Tag Archives: Florida Medical Negligence
Federal Jury Awards $18.4 Million to Patient Not Properly Tested For HIV
In June, a federal judge awarded almost $18.5 million in damages to a man whose previous doctors failed to test him for HIV in spite of obvious risk factors (being gay and a paramedic) that made him more susceptible to HIV/AIDS. Reportedly, the man originally went to the hospital in 2007 due to facial… Read More »
Florida Woman Finds out Epidural Needle Was Knowingly Left in Her Spine, Causing Complications
In late March, news broke of one Florida mother’s nightmare discovery, 14 years after giving birth: Due to medical malpractice, as she was about to give birth at Naval Hospital in Jacksonville, the epidural needle broke off and been left in her spine for many years, causing massive pain and complications. Although it is… Read More »
