Regional updates in category: Medical Malpractice

The Nevada Supreme Court clarified a few sections of Nevada's Uniform Act on Rights of the Terminally Ill last week in Estate of Maxey v. Darden, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 43 (July 2008). The Act...

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Babies who suffer from cerebral palsy often have similar problems during delivery.

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Parents should know what to look for to determine if their child has cerebral palsy.

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This report will wake you up! A recent study published in the journal, Pediatrics, concludes that far too many medical errors occur when medicines are ordered for hospitalized children....

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For the third time in a four year period, a doctor from Winston-Salem , North Carolina is in jeopardy of losing her license. The N.C. Medical Board filed charges in June against Dr. Anne...

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Couple Settles Wrongful Death Suit With NAS Jax By Eddie Farah on July 4, 2008 A couple who filed a $15 million lawsuit against the government for the wrongful death of their 15-month-old...

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Almost everyone knows someone who has had a bout with breast cancer. The risk factors are fairly well known. Age - about 2 out of 3 women with invasive breast cancer are age 55 or older when the...

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Lawyers, like doctors, architects, accountants or any other professional, are responsible for the damage created when they make an error. Often referred to as professional malpractice, these errors...

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Unfortunately, neither ancedotal tales, rhetorical hocus-pocus nor blame pointed at the legal profession will put an end to medical negligence crisi in this country. The Harvard Medical Practice...

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"Never events" are identifiable, serious, preventable errors in medical care and are evidence of problems in a health care facility. The exact number of "never events" is unknown, but they result in...

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A 49-year old psychiatric patient waits for over 24 hours to get treated at the Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn , New York and dies in the waiting room. She was put in a chair, waiting for a...

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Californian’s can expect to see changes in what Medicare will cover. In the latter part of 2008 Medicare will no longer pay for what they consider ‘preventable errors' in hospitals. Under...

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Surgical errors rate among the most serious forms of medical malpractice. Every year, approximately 98,000 hospital patients die because of such errors. Though there are various types of...

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On June 6, 2008 a Morris County (N.J.) surgeon had his license suspended by the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners for two years. The doctor, Morris County surgeon, Santusht...

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