Naval Hospital Jacksonville Under Fire for Leaving Needle in Woman’s Spine Following C-Section

A medical malpractice lawsuit was recently filed by Cronin & Maxwell, a Jacksonville-based law firm, on behalf of a mother who had a needle left inside her spine when she underwent a C-section 15 years ago. The suit was filed against the Naval Hospital Jacksonville and alleges the medical facility “covered up a medical mistake by leaving three centimeters of a broken needle inside” Amy Bright’s spine. Despite the fact that Bright had her C-section 15 years ago, she just learned last year that the needle was “still lodged in her spine.”


Medical Malpractice Trial Begins in Case Involving Wrist Surgery Gone Wrong

A medical malpractice lawsuit was recently filed against David Tomlinson of Grand Anesthesia Group after a routine wrist surgery went wrong. The lawsuit was filed by Jill Lubing and alleges that Tomlinson and his professional group were “negligent and didn’t follow proper safety precautions when administering a nerve block at St. John’s Medical Center in March 2015.” Tomlinson and her lawyers have so far denied the allegations.




Lex Machina Launches ERISA Legal Analytics Module

ERISA case outcomes are not employer-friendly, according to Lex Machina data. To protect companies when litigation over a company-sponsored benefits plan arises, attorneys need to be able to find and analyze similar cases that have appeared before their judge in order to develop the best legal strategies. The ERISA module provides data-driven insights and trends


Racial Discrimination Suit Against Charter Communications May Proceed, Judge Rules

Earlier this month, a racial discrimination lawsuit was filed against Charter Communications by an African-American entrepreneur and entertainer, Byron Allen, that just got the go-ahead from a federal court that it may proceed. The lawsuit itself alleged that Charter Communications treated Entertainment Studios poorly compared to white-owned companies. According to Judge Milan Smith Jr., the