On October 1, 2009. a jury in the Federal District Court of Southern Illinois in Benton, Illinois returned a $600,000 verdict in a difficult survival action. I represented the Estate of Jennifer DeArmon in a case against Primary Care Group and Dr. Vinay K. Mehta, a general surgeon.After 4 days of evidence, the […]
Tag Archives: Medical Malpractice
St. Louis Doctor Associated with Missouri Baptist Medical Center Leaves Area After Bizarre Behavior
June 18, 2009 – 12:20 pm
The St. Louis Post Dispatch reported on June 11th that Dr. Alexander Kalk, a family practice physician from Creve Coeur, has closed his practice, thrown confidential patient medical records in the trash and has left Missouri. Dr. Kalk was facing licensing discipline from the Missouri Board of Healing Arts. He may also be […]
PROMINENT MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURER PAYING DOCTORS ACCUSED OF FAKING STUDIES
June 18, 2009 – 11:43 am
The New York Times has reported that Medtronic, a prominent manufacturer of medical devices and products, such as infusers, defibrillators and other items, has paid $788,000 to U.S. Army doctor, Timothy R. Kuklo, who was found to have faked results of a study published in a British medical journal.Dr. Kuklo is now on staff as […]
DEATHS DUE TO MEDICAL ERRORS NOW AT 99,000 PER YEAR
May 21, 2009 – 7:33 am
Consumers Union, a national non-profit organization, has just released a new report that follows a landmark report of 10 years ago. Unfortunately, the new report isn’t good news.In To Err is Human - To Delay is Deadly, the group reports that more than 99,000 people die each year in the United States from medical […]
Surgical Warming Device Contamination May Cause Infections
May 14, 2009 – 12:34 pm
The Law Offices of Todd N. Hendrickson are accepting cases involving possible surgical site infections caused by contaminated forced air warming devices. In many surgeries hospitals utilize a forced air warming device to maintain the patient’s body temperature. The most commonly used of these devices is Arizant’s Bair Hugger (R). These are […]
Can We Really Value a Human Life?
August 26, 2008 – 11:11 am
As a trial lawyer, I’m asked this question all the time: How do you put a dollar figure on a human life? There is no easy answer. Every human life has value and no amount of money can ever replace a life. These contradictory ideas are at the heart of the […]
