Medical Malpractice

• New York State Bar Takes Stand Against Tort Reform

  Bret Hanna | November 15, 2009 2:33 PM | 1 CommentSalt Lake City, UT

  The New York State Bar Association took a strong stand against tort reform last Friday. President Michael Getnick issued a statement calling on the U.S. Senate to reject calls for caps on pain and...

• The Right to Bury One's Dead: The Letter and Spirit of the Law

  Jim Forde | December 10, 2008 3:16 PM | 2 CommentsLong Island, NY

  For centuries, the right to bury one's dead without interference has been jealously guarded by humankind. Indeed, in Homer's Iliad, one of the most moving passages in ancient literature can be...

• What are High Risk Medications?

  Dan Frith | March 24, 2008 10:57 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  By now most Americans have read something about the medication errors which almost cost actor Dennis Quaid and his wife the ultimate loss....the death of their twins due to a medication error (heparin overdose) at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.Medication errors happen daily - it is part of the "grab and go" culture in busy hospitals. What can be done to reduce this...

• Does Nevada Have Jurisdiction? Part II

  Steve Klearman | January 18, 2008 7:58 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  This is the second part of what will be a three-part blog. See yesterday's blog for the issue that the following argument addresses:A. The Fiduciary Shield Doctrine Is Not Law In Nevada And Even If It Were It Would Not Preclude An Exercise Of JurisdictionThe fiduciary shield doctrine, a flawed legal theory that has generated confusion and countless inconsistent exceptions, provides that acts...

• Do Doctor's White Coat and Tie Cause Infection?

  Randy Walton | September 19, 2007 5:36 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  It was reported, hospitals are banning neckties, long sleeves and jewellery in an effort to stop the spread of deadly hospital-borne infections. The campaign is aimed at ambulances, primary care, mental health and care trusts, and care homes and hospices.In England, it was reported, hospitals are banning neckties, long sleeves and jewellery in an effort to stop the spread of deadly...

• Prevention, Early Detection and Good Health

  Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes | November 19, 2009 3:03 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  A new study released by the United States Preventive Services Task Force has women and doctors confused and torn over recent recommendations regarding what age a woman should receive annual...

• Loser Pays Tort Reform Would Bar All Medical Negligence Cases

  Christopher Nace | November 04, 2009 10:24 AM | 5 CommentsWashington, DC

  A story in the Atlanta-Journal Constitution discusses a plan by Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia to enforce a loser pays system in medical negligence...

• Verdict Against Remicade Manufacturer

  Ben Glass | December 15, 2006 8:41 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  In the world of drug litigation, a jury in Texas ruled that Centocor Inc. negligently and fraudulently failed to warn doctors and consumers about potential side effects of Remicade and must pay almost 20 million dollars to a woman who claims she developed lupus as a result of using Remicade. Hamilton, et al. v. Centocor Inc., et al., No. 03-60526-4 (Texas Ct. at Law No. 4, Nueces Cty.).In a 5-1...

• Delay in Diagnosis : Failure to Timely Diagnose Ovarian Cancer Leads to Death of Young Mother

  Jean Martin | November 17, 2009 5:05 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of death due to cancer in women in the United States. Ovarian cancer causes more deaths than any other gynecological cancer. In 2005, almost 20,000 women...

• Feeding Tube Error May Have Caused Patient’s Death

  Scott Kappes | August 10, 2009 3:40 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  The family of Elbert Eugene “Gene” Riggs Jr. has filed a lawsuit against the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio where an improperly inserted feeding tube allegedly directly lead...