Regional updates tagged with 'Medical Malpractice'

Most physicians in the United States have financial relationships with the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Those relationships range from the acceptance of meals to the receipt of...

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My wife and I had dinner this weekend with a couple who are our very best friends. The wife is a very successful insurance executive and, over dinner and wine, the conversation turned to the costs...

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What is "informed consent"?

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Can you sue for what might have happened?

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Is a misdiagnosis malpractice?

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Our law firm's home office is based in Virginia (VA), and as a Virginia personal injury lawyer practicing in the South, I read with interest an article outlining that Forbes magazine recently named...

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Florida Governor Charlie Crist has just signed Senate Bill 1360 into law. The Pharmacy Technician Act is a significant piece of legislation that should keep us all safer from the medication errors...

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Hospitals around the country have come together to say they will no longer bill patients for their medical mistakes. Tennessee is one state out of 23 that has approved the non-payment policies for...

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What damages are generally paid by a settlement or verdict for a Virginia malpractice case?

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The answer is simple. Medical science is improving and we know more about how to cure disease than ever before. So why do so many patients suffer injuries when they are treated by modern health...

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Every year there is a study called the Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study. The name speaks for itself. Sadly every year for the 5 years it has been in existence shows shocking amounts of...

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Surgery can be a very invasive procedure requiring focus and discipline by the surgeon. Of course there are many types of surgeries out there, from a simple mole removal to a more...

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A drug given to treat Parkinson’s disease and restless leg syndrome is the focus of a number of trials underway in the District Court of Minneapolis. More than 200 plaintiffs are taking their case...

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In a spectacular decision this week affirming victims rights, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that damages are recoverable where a physicians negligence reduced the decedents chance...

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In 2004, California passed a law setting minimum nurse to patient ratios for hospitals. The law was passed in response to studies and data suggesting that the more patients a nurse has to care...

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