New Mexico residents in need of medical treatment put their faith in the doctors and facilities tasked with treating their conditions. When surgery is required, the amount of faith one must have in his or her doctors is great. As a result, one expects to be in a...
Month: October 2015
Jury finds medical malpractice, awards $9.1 million
In New Mexico and other states, it is often observed that a large medical negligence verdict contains within it the cost of future years of medical care for a severely disabled plaintiff. If the victim is totally immobile, or if there are vital treatments that must be...
Man suffers permanent brain injuries after alleged negligence
As a general rule, New Mexico residents visit a physician, either at a private clinic or the emergency room, when they are ill or have suffered an injury. It is usually assumed that one will get better with medical intervention. Unfortunately, medical treatment...
Jury awards $3.7 million on widow’s medical malpractice suit
New Mexico sees many cases where a doctor makes an incorrect diagnosis and formulates a treatment plan on that mistaken premise. When injury or death occurs from the negligently made diagnosis and incorrect treatment, a claim for medical malpractice will be...
Doctor accused of negligence faces 400 felony charges
In a case outside New Mexico, a doctor's license has been suspended amidst accusations that he failed to adhere to the rules of a probationary license. Initially, the doctor's license to practice medicine was suspended in 2014. After allegations of negligence, he was...