Medical Malpractice

• Family Doctor or Specialist for Serious Problems?

  Jeremy Thurman | December 29, 2005 10:56 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A while back, I did a deposition of a family physician. The deposition was regarding a cardiovascular disease. During the deposition, I began to ask the family physician general questions regarding the symptomology of the disease and what signs she would look at to diagnose the patient that they had this cardiovascular disease. To my amazement, the good doctor could only name one of about 7...

• Some Heart Attack And Stroke Patients Are Not Receiving Timely Care In The ER

  Bob Carroll | December 29, 2005 6:10 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  If you were fortunate enough to make it to an Emergency Room soon after a heart attack or a stroke you would hope the best medical care would be provided immediately. TPA (tissue plasminogen activator) is often the most appropriate care, but it must be given within three hours for a stroke and twelve hours for a heart attack. I thank Jeremy Thurman of Napoli Bern, LLP, New York City Personal...

• Doctors And Controlled Prescription Drugs May Not Mix

  Bob Carroll | December 29, 2005 5:44 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Miami personal injury lawyer Jon M. Herskowitz posts about a study conducted by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University that should light our hair on fire. Jon reports the study finds almost half of doctors and pharmacists have limited training in prescribing and handling controlled prescription drugs. More details about the study can be found at Under the...

• Medical Negligence Awards Not Affecting Rising Costs of Doctors' Premiums

  Staff Writer | December 28, 2005 4:13 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  A study of medical negligence awards payments from 1991 to 2003 finds that increases in payments are consistent with health care costs and are not driving up the costs of premiums for doctors. See abstract of article: Medical Malpractice "crisis"

• Doctors, Pharmacists Need More Training on Prescription Drug Abuse

  Staff Writer | December 28, 2005 4:04 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  A study conducted by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University finds that almost half of doctors and pharmacists have limited training in prescribing and handling controlled prescription drugs.See complete article--Under the Counter: The Diversion and Abuse of Controlled Prescription Drugs in the U.S. at...

• Guidant Withholds Info About the Dangers of its Defibrillators

  Joe Saunders | December 28, 2005 1:43 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  In documents filed in a Texas lawsuit against Guidant, the manufacturer of implantable defibrillators, the company failed to disclose publicly that Guidant officials had projected that some patients might die because of short circuits in their implantable defibrillator. According to the documents, Guidant did not disclose the information because the overall failure rate was not worthy of public...

• Medical Malpractice Endangers Doctor's License

  Staff Writer | December 28, 2005 1:41 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  The Illinois State Medical Board has recommended that Dr. Joshua Salvador's license to practice be suspended immediately due to a long list of medical malpractice cases against the Chicago physician.The board cited Salvador for three instances of gross negligence, including sending a woman home with a perforated bladder after performing surgery to remove a uterine fibroid tumor and failing to...

• Unreported Medical Errors Alarming

  Jeremy Thurman | December 28, 2005 12:11 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Did you know that statistics on medical malpractice reveal that for every medical error reported, over 50 go unreported? This has to disturbing to anyone who seeks medical treatment. When a doctor fails to render the appropriate medical advice or procedure it can often lead to the disability or even death of their patient. It is imperative that if anyone thinks that they or a family member...

• Caps On Medical Malpractice

  Staff Writer | December 28, 2005 11:14 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  In Texas, the legislature has placed caps on medical liability. Effectively, there is now a cap of $250,000 per claimant on non-economic damage awards in cases involving health care providers or an individual health. The limit applies regardless of the number of providers involved or the number of issues upon which the claim is based. If the claim involves several institutions, the cap is $...

• A Medical Malpractice Story

  Jeremy Thurman | December 28, 2005 10:33 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A 28 year old, mother of two, will most likely never be able to walk and live the life she once did. Recently, a $35,000,000.00 settlement was awarded to a woman who went into cardiac arrest and suffered brain damage allegedly as a result of the malpractice of her anesthesiologist. The anesthesiologist, who was 78 years old at the time, reportedly had arthritis. The woman's attorney believes...