The Most Googled Medical Malpractice Questions
July 14, 2026
The top questions people search for using Google, along with direct answers to each, are outlined below: 1. How do you prove medical malpractice? To win a claim, a patient must satisfy four legal elements: 2. What are the most common examples of malpractice? According to legal data and search trends[...]
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When Is A Mistake Considered Medical Malpractice?
September 14, 2024
Everyone makes mistakes sometimes – you miss your turnoff on the highway; you leave your cellphone on the table at a restaurant; a dark sock is put in the washing machine with a load of whites; etc. Many mistakes merely cause temporary inconvenience or result in an uncomfortable laugh. Other m[...]
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Are Medical Malpractice Settlements Taxable?
September 10, 2024
According to the IRS, the general rule regarding taxability of amounts received from settlement of lawsuits and other legal remedies is Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 61. This section states all income is taxable from whatever source derived, unless exempted by another section of the code. IRC [...]
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What Is My Medical Malpractice Claim Worth?
August 14, 2024
Medical malpractice claims, which allege that medical providers failed to comply with the standard of care expected of reasonably competent similar medical providers under the same or similar circumstances, range from catastrophic birth injuries that will require expensive 24/7 medical care for life[...]
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What Is Medical Malpractice?
August 9, 2024
“Medical malpractice” is defined by individual state laws in the United States – there is no universal or federal law regarding medical malpractice. One simple definition of “medical malpractice is “any act or omission by a physician during treatment of a patient that d[...]
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News From Medscape’s Medical Malpractice Report 2019
November 23, 2019
For Medscape’s Malpractice Report 2019, 4,360 physicians (68% were men; 57% were age 55 and over) in 29 medical specialities were surveyed with regard to whether they had been sued for medical malpractice and how their experiences affected how they treat their patients. The survey was conducte[...]
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Today’s 3,000th Consecutive Daily Blog Posting
May 7, 2019
Today, we celebrate a great achievement – our 3,000th consecutive daily blog posting! Yes, for 3,000 days in a row, we have posted to the blog on our website, www.medicalmalpracticelawyers.com. All of our past (and future) blog postings are fully searchable by word or phrase – it’s[...]
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