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…