When entering a hospital we put a lot of trust into the medical professionals to take care of us or our loved ones. Despite years and years of school and constant training doctors still make the mistake of operating on the wrong site. In 2011 a surgeon operated on the healthy eye of a 4-year old. …
In Levin v. U.S., the Supreme Court recently found that the Federal Tort Claims Act does not protect military physicians from potential liability for intentional torts such as medical malpractice. To learn more, read the full story here… “Recent Supreme Court Ruling Opens Military Doctors Up To Med Mal Claims“ CA
What Happened This isn’t your traditional child birth story with ecstatic parents holding their new born baby, instead it begins in a hospital Neonatal ICU, where the baby lies on a warmer with tubes and beeping machines keeping him alive. It started with the mother’s obstetrician decided to excessively and unnecessarily use the drug Pitocin,…
What Happened A recent study has revealed that many women who have been misdiagnosed with breast cancer are filing malpractice suits against radiologists. According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the number of women under 40 with breast cancer has increased by approximately 2 percent every year since the…
A recent bill before the West Virginia Senate aims to do away with unlimited punitive damage awards seen in the state and instead replace them with a $500,000 cap. To learn more, read the full story here… “West Virginia Lawmakers Consider Punitive Damages Cap“ CA