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Ohio Medical Malpractice Complaints And Disciplinary Actions

October 22, 2011

The State Medical Board of Ohio licenses and oversees the practice of medicine in Ohio. The Board is responsible to investigate complaints against applicants and licensees and to take disciplinary action against those who violate the public health and safety standards. Of the approximately 60,[...]

Colorado Medical Malpractice Physician Complaints And Disciplinary Actions

October 21, 2011

Michael Skolnik was 22 when he suffered brain trauma that required brain surgery. Michael’s family alleged that the surgeon who performed the brain surgery on Michael jostled his brain during the surgery, resulting in Michael requiring constant care for two years before he died, leaving $4.8 m[...]

Georgia Medical Malpractice Physician Complaints And Disciplinary Actions

October 20, 2011

As of December 30, 2010, there were 30,581 actively licensed physicians in the State of Georgia including 1,781 new licenses issued, which represented an increase of 11.3% from the prior year. As of September 15, 2011, the number of licensed Georgia physicians had risen to 31,193 (Source). The Geor[...]

Maryland Surgeon Loses License (And Two Patients) Due To Medical Malpractice

October 19, 2011

The Maryland State Board of Physicians, which is responsible for physician discipline in Maryland, has issued a Final Decision and Order against a Board-certified Maryland plastic surgeon after two of his patients died following long multiple cosmetic surgeries he performed at his unapproved in-off[...]

AVAIRA Toric Soft Contact Lenses Recalled

October 18, 2011

The FDA has announced a Class 1 recall for AVAIRA Toric (enfilcon A) TORIC Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lenses, 6 Soft Contact Lenses for Astigmatism. A Class 1 recall is the most serious type of recall and involves situations in which there is a reasonable probability that use of the recalled product[...]

Why Doctors Fight Legitimate Medical Malpractice Claims Against Them

October 17, 2011

In preparing some of our recent blog articles involving some U.S. boards of medicine/medical boards and the state laws affecting the boards’ performance, their work, and their disciplinary and medical malpractice reporting requirements, it has become clear that one major motivating factor f[...]

North Carolina Medical Malpractice Physician Complaints

October 16, 2011

The North Carolina Medical Board (“Board”) is responsible to regulate medicine and surgery for “the benefit and protection of the people of North Carolina.” Board The Board has issued its 2010 Annual Report (“Report”). The Board reported that there were 31,997 [...]

Arizona Medical Malpractice Physician Complaints

October 15, 2011

The Arizona Medical Board (“Board”) is responsible to license and regulate physicians in Arizona in order to protect the public. The Board’s fiscal year 2009 – 2010 Annual Report stated that there were 20,820 physicians licensed by Arizona by the end of the fiscal year,[...]

Florida Medical Malpractice Complaints

October 14, 2011

The Florida Department of Health’s Division of Medical Quality Assurance (“MQA”) is responsible for licensing and regulating 37 types of facilities/establishments and more than 40 health care professions under Florida law. The most recent available MQA Annual Report is for fisc[...]

New York Medical Malpractice Claims And Complaints

October 13, 2011

The New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct (“Board”) was created in 1976 to administer New York’s physician discipline program. The Board’s stated mission is to protect the public from medical negligence, incompetence and other kinds of professional misconduct.[...]

California Medical Malpractice Claims And Complaints

October 12, 2011

The Medical Board of California, which is responsible to protect health care consumers through the enforcement of the California Medical Practice Act and is also responsible for licensing and regulating physicians, surgeons, and certain allied health care professionals such as midwives, issued its [...]

Texas Medical Malpractice Reform (Unintended) Results

October 11, 2011

Under Governor Rick Perry, Texas has enacted some of the most draconian medical malpractice “reforms” whereby the innocent victims of medical malpractice negligence are highly restricted in the claims they can bring against negligent doctors and other Texas health care providers and in t[...]

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