The Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury Blog

12 Million Outpatients Seriously Injured as a Result of Diagnostic Errors

A recent study by the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine…

Vietnam Veteran Receives $12 Million Malpractice Settlement from VA Hospital

John Johnson served in combat in the US Army during the Vietnam…

Florida Supreme Court Says Medical Malpractice Crisis Was Manufactured, Not Real

I'm following up with another blog post concerning the Florida…

Two Important Developments in Patient Rights Involving Medical Malpractice Cases

The Florida Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional placing…

Jury Awards $2.88 Million Against Pain Clinic

By all accounts, Joel Burnette was a physically active 40-year-old…

What Happens When Doctors Aren’t Held Accountable-A Tragic, Preventable Case in Texas

By the time the Texas Medical Board had revoked his license to…

Jury Returns $10.6 Million Verdict Against Hospital and Surgeon

A little more than a month after a Kentucky jury began hearing…

The United Kingdom About to Make Hospital Errors Transparent

The United Kingdom is about to require mandatory reporting of…

Left Behind Surgical Sponges-a Never Event That May Lead to Technological Intervention

Among the more common surgical "never" events is a surgical sponge…