Maine Woman Awarded $7.65M in Medical Malpractice Settlement
A Minot, Maine woman has been awarded $7.65 million in damages…
Patient Advocates Urge Passage of Lavern’s Law
Patient advocates weighed in on “Lavern’s Law,” a bill…
Florida Court Rejects Damage Caps for Personal Injury Medical Malpractice Suits
A Florida court has ruled that caps on certain damages in medical…
Court Awards $4.2 Million in Surgical Error Malpractice Case
A 58-year-old man who lost the use of his right should due to…
Study Finds New Hampshire’s Community Hospitals Dealing with Extended Patient Stays
New Hampshire's community hospitals have a new problem to confront,…
Patient Mocked During Colonoscopy, Jury Awards Him $500,000
In one of the stranger jury trials involving a surgical procedure,…
Medical Malpractice Bill Could Be an Important Law for Patients-If It’s Brought to a Vote
It's been called Lavern's Law-a bill that's garnered the signatures…
How to Prevent Surgical Errors
The recent publication of the Journal of the American Medical…
Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Revived by Foreign Object Court Ruling
A foreign object left inside of Adam Walton's heart in 1986 but…
Hospital’s Infant Death Rate Spurs Federal Investigation
A hospital whose infant mortality rate from infant open heart…