In 2003, Texas passed sweeping tort reform legislation that capped non-economic damages that an injured victim could receive from a medical malpractice injury claim to only $250,000 and set...
A lot of keystrokes have been devoted to the discussion about tort reform, particularly as it applies to medical malpractice. Fellow trial attorney, Mary Alice McClarty, recently wrote an...
Most people hear the word “ultrasound” and think of a pregnancy imaging device. While just a few short years ago this would be the best association for an ultrasound, this device has...
Most of us have encountered a tort reform advocate. You know who I’m talking about – an individual who places the blame for skyrocketing health care costs almost entirely on trial...
Imagine you are a patient suffering serious complications after surgery. If the complications were caused by a doctor who accidentally left part of a surgical tool or a sponge inside your body,...
A New York (NY) woman was awarded $15 million in damages after filing a medical malpractice lawsuit against a doctor she claimed missed early signs and symptoms of her developing breast...
Several large medical systems that control dozens of Maryland hospitals have been referring their patients to professionals, according to the Baltimore Sun. This would not be considered unusual...
When we are sick or injured, we turn to doctors and health care providers to make us whole again. We ask them to cure or control our disease and to repair our broken bodies.
Thanks to huge...
A significant number of doctors are failing to properly communicate test results to patients, and that is putting the physicians at greater risk for medical malpractice lawsuits, researchers...
Many people believe health insurance companies are devoted to the noble cause of providing people with quality coverage so they can live healthy and fulfilling lives. However, Wendell Potter, the...