Medical Malpractice

• Hospital “Superbugs” Put Some Patients in Peril

  Jamie G. Goldstein | October 05, 2010 7:52 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  In today’s world, few Americans have reason to lose sleep over the possibility of a bacterial infection. Once a leading cause of death, bacterial infections are now usually easily cleared up...

• No Nondelegable Duty for Hospitals in Nevada

  Steve Klearman | October 04, 2010 1:12 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  In general, employers are not vicariously liable for the acts of independent contractors. However, an exception exists where an absolute nondelegable duty is imposed. If an absolute nondelegable...

• It Doesn't Always Pay to Be a "Good Patient"

  David Mittleman | October 02, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  For many people, doctors are the ultimate authority figures, since they obviously have considerably more medical knowledge than the average person. This is particularly true for older patients, who...

• Did you know that jaundice could lead to brain damage in newborns?

  Alan Ripka | September 30, 2010 3:40 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  When mistakes or negligence by physicians, nurses or other healthcare provider occurs during delivery or care of a newborn baby and results in brain damage, such as failing to diagnose, monitor or...

• A World Without Lawyers?

  Joe Crumley | September 30, 2010 12:08 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Can you imagine a world without lawyers? I can't answer that any better than this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j6_S9lJ73o&feature=player_embedded

• Death By Medical Mistake: Put "Teeth" Into Reporting Requirements

  Mark Bello | September 29, 2010 1:54 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI

  As a result of nursing errors including a misadministration of pain medication, a simple arthroscopic shoulder surgery left one man brain dead. Two days later, the family made the decision to take...

• Tripler Army Medical Center Settles With Navy Family for $11 Million Over Botched Delivery

  David Mittleman | September 29, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  4-year-old Kayla Mae McCraw will never walk, talk, or go to the bathroom on her own because of several egregious medical errors that occured during her labor and delivery at Tripler Army Medical...

• Jury Says: '3 Strikes and You're Out' to Tripler Army Medical Center

  Mark Bello | September 27, 2010 12:25 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI

  For the third time in four years, a medical malpractice case against Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii has resulted in a multi-million dollar ruling. A couple recently received payment from an...

• Having A Helpful Visit To The Doctor

  Mike Bryant | September 25, 2010 9:16 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  We see medical records all the time. It's not unusual to find mistakes or items that are left out. Sometimes, the omissions are fatal. Other times, they are never to be thought of again. Talk to the...

• More Tort Reform Baloney Out of Texas

  Mark Bello | September 23, 2010 5:45 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI

  Recently, I wrote about Governor Rick Perry's relentless and nonsensical crusade against accident victims and, incidentally, their attorneys. Perry claims that artificial caps on recovery in...