There are some medical malpractice cases that should never have happened. This is one of them. This reported case is completely egregious and the unfortunate victim went through way too much because of this doctor’s medical negligence. Imagine a surgeon…

Florida’s medical malpractice caps will be going to the state’s Supreme Court to face a constitutional challenge. Florida has had a medical malpractice cap in place for at least eight years since it brought in a limit of $1 million…

If you could go to college to learn how to avoid medical malpractice lawsuits, would you? A new university will offer clinical and non-clinical risk management courses, and teach doctors how to avoid medical malpractice lawsuits. These are not just…

In this reported case, the victim died in 1990 but it took just about 21 years to get to settlement stage. You might be wondering why it took that long and wonder if the date of death of the deceased…

Medical negligence claims may not have a deadline any longer in Ohio. This would mean lawsuits against health professionals could go on indefinitely. The idea that there is not a deadline to file a medical negligence lawsuit is an interesting…

When you are driving, it is a good idea to pay attention to what is going on around you. That unfortunately did not happen in this case. There are some moments that are best forgotten. In particular, those moments when…

Black boxes, also known as event data recorders, are used in an estimated 90 percent of cars made today. This information is not available to third parties. For now, the information in these black boxes is not voluntarily available to…

It is not much of a surprise that using gadgets while driving causes wrecks. What is surprising is that people do not seem to get it. We have all heard about cellphones causing car accidents, but until recently many only…

A doctor, who is also a politician, crossed ethical lines when the state legislature moved to put stricter regulations on the medical malpractice insurance industry. The doctor in question stepped right into the eye of the storm and marched into…

This is not rocket science – if you do not want to be sued, then make the effort to communicate better. The Archives of Internal Medicine recently released a study that shows that when it comes to communicating with one…