The leg was swaddled in plastic and kept in a freezer when the lawyers came for it.Amputated below the right knee, it had been frozen, thawed and frozen again since its donation more than a…
When Lawrence Johnson was admitted to the Miami VA hospital for a spinal fusion of his neck in May 2016, the U.S. Marine Corps veteran had trouble swallowing after surgery.To feed Johnson as he recovered,…
LOCAL & STATE Posted October 25, 2017 Updated October 25, 2017 INCREASE FONT SIZE Judge suggests lawsuits against VA could proceed if doctor covered up substandard care Six former patients of Dr. Thomas Franchini at…
A military veteran with terminal prostate cancer survived long enough to get his day in court Monday, quietly observing opening arguments in a $50 million lawsuit filed against the Department of Veterans Affairs for alleged negligence. Steven Cooper,…
Today, a federal judge in Phoenix awarded Steven Cooper $2.5 million. It’s unclear if he will live long enough to see it.Cooper is one of hundreds of veterans who suffered as a result of the…
BENTON – A Marine veteran was awarded a $1.93 million medical malpractice verdict in federal court over allegations that employees and physicians at the Marion VA Medical Center failed to timely diagnose and treat his…
Legislation has been introduced in the Senate to make changes at the Department of Veterans Affairs after an investigation by USA Today revealed that the agency had been concealing serious mistakes made by agency employees…
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — An Army veteran who brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against the McGuire VA Medical Center has settled for nearly $1 million.8News’ Parker Slaybaugh first told you about the lawsuit when Michael Holmes…
In a federal courtroom in Madison, Wisconsin, last week, a judge accepted one of the largest Department of Veterans Affairs’ malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit settlements—totaling $2.3 million—with the family of Jason Simcakoski, the Marine Corps…
Congressman Bruce Poliquin, along with House Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) and House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Phil Roe (TN-01), today introduced the Ethical Patient Care for Veterans Act of 2017. This legislation requires…