Medical Malpractice Court Cases Archives - Barrow Law Firm

Some Popular Medical Devices Escape FDA Scrutiny

A. Elliott Barrow, Jr. — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 11:20:19 +0000

Too many new medical devices reach the market without extensive testing or review. Countless patients around the world depend on advanced medical devices to improve their quality of life. As the $110 billion medical device industry cranks out thousands of products every year, eye-opening reports continue to surface detailing faulty devices, repeat surgeries and massive...

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Foreign Objects Left After Surgeries Causing Patient Problems

A. Elliott Barrow, Jr. — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:19:09 +0000

Recent research data show that thousands of patients leave hospital operating rooms each year with foreign objects left inside their bodies. Instruments and other hardware are often left behind, but the retained foreign objects which cause the most problems are sponges and gauze made out of cotton and other fabrics. Such retained objects may be...

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Georgia Hospital Sued Over Infant Deaths

A. Elliott Barrow, Jr. — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:16:52 +0000

Families in Georgia charge that over a two-month period, three newborn fatalities were the result of substandard medical care. Lawsuits have been filed in the state of Geogria accusing medical professionals at the hospital of negligence during the birthing process of the three infants. The legal papers claim the health care professionals did not recognize...

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