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How Many Doctors will History of Malpractice are Still Treating Patients? 26 Aug 2013 | 06:54 pm
It goes without saying: All medical patients assume that the doctor treating them is capable of providing the care they need free of error. Most of us assume that the medical professionals that are wo...
Hospital Fined for Mistake During Sensitive Testicle Surgery 23 Aug 2013 | 05:49 pm
Patients assume that the first step a surgical team will take before beginning their work is to verify that they are operating on the correct part of the body and doing the correct procedure. This pri...
Baseball’s Alex Rodriguez To File Med Mal Suit Against Team Doctor 21 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
In a story to be filed under “It Can Happen Anywhere,” NY Yankees baseball star Alex Rodriguez is preparing to file a medical malpractice lawsuit against the team doctor. The news was widely reported ...
Editorial Calls for Raising Cap on Malpractice Damages 19 Aug 2013 | 05:49 pm
While it may be hard to believe, not all “tort reform” trends in legislative chambers are in one direction. There are several laws being proposed which actually seek to expand rights for those affecte...
New Medicare Fraud Suit Against PharMerica 16 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
This week Reuters shared the news that a large pharmaceutical company, PharMerica, was hit by a lawsuit filed by the U.S. government. The suit claims that the company engaged in a series of illegal ac...
Patient Advocates Seek to Block Dangerous Medical Malpractice Law 14 Aug 2013 | 05:21 pm
The battle to beat back misguided tort reform laws remains in full-effect. While many consider “tort reform” as synonymous with “damage caps,” it is important to remember that there are many other way...
Doctor Charged with Misdiagnosing Cancer Patients to Collect Millions from Medicare 13 Aug 2013 | 06:40 am
Medical malpractice lawyers and other patient rights advocates often comment on questionable connections between money and medical care. Because of the way that the compensation system works in many s...
New Report: No Connection Between Med Mal & Medical Costs 9 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
The most recognizable argument made in public policy debates about "tort reform" laws is the supposed connections between medical malpractice liability and medical costs. The reason that proponents ma...
Attorney Steve Levin Discusses How Lawyers Analyze Potential Med Mal Suits 7 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
If you suspect that you or a loved one may have been affected by a medical error, you may contact a lawyer. This first contact may take the form of a phone call or perhaps sending an online message. A...
Proposed Medicare/Medicaid Rule May Target Those Who Receive Negligence Award 5 Aug 2013 | 08:49 pm
Many community members are familiar with the basics of a negligence lawsuit, including those connected to medical malpractice. In most cases, after suffering an injury, the party initiates the suit by...
