Medical Malpractice Claims Data Being Used to Curb Medical Mistakes
Posted on Tuesday, September 28th, 2010
Can medical malpractice lawsuits actually be helpful to doctors? A new article in The Wall Street Journal suggests that they can. It seems that by analyzing the breakdowns in care that led to missed, delayed [...]
continue readingMedical malpractice: The fear factor
Posted on Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
Fear cannot be capped, apparently. Specifically, physicians’ fear of being sued is costing the healthcare system more than $45 billion each year, and state-level tort reforms seem to have little impact on reducing the practice [...]
continue readingIVF Babies May be More Prone to Childhood Cancers
Posted on Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
IVF babies, those children who were conceived via in vitro fertilization, seem to experience an increased risk for childhood cancer versus babies conceived naturally, wrote WebMD, citing Swedish research. The new study is believed to [...]
continue reading9 in 10 docs blame lawsuit fears for overtesting
Posted on Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Ninety percent of physicians surveyed said doctors overtest and overtreat to protect themselves from malpractice lawsuits.
That sentiment is more common among male doctors than female doctors, according to the survey published Monday in Archives of [...]
Jury Awards Woman $3.5 Million Malpractice Verdict
Posted on Friday, May 14th, 2010
A 53-year-old Harford County woman on Thursday won a $3.5 million medical malpractice verdict against two surgeons and their business, Vascular Surgery Associates.
After nine hours of deliberation, a civil jury found Dr. Roger E. Schneider, [...]
Ex-Dolphin Receiver wins $11.5 Million in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Posted on Saturday, May 8th, 2010
Former Miami Dolphins wide receiver O.J. McDuffie never won a Super Bowl in his playing days but it appears he’s just won a big one off the field.
McDuffie has been awarded $11.5 million in a [...]
CA Republicans Continue to Push for Tort Reform
Posted on Monday, April 26th, 2010
The Contra Costa Times: “The effort to overhaul the nation’s health care system has so far skirted the issue of tort reform, intensifying debate over the role malpractice lawsuits play in increasing premiums.” Critics say [...]
continue readingMalpractice Lawsuits Decline in Pa.
Posted on Friday, April 23rd, 2010
In 2009, the number of new medical-malpractice lawsuits filed in Pennsylvania courts fell for the fifth straight year, according to a report released Tuesday by Pennsylvania Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille.
The report provides new evidence [...]
Pennsylvania Ordered to Add Millions to Malpractice Fund
Posted on Monday, April 19th, 2010
A state court has ruled that Pennsylvania has mishandled a fund to help physicians pay malpractice premiums and ordered the state to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars out of its general fund to resolve [...]
continue reading$1.5 Million Georgia Medical Malpractice Settlement
Posted on Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
A 47-year old disabled man who suffers from diabetes and chronic pancreatitis, has been awarded a $1.5 million settlement for pain and suffering in his medical malpractice lawsuit.
Johnnie Jackson was admitted to Coffee Regional Medical [...]