LASIK Malpractice
January 30, 2013
On December 2, 2011, a LASIK eye surgery malpractice lawsuit was filed in the Circuit Court for the Fifth Judicial Circuit, in and for Marion County, Florida, against an osteopathic doctor who performed LASIK eye surgery on the medical malpractice plaintiff. The malpractice lawsuit alleged that t[...]
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5 Common Hospital Medical Malpractice Claim Allegations
January 29, 2013
What are five of the most common hospital medical malpractice claim allegations, based on research of jury verdicts and medical malpractice insurance claims data? 1. Medication Errors Hospital medication errors include patients being given the wrong medication, patients being given the wrong d[...]
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3 Simple Ways To Prevent Getting And Spreading The Flu
January 28, 2013
“The flu” that people usually refer to is influenza, which is a serious disease that may require hospitalization and sometimes results in death (about 90% of flu deaths in a regular flu season, which lasts from as early as October until as late as May, occur in people 65 and older). Fr[...]
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Pennsylvania Nursing Home Fined For Drug Problems
January 27, 2013
A nursing home in Pennsylvania was fined $1,950 by the State of Pennsylvania for its alleged failure to effectively manage and maintain pharmaceutical services for its residents. The nursing home blamed its out-of-state pharmacy provider for the deficiencies and promptly contracted with another phar[...]
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New Michigan Medical Malpractice Reform Law
January 26, 2013
On January 8, 2013, the Governor of Michigan signed into law the so-called (and grossly misnamed) “Patients First Reform Package” that “clarifies” that loss of society or companionship constitutes noneconomic damages subject to Michigan’s noneconomic damages limit, provides how [...]
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