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Coronavirus And Medical Malpractice Statutes Of Limitations

March 24, 2020

As the number of people infected with the coronavirus in the United States continues to rise, and our community leaders rise to the challenge of timely and appropriately responding to the ever-changing pandemic, we note that some states are beginning to close courts as they order their residents to [...]

Ohio Appellate Court Discusses Statute Of Limitations In Foreign Object Medical Malpractice Cases

March 14, 2020

In its Decision filed on February 5, 2020, the Ohio Court of Appeals Ninth Judicial District (“Ohio Appellate Court”) stated, “in a foreign object medical malpractice case the injury is the presence of the foreign object in the patient’s body … Thus, the patient discovers a[...]

Georgia Supreme Court Reverses Dismissal Of Patients’ Claims Against Medical Clinic For Stolen Personal Information

December 28, 2019

In its decision filed on December 23, 2019, the Supreme Court of Georgia (“Georgia Supreme Court”) held: “The plaintiffs here, current or former patients of the defendant medical clinic, brought a putative class action after the clinic informed them that a hacker had stolen their p[...]

Maryland Proposed Legislation Would Allow Hospitals To Establish Patient Safety Early Intervention Programs

February 28, 2017

Proposed legislative bills cross-filed in both the Maryland House of Delegates and the Maryland Senate during the current 2017 Session of the Maryland General Assembly, if passed and signed into law by Maryland’s Republican Governor, would allow Maryland hospitals to establish “patient [...]

Replacing Professional Nurses With Nursing Assistants In Hospitals Associated With Increased Deaths, Decreased Safety

November 27, 2016

A study published in the medical journal BMJ Quality & Safety, which was published online on November 15, 2016, analyzed adult acute care hospitals in Belgium, England, Finland, Ireland, Spain, and Switzerland and concluded: “A bedside care workforce with a greater proportion of profession[...]

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[...]

Public Citizen Files Lawsuit Seeking To Close Medical Malpractice Corporate Shield Loophole

August 5, 2016

Public Citizen, which self-describes as “serv[ing] as the people’s voice in the nation’s capital,” filed a federal lawsuit on July 26, 2016 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, requesting that the court compel the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and [...]

Total Medical Malpractice Payouts In U.S. Increased In 2015 For Third Consecutive Year

August 4, 2016

It has been reported that the total medical malpractice payouts in the United States reached $3.95 billion in 2015, which was an increase of 1.68% from 2014. The Northeast region of the United States accounted for 45.93% of all medical malpractice payouts in the United States in 2015, which was an i[...]

Washington Mental Hospital Settles Patient On Patient Assault Case

June 23, 2016

A Washington State mental hospital has agreed to settle a Washington medical malpractice case filed against it that alleged that it was negligent when it failed to monitor and protect a patient admitted for observation that led to his suffering a severe assault that was committed by another patient.[...]

Young Florida Cosmetic Surgery Patient Suffered Brain Damage Following Her Procedure

June 5, 2016

An 18-year-old female in Florida decided to have elective breast augmentation surgery at a Florida outpatient cosmetic surgery clinic. Little did she know that the physician who administered the anesthesia for her procedure was a convicted felon. Within five minutes after the plastic surgery proced[...]

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