The Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury Blog
Electronic Prescription Error Rates
The Clinical Advisor published an article this month concerning…
Surgical Sponge Error Results in $375,000 Jury Verdict
In January 2004, 83-year old Clara Tucker entered DeKalb Medical…
Public Citizen: Hundreds of California Doctors Not Disciplined for Malpractice, Errors
According to the Orange County Register, five months ago, Public…
Patients’ Right to Know Act Becomes Law in Illinois
This week, Illinois residents will be able to check their doctor's…
Medical Errors and Physician Hours-No Easy Correlation
In this Sunday's NY Times Magazine, Darshak Sanghavi, chief of…
Military Medical Malpractice Case Resolved for $7.5 Million
Five months after a federal appeals court upheld the award, the…
Doctor Training To Include Soft Skills
For years, a doctor's people skills were overlooked if the doctor…
Medical Malpractice Trial to Begin in Minnesota
A medical malpractice trial involving a 79 year old Duluth dairy…
Doc Who Lost Medical Malpractice Trial Now Faces Criminal Trial
An Indiana doctor will now face a criminal trial after he lost…