damage
A woman is suing a Beaumont dentist, alleging she now suffers from nerve damage. Elizabeth Smith filed her suit against Katherine Triska, D.D.S., on March 28 in Jefferson County District Court. According to the lawsuit, in January 2011 Smith presented … Read More
Defendants non-suited in physician assault suit
Defendants have been non-suited from a lawsuit alleging a patient was assaulted by the physician she sought treatment from. As previously reported, Bridge City resident Aletha Jackson filed suit against Dr. Pradip Morbia and Gulf Coast Cardiology Group on April … Read More
Final judgment entered in suit against area physician
A local physician has reached a settlement in a medical malpractice claim. As previously reported, individually and on behalf of her child, Trasanda Lofton filed suit against Dr. William Hawkins on Feb. 3, 2012, in Jefferson County District Court. A … Read More
Woman blames hospital employees for causing her husband’s death
A California woman claims doctors at an Austin hospital failed to adequately care for her husband, causing him to sustain fatal brain injuries after he struck his head during a fall. Marilyn Caillouette filed a lawsuit March 7 in Jefferson … Read More
Agreed take nothing judgment entered in med-mal against Beaumont Bone
An agreed take nothing judgment has been entered in a medical malpractice complaint. Last February, Jacqueline Freeman filed suit against Beaumont Bone & Joint Institute and Dr. Shawn Figari, alleging the surgeon began to operate on the wrong knee. Four … Read More