Do you remember that Florida capped fees in medical negligence litigation? Severely? If not, see this post. Well, lawyers for plaintiffs gave plaintiffs the opportunity to waive the cap. Certain members of the bar (most of them with connections to health care providers) asked the Florida Supreme Court to adopt…
A new study published in Health Affairs found that “[t]he United States often stands out with high medical errors and in-efficient care and has the worst performance for access/cost barriers and financial burdens.” The study looked at the health care delivery systems in Germany, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United…
Interested in knowing what the American College of Emergency Physicans thinks about how certain patients should be treated in the ER? Then read this post at our Medical Malpractice Blog.
Here is an interesting article published in a Memphis newspaper.
Kaiser Permanente is advancing the cause of patient safety by using a “Preoperative Safety Briefing” similar in concept to preflight checklists used in the airline industry. A one-page checklist was developed and used for the project. In a six-month trial project wrong site surgeries were eliminated (there had been three…
There is no decision yet in the Calloway case. Until there is, it may be wise to assume that the three-year statute of repose in medical negligence cases trumps the rights of minors. I will let you know as soon as I hear something on this important case.
Plaintiff filed a medical negligence lawsuit. She enjoyed an occasional joint, before and after her injury. At trial, the defendant called four witnesses to say that the use of pot could affect a doctor’s treatment of her. None testified that it did affect treatment. The jury returned a verdict for…
The Washington Post reports that “Americans pay more when they get sick than people in other Western nations and get more confused, error-prone treatment, according to the largest survey to compare U.S. health care with other nations.” The Post also states that “Americans also reported the greatest number of medical…
Apparently not every doctor in America is willing to accept the propaganda from liability insurance carriers that “your rates are the fault of greedy trial lawyers.” This doctor wants information, and is pushing legislation to get it. Read more here.
A friend who is getting ready to file a medical negligence case told me that his medical consultant said this about the case: “It took a whole group of doctors to kill this woman.” The consultant was not suggesting that the doctors conspired to hurt, much less “kill”, the patient.…