More than One Agenda Behind Rep. Gingrey’s Med Mal Legislation
Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) has captured the attention of the national…
Dosage Error Leads to $19 Million Verdict
The family of 3-year old Kiarra Smith has been awarded $19.2…
ER Medical Errors Linked to Interruptions
As Mark Abramson wrote in the last blog post, emergency rooms…
ER Medical Malpractice
Emergency rooms of hospitals are hectic places where more medical…
$3 Million Verdict in Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Case
A jury has ordered a Glens Falls doctor to pay $3 million for…
Medical Errors and Surgeon Sleep Deprivation
You're going in for elective surgery and following all the pre-operative…
President Obama’s One Sentence on Med Mal Reform Causes a Stir
It was only one line in a presidential State of the Union address.…
Possible Link Between Breast Implants and Rare Form of Cancer
The FDA announced a "possible association" between breast implants…
Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Settled for $2.5 Million
A medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Kayoko Kifuji of Tufts…
Medical Malpractice and the State of Healthcare
Joanne Doroshow, Executive Director of the Center for Justice…
