Washington Family Awarded $9 Million in Death of Son

In 2006, 12-year-old Andrew Muno died as he was undergoing surgery to repair a severe wound on his arm. The wrongful death suit filed by his parents claimed that the anesthesiologists assigned to the surgery should have requested assistance when Andrew began to experience difficulty breathing. It was later determined that the respiratory arrest was linked to an allergic reaction to an antibiotic Muno received prior to the operation. A jury awarded $7.5 million in the case, and more than two million dollars in interest earned during the appeal process was also added to the award.

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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed after Pharmacy Mix-Up

Expectant mother Chanda Givens was doing everything she could to ensure that her pregnancy was a healthy one. She adhered closely to the regimen of prenatal vitamins prescribed by her obstetrician. There was just one problem – a local Walgreen’s pharmacy had mistakenly filled her prescription with a strong chemotherapy drug used to treat Hodgkin’s disease. Givens’ pregnancy ended in miscarriage, but she continued to take the pills she thought were prenatal vitamins in hopes that she would soon conceive again. It was only after she called to have her prescription refilled that the mistake was discovered. Medical experts believe that the medicine not only caused the miscarriage, but also may negatively impact Givens’ ability to become pregnant again in the future. A court date has not yet been set in the case filed by the Givens family.

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Dennis Quaid Supports Consumers’ Right to Sue

Having nearly lost his newborn twins to a medical error, Dennis Quaid recently testified to Congress about the importance of allowing patients to pursue damages in cases of medical malpractice. Quaid’s appearance was the highlight of a hearing on the controversial topic of providing blanket immunity to pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers whose products have been approved by the FDA. Based on his personal experiences, Quaid’s testimony lent powerful and compelling support to the cause of securing patients’ rights under the law.

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Dosage Errors Can Turn Deadly for Tiniest Patients

In late 2007, actor Dennis Quaid’s newborn twins received a dose of blood thinning medication that was 2000 times stronger than necessary. Despite the firestorm of recent media attention surrounding the Quaid case, medical experts say the problem of dosage errors has been a major concern for years – and that infants and children are at particularly high risk for hospital overdoses. CNN.com’s health desk recently offered readers a series of tips to help patients and parents alike avoid dangerous dosage errors.


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Political Adversaries Once Partnered for Patient-Centered Health Care Reforms

At the height of a cutthroat primary election season, Democratic frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama may not seem to share much common ground. But back in a more peaceful era, the two Senators – both former attorneys – joined together to advocate for patient safety. An article co-authored by the pair was published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2006. Although the medical reform bill Obama and Clinton were backing at the time ultimately failed to pass muster, their stated goals of reducing medical errors and improving transparency in the health care system are something we can all get behind, no matter where we happen to fall along the political spectrum.

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