Cruise Ship Medical Malpractice Claims
November 11, 2014
In a federal appellate case decided on November 10, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (“Appellate Court”) declined to adopt the “Barbetta rule” that immunizes a shipowner from respondeat superior liability whenever a ship’s employees rende[...]
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Official Review Finds Military Health Care Only “Average”
October 15, 2014
It was announced on October 1, 2014 that U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s 90-day review of the military health system found that it was comparable in access, quality and safety to care offered on average in the private sector. However, Secretary Hagel said “average” was not g[...]
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VA Medical Malpractice Statistics
August 18, 2014
The Veterans Health Administration is one of the largest health care providers in the United States, providing care to more than 8.6 million of the 22 million veterans through 152 VA hospitals and 817 community-based outpatient clinics (as of March 30, 2012). The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs[...]
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Memorial Day 2014: Let’s Honor The Living As Well As The Dead
May 26, 2014
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website, “Declaration Day” (May 30th) was established on May 5, 1868 as a day for the United States to decorate the graves of its war dead with flowers (the May 30th date is thought to have been chosen because flowers would be in bloom[...]
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Lawyers Stand Ready To Help VA Medical Malpractice Victims
May 23, 2014
We at medicalmalpracticelawyers.com have made extensive efforts in light of the recent scandals involving VA medical facilities to find lawyers in all U.S. states who stand ready to assist veterans and their dependents who have been injured (or worse) as a result of VA medical malpractice. Just two [...]
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How To Fix The VA Health Care System Scandals
May 20, 2014
Everyone in the United States is outraged and disgusted by recent allegations that the VA Health Care system has been surreptitiously falsifying the statistics regarding the time it takes for our veterans to obtain medical appointments and to receive necessary medical care at VA medical facilities i[...]
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Indianapolis VA Medical Center Sued For Medical Malpractice
May 19, 2014
A federal medical malpractice lawsuit was filed earlier this month alleging that a 60-year-old former Marine suffered unimaginable horrors during treatment at the VA Medical Center in Indianapolis after he sought medical help for problems urinating. His medical malpractice administrative claim was t[...]
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VA Health Care Official Statistics (2013)
May 16, 2014
The U.S. Congress established the U.S. Veterans Administration in 1930, authorizing the U.S. President to “consolidate and coordinate Government activities affecting war veterans.” Since 1930, the VA health care system has grown from 54 hospitals to 152 hospitals, 800 community based out[...]
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