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What’s The Difference Between A Bad Outcome And Medical Malpractice?

December 10, 2024

All medical care and treatment carry risks of an unexpected outcome that is harmful to the patient. For example, when a surgical procedure is recommended to a patient, the medical provider is required to explain to the patient the various alternatives of medical treatment that are available as well [...]

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[...]

New York Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Father’s Death

August 19, 2012

The son of a man who died as a result of alleged medical negligence that occurred in a local New York hospital filed a medical malpractice case in court on August 14, 2012 against the hospital, three of its doctors, and the town in which the hospital is located. The medical malpractice case was file[...]

The Impact Of Anesthesia Medical Malpractice On Practitioners

March 13, 2012

In an article published in the March, 2012 issue of the journal Anesthesia & Analgesia, the results of a survey sent to 1,200 randomly selected members of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, of which 659 completed and returned the survey, found that 84% of the respondents had been [...]

Large Recent Wyoming Medical Malpractice Verdict For Undiagnosed Broken Neck

December 1, 2011

At the end of October, 2011, a federal jury in Wyoming awarded a man whose broken neck was not properly diagnosed a record-breaking $9 million (the prior record was reported to be $1.5 million). The jury found that a board-certified emergency room physician and the hospital that employed him breac[...]

What Is Medical Malpractice?

July 15, 2011

What Is Medical Malpractice? The concept of medical malpractice may differ depending upon the law of medical malpractice in the state in which you live. For instance, in Maryland, medical malpractice occurs when “the care given by the health care provider is not in accordance with the stan[...]

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