Medical Malpractice
The Law and Medical Negligence
Medical negligence occurs when a patient suffers injury or harm as a result of a doctor’s mistreatment. Whether it was a missed or wrong diagnosis, improper treatment, or failure to treat in general, there are medical negligence laws in effect to protect the patient and provide them with the recourse of prosecuting the offending party.…
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Medical malpractice happens when a doctor or medical professional fails to provide their patient with appropriate standard of care that another doctor or medical professional would provide in the same situation, causing injury and harm to the patient. People who are victims of medical malpractice have the legal right to sue the doctor in question…
Read MoreMedical Malpractice Lawsuit Settled for Nearly $1M
A medical lawsuit against the Veterans Affairs hospital in Salt Lake City has been settled for nearly $1 million in damages. The lawsuit was filed after the death of William Meyer, who was being treated at the hospital for leukemia when he developed a fatal blood infection. Meyer was undergoing chemotherapy at the VA in…
Read MoreNursing Home Malpractice
According to statistics from the CDC, there are 1.6 million residents currently living in nursing homes. With that many people living under the care of others it only stands to reason that mistakes and negligence is occurring on a regular basis. In fact, studies show that approximately 30% of all nursing homes are liable for…
Read MoreMedical Malpractice Suits
What is medical malpractice, anyway? You hear the term on television all the time, but do you truly understand what it is, and how to file a medical malpractice suit if you needed to? First you must understand what constitutes a medical malpractice claim. It occurs when a doctor or health care provider fails to…
Read More“Loss of Chance” Ruling in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has handed down a decision which, according to malpractice lawyers, will help patients who before the decision would have had little chance of collecting from doctors. The ruling came about in a case where the patient, Kimiyoshi Matsuyama, 46 years old, had complained to the doctor about stomach pains. He…
Read MoreMedical Malpractice Insurance Optional in Florida
The number of medical doctors in south Florida who do not carry malpractice insurance is rising. According to an article in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel about 5200 doctors in Florida opt out of carrying insurance. Florida law has allowed doctors that option for decades; however, chiropractors, some nurses, podiatrists, midwives and optometrists are required to…
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