Medical Malpractice

• Pass the Knife and the Cocktail? 15% of Doctors Report Alcohol Abuse

  David Mittleman | February 22, 2012 9:05 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Surgery is a very delicate process and you obviously want a very skilled and focused surgeon when going under the knife. Needless to say, you would probably feel more than a little worried if you...

• Founders Protected Civil Jury Trials in State Courts, Too

  Andrew Cochran | February 20, 2012 11:46 AM | 1 CommentVoices

  Tomorrow I will be in Nashville, TN, to promote the universal right to civil jury trials, standing alongside the Tennessee Association for Justice and Susan Saladoff, producer of the documentary...

• Doctors Who Claim to Practice "Defensive Medicine" May be Committing Insurance Fraud

  Ben Glass | February 19, 2012 4:38 PM | 1 CommentNorthern Virginia, VA

  From time to time we see claims that billions are being wasted in America because its doctors are too busy practiciing defensive medicine to avoid malpractice claims. When read closely, most...

• Debate Rages Over “Costs” of Defensive Medicine

  David Mittleman | February 17, 2012 12:59 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI

  Lately it seems like a growing chorus of tort reform advocates, led by the multi-billion dollar insurance industry, has been decrying the high “cost” of a practice called...

• NJ dentist under investigation after second child dies during dental work

  Paul Napoli | February 17, 2012 2:33 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A dentist on probation for the death of a child during dental care is facing investigation after a second child has died. Dr. Patrick Bamgboye, a 64-year-old dentist with Dental Health...

• Open Courtrooms For Religious Liberty AND Medmal Lawsuits!

  Andrew Cochran | February 16, 2012 6:45 PM | 0 CommentsVoices

  The Founding Fathers built a civil justice system designed to protect the God-given, unalienable right of all Americans to present their claims before a local jury. That right was...

• Pro-7th Amendment Broadcaster Now On Sirius Satellite Radio

  Andrew Cochran | February 14, 2012 3:27 PM | 0 CommentsVoices

  I've written often about the interviews conducted by Terry Lowry on his radio show, the What's Up show, broadcast on 12 radio stations from Houston to Chattanooga to Pittsburgh....

• Your Medical Info Could Be Worth $50 for Fraudulent Claimants

  David Mittleman | February 13, 2012 8:57 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Did you know that your medical information is worth $50? At least that's according to experts who say that your insurance number, part of your medical history, or your insurance number are...

• Study Shows Doctors Often Distort the Truth with Patients

  John Lowery | February 10, 2012 11:08 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  A study discussed in Friday's Tennessean shows that many physicians withhold the truth from patients to avoid being held accountable through a lawsuit: More than half admitted describing...

• What Constitutes Medical Malpractice?

  Council Wooten | February 09, 2012 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Medical malpractice is defined as a health care worker or provider failing to render proper care with accepted medical techniques or principles. This is a vague definition and is open to...