Medical Malpractice Newsletters
11.01.2011
( SUNY Downstate Medical Center ) Because clinical evaluation often depends on diagnostic tests, diagnostic physicians have a responsibility to notify referring clinicians when test results reveal urgent or unexpected findings. According to an article selected as the "CME Activity of the Month" in the most recent edition of the Journal of the American College of Radiology, the rapid growth of ...
10.20.2011
Brace yourself: Here's a study by the most respected libertarian think tank in Washington , declaring that capping medical malpractice damages is a very bad idea for consumers, and further declaring that awards in medmal lawsuits aren't excessive compared to actual damages. This study will rock the AMA's world, even as it continues to press Congress for special protection through an ...
10.26.2011
A ruling from the Indiana Court of Appeals will allow a Hancock County widower to challenge the constitutionality of the state's medical malpractice law.
10.20.2011
Patrick A. Salvi of the Chicago medical negligence law firm of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. says victim involvement in hospitals’ review processes can help to prevent future mistakes, but victims should still be allowed to recover full compensation for their injuries. (PRWeb October 20, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/chicago-injury-attorney/medical-malpractice ...
11.02.2011
JEFFERSON CITY — After Ronald Sanders' wife died in 2005 — because of a medicine given to her that caused irreversible brain damage, he said — he sued. He sued a slew of doctors for wrongful death and medical malpractice, and he dismissed or settled with all but one, neurologist Iftekhar Ahmed. At the end of the trial, the jury awarded Sanders and his daughters nearly $1 million to pay back ...
