Tag Archives: medical malpractice
Connecticut Pays $9 Million for Abuse of Mentally Ill Patient by Hospital Workers
The Connecticut Legislature has approved a $9 million settlement to William Shehadi, a 62 year-old mentally ill patient who was abused at Whiting Forensic Hospital in 2017 in a scandal that led to the dismissal of more than 35 state employees. Shehadi was abused for 24 days in the spring of 2017 at the… Read More »
Iowa County Pays $3.5 Million Settlement for Prisoner Death Following Seizure
Today, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa agreed to pay $3.5 million to the family of Ricky Christianson, a 59-year-old man who died at a county jail after suffering a seizure. Police arrested Christianson for a parole violation, but failed to bring his anti-seizure medication to the jail. Christianson told the officers during booking that he… Read More »
Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Major Birth Defects
Metformin Linked to Birth Defects in Baby Boys This week, a major study from Stanford University, the University of Southern Denmark, and Copenhagen University found that the diabetes drug, Metformin, likely causes birth defects. The study found that the children of male parents who were taking Metformin three months before conception were affected. The… Read More »