An alarming investigation by CBS News has uncovered that veterans coming home from the battlefield may face unexpected dangers while receiving treatment from Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals. The recent report found that veterans have been dying of accidental medication overdoses at a far higher rate…
In a surprising alliance of typically opposing forces, a group of attorneys and doctors have come together to fight against a proposed sweeping change to Georgia’s medical malpractice laws. The change being considered by lawmakers would be the first of its kind and would remove…
Tort reform, a hotly debated issue in the legal community, is proving a failed experiment. A jury in one of New York’s most conservative counties recently returned a $130 million dollar verdict in a medical malpractice case, the second-largest in the state’s history. The $8 million…
A recent report by Public Citizen uncovered glaring holes in a key government-run database meant to identify doctors and other health care providers who may not be fit for employment. The report found that the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) contains at least 50,000 incomplete…
The surviving family members and the estate of a woman who died after she received an overdose of pain medication after surgery recently won a settlement of $958,000, according to The Daily Record in Harford County, Maryland. The woman was receiving treatment for leg ulcers…
A woman in Marietta, GA passed away during a liposuction surgery, where the surgeon allegedly anesthetized her with a rag soaked with propofol and stuffed it in her mouth. He also allegedly pierced her liver, according to the lawsuit documents filed in state court this…
A recent survey published in Physicians Weekly discussed some interesting statistics associated with medical malpractice. The survey revealed which specialties experience the most med mal lawsuits as well as surprising data about the success rate and financial compensation associated with med mal claims. According to…
According to a paper presented at the annual conference for the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) last month, a study conducted at five hospitals across the country found that three out of twenty flexible gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopes used for screening were…
By Richard Shapiro, Virginia Personal Injury Attorney A new controversy is waging over an old medical malpractice law in California. A group of trial lawyers, consumer advocates and the nurses union is gathering signatures for a new state ballot initiative to increase California’s cap on…
By Richard Shapiro, Virginia Personal Injury Lawyer A jury in Clayton, MO awarded a man and his wife $6.4 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit that stemmed from a stroke that he had in 2007. The suit alleged that Jeffrey Schneider, 59, had an infection…
