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...

• Tort Reform Myth Debunked - Damages Caps do not Lower Malpractice Insurance Premiums

  Bret Hanna | November 12, 2009 4:49 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  We've all heard the claims. Jackpot payouts in medical malpractice cases have caused malpractice insurance premiums to go so high that doctors are leaving certain specialties or leaving the...

• Tort Reform and Unintended Consequences

  Bret Hanna | October 15, 2009 8:15 PM | 10 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Medical care providers are people and people make mistakes - that's it, plain and simple, and the facts can't be disputed. An editorial which appeared this week in the Salt Lake Tribune offers the...

• Goal of Standardized Care is to Reduce Medical Mistakes

  Bret Hanna | October 08, 2009 10:06 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  According to an article in the National Journal Online, the local medical behemoth/monopoly, Intermountain Healthcare (IHC), has stumbled onto a concept that can help reduce infant mortality rates....

• House Judiciary Committee Votes to Undermine Feres Doctrine

  Bret Hanna | October 08, 2009 5:36 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  The Feres Doctrine, derived from a 1959 U.S. Supreme Court decision, precludes active duty military members from suing the government for medical malpractice regardless of where or how the...

• New Ad Running Against Medical Malpractice Caps

  Bret Hanna | October 02, 2009 3:03 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Seven consumer groups have joined together to run an ad urging Congress to oppose including medical malpractice limits as part of health care reform. The groups include Alliance for Justice, Public...

• 'Candy Man' Going to Prison

  Bret Hanna | July 25, 2009 12:30 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Dr. Warren Stack, the so-called 'Candy Man,' is off to prison to serve the eight year sentence Judge Tena Campbell handed down in federal court in Salt Lake City. The charges against Stack stem from...

• Endoscopic Vein-Graft Harvesting for Bypass Surgery: Is it Safe?

  Mark Williams | July 21, 2009 7:55 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  In the earlier days of coronary bypass surgery, patients would not only have to endure the intense pain originating from the chest incision and chest cracking necessary for the surgeons to get to...

• Utahn Champions The Demise Of The Feres Doctrine

  Bret Hanna | June 25, 2009 11:59 AM | 2 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  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...

• Recent Utah Swine Flu Death May Have Been Preventable

  Bret Hanna | June 24, 2009 8:34 PM | 2 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Francine Rushton, 47, lost her life to the H1N1 swine flu on June 13th, and her death may very well have been preventable. Prior to her death, Rushton had twice visited the Jordan Valley Medical...