Medical Malpractice

• Only 20% of Medical Mistakes are Reported Per U.S. Dept of Health

  Lindsay Rakers | January 19, 2012 4:13 PM | 20 CommentsSt. Louis, MO

  Most doctors and nurses (and other medical professionals) are trustworthy, honest, and good at their jobs. I personally love and completely trust all of my doctors and the doctors and medical...

• Did You Know... Rick Santorum Doubled Down On Tort Reform?

  Brett Emison | November 21, 2011 11:26 AM | 9 CommentsKansas City, MO

  I wrote before how Rick Santorum is a big tort reform guy. Now, Santorum is doubling down on his anti-justice tort reform ideology, even after his wife was awarded $175,000 in a medical...

• ITLA Draws Attention to Misleading Charges of “Doctor Shortage”

  Jessica Agnelly | February 22, 2011 11:35 AM | 5 CommentsKansas City, MO

  It is not uncommon for proponents of “tort reform” to claim a direct linkage to the arena of medical malpractice lawsuits brought against doctors and a resulting shortage of physicians...

• AMA Stance Misleading On Tort Reform Deficit Reduction

  Brett Emison | October 05, 2011 12:12 PM | 2 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The Hill has reported that the American Medical Association is urging the congressional supercommittee to enact federal medical malpractice tort reform to help reduce the federal deficit. The...

• The Defensive Medicine Myth: Are Doctor's Committing Fraud?

  Brett Emison | February 18, 2011 10:45 AM | 2 CommentsKansas City, MO

  There's been a lot of talk about medical liability reform recently. President Obama mentioned it in his State of the Union address and the US House Judiciary Committee just approved HR 5. Ted at POL...

• Guess Who's Against GOP's Proposed Tort Reform... The GOP

  Brett Emison | February 10, 2011 4:13 PM | 2 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Read more: GOP clashes over medical malpractice [Julian Pecquet at The Hill] At a Judiciary Committee markup, Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) accused Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) of proposing legislation...

• West Virginia Judge Understands Tort Reform; Stands Up For Constitutional Rights

  Brett Emison | July 27, 2011 10:25 AM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO

  Judge Wilson, sitting as a temporary judge on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals filed a dissenting opinion last week demonstrating that he understands tort reform and the judiciaries role...

• Another Leading Conservative Rejects Tort Reform Proposals

  Brett Emison | March 05, 2011 12:34 PM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO

  Carter Wrenn offers another excellent analysis showing why conservatives should reject tort reform proposals. A jury may still hear a medical malpractice case but it will not be told about...

• Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Alleging Flesh Eating Bacteria

  Steve Gorny | September 13, 2006 3:20 PM | 1 CommentJefferson City, MO

  A Utah woman has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a Utah hospital alleging negligence when an infection morphed into a flesh eating disease and led to the amputation of both legs and one arm.Lisa Speckman was admitted to LDS hospital for the birth of her baby in February 2005. After he child's birth, necrotizing fascitis ate away at her body.The tip of her middle finger on her left...

• Did You Know... Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Are Declining?

  Brett Emison | May 07, 2012 11:11 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The number of medical malpractice suits filed in the U.S. each year is actually declining.... So reports Kate Madden Yee at AuntMinnie.com, quoting a report from Dr. Richard Daffner and Dr....