Posts tagged medical malpractice

• Attorney Client & Patient Privacy Rights Surviving Death--Did Michael Jackson's Former Nurse Ignore Confidentiality and Privacy Rights Under HIPAA?

  Rick Shapiro | July 04, 2009 9:04 AM | 1 CommentVirginia Beach, VA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Did Michael Jackson's former nurse seek personal publicity and blatantly ignore privacy rights in violation of HIPAA? On a related note, does the attorney client privilege survive the client's...

• Medical Malpractice Caps Invading our Constitutional Rights.

  Jeffrey Meldon | July 03, 2009 7:00 AM | 1 CommentGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Medical Malpractice Caps, are caps on non-economic damages (i.e. pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of a loved one), namely, limiting of the total amount payable to the injured in...

• Billy May and TBI: Another Closed Head Injury Death?

  Wayne Parsons | June 29, 2009 3:48 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Doctors are looking at a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as the possible cause of the tragic death of TV actor Billy May as Mike Bryant of Minnesota has reported recently in: Doctors Will Be Looking...

• Utahn Champions The Demise Of The Feres Doctrine

  Bret Hanna | June 25, 2009 11:59 AM | 1 CommentSalt Lake City, UT Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The Feres Doctrine was created by a 1950 U.S. Supreme Court decision that, for the most part, precludes U.S. military service members from pursuing damages for injuries or death caused by non-combat...

• Make Your Doctor Give You Your Test Results

  Michael Phelan | June 24, 2009 2:23 PM | 1 CommentRichmond, VA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Are you like most people who assume that no news is good news after you've undergone a series of tests ordered by your doctor? If so, you should be alarmed by a recent study, and you should never...

• Pennsylvania Doctor Laments there just aren't enough Medical Malpractice Cases

  Steve Lombardi | June 24, 2009 9:36 AM | 5 CommentsDes Moines, IA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  In Morning Call, a Pennsylvania’s newspaper reports medical malpractice lawsuit trials are on the decrease as more cases are settled. In a followup article John A. Kibelstis, M.D. openly...

• Medical reform

  Pete Burns | June 22, 2009 6:04 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  We must be alert that the insurance and pharmaceutical industries do not further limit the rights of victims of medical errors to recover fair compensation. No one knows who will be the victim of...

• What You Might Want to Learn About Medical Malpractice

  Jim Lewis | June 20, 2009 7:48 PM | 1 CommentNortheast North Carolina, NC Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  I am sure that a great many people fully understand or realize that medical malpractice is a real and ever growing problem. People are killed everyday from wrong diagnoses and incorrect...

• Staffers Tried To Cover Up Waiting Room Death, Report Says

  Chrissie Cole | June 19, 2009 11:32 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A report by the Department of Investigation released today -- a year after Esmin Green’s death -- reveals staffers allegedly falsified records and lied to authorities in an attempt to cover...

• Keep This In Mind While Facing Surgical Options

  John Cooper | June 16, 2009 9:33 PM | 0 CommentsNortheast North Carolina, NC Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Administrating anesthesia is a fine art. Those trained in this field are highly skilled in using and monitoring its effects. Even with all this skill there are times when things go awry....