Victim’s Rights Harmed by Tennessee (TN) Governor’s New Tort Law
If you suffer a disabling injury caused by a product or business practice and it is debilitating enough, you may not be able to recover thanks to a new tort law
Suit Claims VA Man Died After Poor Medical at Virginia Beach Jail
The Norfolk, Virginia (VA) sister of a man who died at the Virginia Beach jail as filed a $5 million wrongful death suit in federal court, alleging “deliberate indifference”, against the sheriff and the jail medical staff, including the sheriff and Conmed Healthcare Management, according to the Virginian-Pilot. Similar to claims made by the family of…
Considering Medical Tourism? Think About the Lack of Malpractice Protections
No doubt even routine, noninvasive surgical procedures such as wisdom teeth extraction and appendectomies can leave even patients with dental and health insurance with thousands of dollars in uncovered medical expenses. Needing a more advanced surgery such as an organ transplant or knee replacement can put an uninsured patient on the hook for a few…
Would You Use A Medical App?
There are over 3,900 medical apps in Apple i-tunes. Should you try them? How about trusting your health to them? Misdiagnosis can lead to injury
Is Medical Malpractice More Prevalent in July?
If you’re not a doctor or a nurse, you may not know that mortality rates at hospitals rise between 4 and 12 percent in July. What causes this midsummer upswing in deaths? Heat-related injuries? No, and the answer may have you scrambling to cancel any elective surgery slated for July. According to results from a…