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Category Archives: Medical Negligence

Alan Goldfarb Secures $15mm Medical Malpractice Result for Miami Woman

By Alan Goldfarb, P.A. |

Attorney Alan Goldfarb secured at $15mm result for a 44 year old woman who went to Hialeah Hospital for asthma.  She was misdiagnosed by a house physician who also didn’t call for help from the Emergency Room when she took a turn for the worse.  Her health rapidly deteriorated and sadly passed away within… Read More »

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Hillsborough Fire Rescue Sued for Negligent Rendering of Aid

By Alan Goldfarb, P.A. |

Punishments have already been laid down for four Hillsborough County first responders whose negligence cost a new mother her life. Crystal Galloway lost her life to what many would describe as gross or even criminal negligence on the part of the four fire rescue personnel who failed to respond appropriately to a 911 call…. Read More »

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Houston Man Suffers Brain Damage During Heart Transplant

By Alan Goldfarb, P.A. |

A Houston man is living in Florida with his mother after a heart transplant surgery went terribly wrong. Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston operated one of the most renowned heart centers in the country. The family is now filing a medical malpractice lawsuit against the hospital for the failed surgery. Immediately after… Read More »

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Malpractice Victim Awarded $15.9 Million In Malpractice Lawsuit

By Alan Goldfarb, P.A. |

Medical malpractice lawsuits that result in multi-million dollar awards generally do so for one of three reasons. Either the victim suffered permanent impairment, the victim suffered disfigurement, or the victim died as a result of a doctor’s medical negligence. In the case of a 26-year-old being treated for vasculitis, a jury awarded $15.9 million… Read More »

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Blot-Clot Filter Results in 27 Deaths

By Alan Goldfarb, P.A. |

A blot-clot filter that was blamed for the deaths of 27 people resulted in a $3.6 million verdict in a product liability lawsuit just recently. But this could be only the beginning as more lawsuits pile up against the companies that designed and manufactured the devices. Plaintiff’s attorneys allege that the devices never underwent… Read More »

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Nurse High On Meth Causes A Child Brain Damage

By Alan Goldfarb, P.A. |

For obvious reasons, hospitals face a lot of lawsuits. Not all of them have merit, and sometimes there’s ambiguity between a surgical or doctor’s error and what rises to the level of medical malpractice. Sometimes diagnoses are missed or understaffed hospitals provide substandard care. But for one unfortunate young man, a nurse who was… Read More »

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Recent Supreme Court Decisions Benefit Patients In Malpractice Claims

By Alan Goldfarb, P.A. |

Under Jeb Bush’s governorship, malpractice tort fell into the spotlight as a key area of reform. Bush felt that patients were making too much money off of malpractice lawsuits. His solution was to cap the amount of pain-and-suffering damages a patient could claim in a given malpractice suit. Bush greenlit the measure in 2003… Read More »

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Day Of Joy Turns Into A Nightmare – Understanding Your Rights After A Birth Injury

By Alan Goldfarb, P.A. |

The birth of your child is supposed to a joyous, life-changing moment that you will never forget. Unfortunately, many parents in and around Miami are scarred by traumatizing, stress-filled memories due to the fact that their child suffered a serious injury at birth. Some birth injuries can leave your child with long-term side effects… Read More »

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When A Doctor’s Appointment Goes Wrong

By Alan Goldfarb, P.A. |

When we go to the doctor’s office, we put our full trust in our physician. Whether it is a visit to your general practitioner for a physical, a scheduled surgery, or you are rushed to the emergency room, you expect whoever helps you to take the best care of you possible. To be fair,… Read More »

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The Frequency of Surgical Errors

By Alan Goldfarb, P.A. |

When someone has a life event that requires them to undergo surgery the last thing that they expect is to be hurt by their doctor.  Optimistically referred to in the medical community as “never events” (because they should never occur), surgical errors unfortunately occur with unacceptable frequency in our country. The frequency of surgical… Read More »

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