North Adams Medical Malpractice Law Blog

Fertility specialists in Massachusetts and across the country have helped thousands of individuals over the years achieve becoming pregnant and giving birth to a child. Unfortunately, one mother discovered she gave birth to a child who did not carry her biological DNA due to a doctor error. Years later, the doctor continues to be scrutinized as he is still practicing medicine during his probation sentence. 

Two different women were due to be implanted with their embryos on the same day within the same hour. The doctor made the mistake of placing all of one patient's fresh embryos into another woman. After he realized the mistake, he attempted to cover it up by implanting the woman's frozen embryos instead of the fresh ones as planned. The physician altered paperwork in an attempt to cover up the mistake. 

Some medical procedures are common and may be performed by medical personnel on regular basis. Procedures or surgeries that occur on a regular basis are not without risks. Any adverse reaction or mistake that occurs during a simple procedure can result in permanent disability or further medical care. Massachusetts parents may be interested in one mother's claims that their lives have changed due to a doctor error during a routine procedure that was not expected to have complications.

The woman's daughter suffered from a common birth defect called laryngomalacia. The condition causes excess tissue or sagging tissue in a baby's airway making it difficult to breathe. The seven-month-old baby underwent a procedure to remove some of the tissue. She had undergone the procedure before with no reported issues. Unfortunately, physicians had to inform the baby's mother that an error occurred during the procedure.

Despite advances in medical care, there still are risks with childbirth. Childbirth can result in injuries and harm to the baby, mother or both. One woman recently filed a lawsuit against her physician for the trauma and permanent damage she claims to have suffered following the birth of her child. Massachusetts women who have suffered similar birth injuries may be interested to learn that she was awarded $2.4 million for her pain and suffering in a medical malpractice lawsuit.

According to the lawsuit, the woman was artificially induced to give birth to her child. Her attorneys argued that the induction was premature and may have factored in the woman's uterine rupture. A uterine rupture is rare and is very dangerous for both the mother and the baby. The woman was sent to immediate surgery to try to repair her uterus. 

Physicians use several tools to diagnose a patient, which may include a patient's information of symptoms, blood tests, physical exam and imaging tests. When there is a failure to diagnose a patient adequately and quickly, a patient's quality of life may be impacted. Massachusetts's readers may be interested in one woman's legal battle with a hospital who failed to diagnose her for a year, and she now requires around the clock care.   

The now 26-year-old woman visited the hospital when she was in college for unsettling symptoms that included a neurological hand tremor. Despite the tremor, the patient claims that physicians insisted that she was only suffering from anxiety and depression. As her symptoms progressed, the previously active college student began struggling with some of life's basic tasks such as smiling, talking, writing, seeing and cutting her food. After her mother persisted by insisting that further tests be performed, an MRI revealed that the woman was likely suffering from Wilson's disease, which results in the accumulation of copper in the brain and other vital organs.