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What Is President-Elect Donald Trump’s Position On Medical Malpractice Tort Reform?

November 16, 2016

Now that Donald Trump is the President-Elect of the United States, the innocent victims of medical negligence whose lives have been disrupted and whose hopes and aspirations for the future have been destroyed, and the medical malpractice attorneys who represent them, are wearily wondering the effect[...]

Buying North Carolina Appellate Judges For North Carolina Medical Malpractice Reforms?

November 7, 2016

On the November 8, 2016 ballot in North Carolina is a North Carolina Supreme Court incumbent justice seeking to retain his appellate court position and his challenger who is seeking to unseat him. During this election cycle, there is only one North Carolina Supreme Court justice position in play. If[...]

Proposed Federal Legislation Would Extend Medical Malpractice Insurance Coverage Across State Lines For Sports Medicine Professionals

September 25, 2016

Federal legislation is advancing in the U.S. Congress that would extend medical malpractice insurance coverage for sports medicine professionals when they travel out-of-state with the athletes they serve. The legislation is named the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2016 (H.R.921) and was i[...]

This Is Our 2,000th Consecutive Daily Blog Post

August 11, 2016

It is with great pride and satisfaction that we post our 2,000th consecutive daily blog today. While our accomplishment is a major milestone in our mission to assist victims of medical malpractice gain knowledge and assistance in achieving fairness and justice for the harms they suffered, it is s[...]

ABA Opposes Federal Cap On Medical Malpractice Damages

April 5, 2016

In a letter dated March 21, 2016 from the American Bar Association (“ABA”) addressed to the Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary and to the Ranking Member of the Committee, the ABA expressed its opposition to H.R. 4771, the “Help Efficient, Acc[...]

Today’s 1,600th Consecutive Daily Blog Posting

July 8, 2015

Today’s blog posting is our 1,600th consecutive daily posting. In reflecting back on our previous 1,599 medical malpractice lawyers’ blog postings, we note several underlying trends: Medical Malpractice Lawyers Are The Dedicated Warriors For Medical Malpractice Victims We have reported[...]

July 4th Reminds Us That Many Medical Malpractice Victims Cannot Obtain Justice And Equality

July 4, 2015

July 4th, Independence Day in the United States, is the national holiday when we celebrate the birth of the United States and our precious Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence states, in part: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, [...]

New York Legislature Considers Date Of Discovery Rule In Medical Malpractice Cases

June 15, 2015

New York is one of the few U.S. states where the medical malpractice statute of limitations begins to run from the date of the alleged negligent act or omission rather than from the date that the patient discovered the medical malpractice or a reasonable person should have discovered the medica[...]

New York Medical Malpractice Insurer Allegedly Paid Over $100K To Indicted Senator’s No-Show Son

June 6, 2015

In an Indictment filed on May 28, 2015 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against the New York State Senate Majority Leader/President Pro Tem of the New York Senate (up until three weeks ago, that is), and his son, it is alleged that the defendants engaged i[...]

Former U.S. Congressman Plans To File Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

May 31, 2015

Former U.S. Congressman Steve LaTourette, a nine-term Republican Congressman from Ohio, has filed formal notice of his intention to proceed with a medical malpractice claim against the United States, alleging that Capitol Hill doctors negligently failed to inform him of the results of an MRI perfor[...]

Maryland’s Highest Appellate Court Discusses Reasonableness Of Damages Caps

April 1, 2015

In its decision rendered on March 30, 2015, the Court of Appeals of Maryland (“Appellate Court”), Maryland’s highest appellate court, had to decide the extent to which the Maryland General Assembly intended, and was within its authority, to limit a local government’s financial [...]

medicalmalpracticelawyers.com Celebrates Its 1,500th Consecutive Daily Blog

March 30, 2015

medicalmalpracticelawyers.com, a free website that connects medical malpractice victims with medical malpractice lawyers in the United States, celebrates its 1,500th consecutive daily blog posting. When we began posting daily blogs more than four years ago that discuss current medical malpractice [...]

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