For 70 years, active duty military members have been barred from pursuing medical malpractice lawsuits against the Armed Forces for negligence that causes an injury. This was because of the Feres Doctrine, a legal doctrine that resulted from a United States Supreme Court ruling in the case of Feres v. U.S. Army Lt. Rudolph Feres…
Dennis Quaid spoke about almost losing his children after a preventable medical error. His testimony emphasizes why “damage caps” will not reduce mistakes.
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E-News first reported that Michael Jackson died at age 50 following cardiac arrest. Later reports from CNN confirmed that this horrible news was true. At first no one knew how the young pop legend could have suffered cardiac arrest given his recent preparation for his upcoming tour. As days passed, rumors came to the surface…
At Shapiro, Washburn & Sharp, our medical malpractice attorneys hold doctors and surgeons accountable for errors that cause colon and bowel perforations and leaks.