Miscellaneous

• Hospital Accused In Sending Deceased Infant to Dirty Laundry Rather Than Morgue

  Amy Rothschild | January 23, 2008 2:13 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  On July 8, Kourtney McGee of Cleburne was in her second trimester when she went to Huguley Memorial Medical Center of Fort Worth because she was bleeding. She gave birth prematurely to Jacob Dwayne Robinson, who did not survive. Hospital staff told Ms. McGee, the mother, and Milburn "Pete" Robinson, the father, that their child's body would be taken to the morgue.When the funeral director...

• Charleston, SC Jury Awards Charleston Lawyers $3.95 Million Dollars for Personal Injuries Arising Out of Defamation Lawsuit

  Amy Rothschild | September 17, 2007 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  On September 14, 2007, after an eight day trial, a Charleston County jury consisting of 9 women and 3 men, ordered WSCS-TV (Cahnnel 5) and Jefferson-Pilot Communications, it's former owner, to pay $3.95 million dollars to Charleston attorneys Elizabeth and Christopher Murphy to compensate them for a smear campaign initiated by Don Feldman, the station's former news director. $3.7 million was...

• Woman Awarded $3 Million in Malpractice Action for Misdiagnosis

  Amy Rothschild | November 26, 2007 2:20 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Lynn and James Flaherty of Bethel Park, Pittsburgh couple won a $3 million malpractice lawsuit against two doctors and a physician's assistant after the woman was misdiagnosed as having a sinus infection. Mrs. Flaherty visited the doctors' office in 2001 complaining of headaches and nasal discharge. The doctors were not available. The physician's assistant recommended additional testing and...

• Flight Students Settle Case Against Flight Instructor After Crash

  Amy Rothschild | December 18, 2007 5:57 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Two students filed a lawsuit against their flight instructor as a result of a 2004 plane crash near the Dubuque airport. Just prior to the crash, the pilot had tried to make an emergency landing in order to remove ice that was accumulating on the airplane and to assess the weather conditions. Fortunately, no one was killed as a result of the crash. All three men walked away with minor injuries....

• Florida Jury Awards $4 Million To Boy Who Injured Arm During Game At School

  Amy Rothschild | October 24, 2007 2:56 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  On October 22, 2007, a Florida jury awarded $4 million to a boy from Tampa who suffered permanent damage to his arm during a pick-up football game at a private school. According to the lawsuit, school staff members were not supervising the game when another student jumped on the plaintiff's arm. The boy, who was 12 years old at the time of the accident, broke his left arm in a schoolyard...

• Ford Motor Company Ordered To Pay $6.5 Million In Rollover Case Where Man Suffered Brain Damage

  Amy Rothschild | February 06, 2008 12:28 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  In 2004, Ruben Zamora, an oil field worker who was disabled prior to the accident, lost control of a 1993 Ford Motor Company Explorer sports utility vehicle when a tire lost its tread. The Explorer rolled over and the 41 year old driver was ejected from the vehicle. Ruben Zamora lost control of the 1993 Explorer when a tire lost its tread and was ejected from the vehicle as it rolled over. Mr....

• Woman Awarded $10 Million After Sponge Left Inside Her Body During Surgery

  Amy Rothschild | December 03, 2007 2:04 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  A Georgia jury has awarded a woman $10 million for injuries that resulted from a sponge left inside her body during surgery. The sponge was not discovered until a CT scan was performed 10 days after the initial surgery. The 67-year-old woman developed a number of complications and infections that required subsequent surgeries, according to court records. For more information on this subject,...

• People Receive Personal Injuries in July 4th Fireworks Displays

  Amy Rothschild | July 05, 2007 9:47 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  On July 4, 2007, two fireworks crew members were injured, one of them being severely burned, during a July 4th fireworks display in Washington, D.C. Leftover fireworks exploded at the National Mall. In another community fireworks display in nearby Vienna, Virginia, seven other individuals were injured including five children. It has been reported that the injuries occurred when some fireworks...

• Man Sues Hospital in Negligence for Misdiagnosis

  Amy Rothschild | May 10, 2007 12:55 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  A man in London, England is suing Royal Cornwall Hospital for compensation after he spent his entire life savings based on hospital doctors' diagnosis that he had pancreatic cancer and only had six months live. After receiving the diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer, John Brandick quit his job and spent his entire life savings, staying at luxury hotels and taking friends and family members...

• Consumer Advocacy Org. calls on Congress to Eliminate 2-year Waiting Period for Disability Insurance

  Christina Cole | April 23, 2007 3:59 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  After retiring on social security disability and waiting two years to become eligible for Medicare, Pamela, had spent nearly $50,000 on health insurance premiums. Even then, the woman's insurance didn't cover the specialists and physical therapists she believes could have helped slow the progression of her illness.This is just one of the many people that have stories such as this one. The...