The Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury Blog

Medical Errors Are the Third Leading Cause of Death in the US
In 1999, the Institute of Medicine published a report that 98,000…

Is Joan Rivers’ Death a Medical Malpractice Case?
A few days after Joan Rivers' death, there are rumblings in the…

Small Military Hospitals Posing a Health Risk to Patients
According to a front page article in the NY Times, the forty…

Why the Controversy over Surgical Black Boxes?
Canadian researchers have invented a surgical "black box" that…

Why the Federal Government Stopped Reporting Certain Medical Errors
Just this month the federal government stopped its public disclosure…

Med Mal Battle Heats Up as Insurance Companies Give $45 Million to Oppose Consumer Justice
The fight over California's Proposition 46 is heating up. Medical…

How Some Tragic Birth Injuries Occur
There is nothing sadder for new parents than their child's birth…

Why Medical Malpractice Caps Should Be Struck Down
The question concerning limiting damage awards in medical malpractice…

An Update of Medical Errors
Preventable medical errors have risen to epidemic proportions…