The Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury Blog

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…

The Myth of Defensive Medicine

Some have argued that doctors practice so-called defensive medicine…