Medical Malpractice Statistics For The United States – 2024
August 24, 2024
Medical malpractice is the third most common cause of death in the United States, with medical errors accounting for 251,000 deaths annually (that is, 9.5% of all deaths in the United States annually). If you are over age 65, you are 12% more likely to be the victim of medical malpractice. Medical m[...]
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Do I Have A Medical Malpractice Case?
August 23, 2024
Many people ask us, “Do I have a medical malpractice case?” In order to recover money damages for the harm caused by a health care provider’s negligence, you must show that the health care provider breached the standard of care (which means you have to show evidence of the standard[...]
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Florida Statute Of Limitations For Vaginal Mesh Cases
August 23, 2024
Under Florida’s statute of limitations, a plaintiff has four years to initiate a products liability suit. Fla. Stat. §§ 95.11(3)(e), 95.031(2)(b) (2014). The four-year period begins to run from the date that the facts giving rise to the cause of action were discovered, or should have been discov[...]
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What Is Patient Safety?
August 16, 2024
The World Health Organization (WHO) states on its website: “Patient safety is defined as “the absence of preventable harm to a patient and reduction of risk of unnecessary harm associated with health care to an acceptable minimum.” “Within the broader health system context, it is[...]
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