12 year old Madison Schmidt was awarded $38 Million in a lawsuit recently won in St. Louis City Circuit Court. Ms. Schmidt’s lawsuit was filed for damages she suffers from as a result of exposure to Depakote in the womb. Her mother suffered from Epilepsy when...
It’s no fun, but it’s a fact of life: people get sick and injured. When you get sick or injured, you will most likely go to a doctor or hospital for treatment. A little known fact is that 100,000 people are killed each year due to medical malpractice....
Johnson & Johnson was found liable for $2.5 Million in damages due to the development of gynecomastia in a young, autistic boy. Gynecomastia is the term for the development of female-like breasts in males. The drug Risperdal has been linked to this condition. The...
Medicine is a massive industry in the United States. So is insurance. And the legal profession. It’s easy to imagine then that there would be a whole lot of money—and controversy—at the point where all three collide: medical malpractice lawsuits. Some medical...
