Medical Malpractice

• Hospital Fined $50,000 for Negligent Treatment

  Beth Janicek | July 19, 2011 12:37 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas has been fined $50,000 by federal regulators for negligent treatment of a patient. Mike Herrera died after languishing in the waiting room of the hospital for 17...

• VA Contends it Breached A Duty of Reasonable Care, but not Liable for Personal Injuries

  Mark Bello | July 19, 2011 11:20 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI

  An Air Force veteran has headed to court in what might potentially be the first of hundreds of medical malpractice cases against VA Hospitals. The man filed a $30 million medical malpractice lawsuit...

• Medical Malpractice Caps for Emergency Room Errors Adopted in North Carolina

  Jim Lewis | July 19, 2011 9:20 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  A few weeks ago on this site, my Carolina medical malpractice plaintiff's attorney colleague Rick Shapiro applauded the governor's veto of a North Carolina bill to limit noneconomic monetary damage...

• Renowned Kidney Transplant Program Reopens Doors

  David Mittleman | July 18, 2011 10:42 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Some good news out of my hometown of Pittsburgh: Two months after shutting its doors after a patient received a kidney infected with hepatitis C, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)...

• Medical Malpractice Caps Only Protect Bad Doctors and Rich Insurance Companies

  Camryn Hansen | July 17, 2011 4:54 PM | 3 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  In his recent op-ed discussing the malpractice caps in his state of West Virginia, trial attorney Paul Farrell Jr. likens the caps to protections for drunk drivers. “Protecting bad doctors...

• Medical Malpractice Suit Over Contaminated Colonoscopy Equipment Heads to Court

  David Mittleman | July 16, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Robert Metzler, age 69 and a U.S. Air Force veteran, prided himself on his healthy diet, workout regimen, and overall good health. But four years ago, after receiving a colonoscopy at the Miami VA...

• Doctor Loses License amid Accusations of Giving Patients Unnecessary Stents

  Paul Napoli | July 16, 2011 3:28 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  July 14, 2011 A Maryland medical licensing board has revoked the license of a doctor accused of implanting stents in patients who did not need them. The Maryland State Board of Physicians has...

• REAL "Constitutional Conservative" Wouldn't Support Unconstitutional Federal Tort Reform

  Andrew Cochran | July 14, 2011 3:34 PM | 0 CommentsVoices

  What makes a real Constitutional conservative? Rep. Michele Bachmann claims the mantle in a Daily Caller post and sets forth some elements of her definition, such as the classic Reagan-era...

• Doctor, Sheriff, and Attorney: All Must Pay for Terrible Trio

  Beth Janicek | July 12, 2011 4:38 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  I have Blogged three times prior to this on the topic of the Winkler County nurses that were unrightfully accused of misusing private information. Here are my first three: · July 24,...

• Inappropriate Angioplasties Generate $300 Million Yearly for Hospitals

  Paul Napoli | July 10, 2011 10:15 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  July 10, 2011 Authors of a new study estimate that each year as many as 15,000 patients in the United States undergo angioplasties that they do not need, costing $300 million dollars. Angioplasty,...