One of the most commonly misdiagnosed conditions is a heart attack, which is hardly a comfort to those who may be experiencing one. Heart attacks are as individual as the person experiencing them. No two people have the same symptoms,…
One of the most commonly misdiagnosed conditions is a heart attack, which is hardly a comfort to those who may be experiencing one. Heart attacks are as individual as the person experiencing them. No two people have the same symptoms,…
Most people want to know if their doctor has been accused of medical malpractice or disciplined for it. We are, after all, put our health in our doctor’s hands. Recently there was a rather bitter controversy over whether or not…
The short answer is often no. The longer version is they do work together now and then to make an end justify the means. While it might seem odd to hear that a doctor and a lawyer could work together…
Finally, someone is thinking outside the box about medical malpractice insurance. It is the companies that are gouging doctors, not the number of lawsuits filed. This is quite welcome news to medical malpractice lawyers – that regulating insurance rates is…
Being a doctor is a high stress job. One mistake and a lawsuit could happen. Not all doctors face lawsuits, and typically, there are some specialties that get sued more than others, but that is not common knowledge. That information,…
When doctors and insurance companies focus more on saving money than paying for medical malpractice, something is wrong with the system. When bad things happen to good people, they need help from the justice system, not a cold shoulder. This…
When the same doctor keeps making mistakes, he needs to be stopped. If that same doctor moves to another state and gets protected by state laws, patients are at great risk. Sometimes a doctor that keeps making medical errors gets…
Tort reform and especially caps to medical malpractice damages is a hot button topic. No one seems to get the premise behind penalizing patients twice for medical negligence. It is public knowledge that medical negligence in the USA (and other…
When unspeakable tragedy hits close to home, medical malpractice caps are a brutal reminder that justice is sworn to protect the innocent, but does not always do so. This is a really hard story to read about, and many others…
There is a time to have surgery and a time when it is best to avoid it. Statistics show that July is a bad month for surgical malpractice deaths. According to The Journal of General Internal Medicine, there is a…