On April 27, 2012, the Connecticut Senate passed by a margin of 32 to 3 a medical malpractice bill that would reform Connecticut’s medical malpractice reforms enacted in 2005. In particular, the proposed bill would revise the requirement that medical… Read More
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Proposed Change To Maryland Medical Malpractice Law Fails
One major complaint about medical malpractice litigation in Maryland and in other states in the U.S. is the costs associated with litigation. And the largest category of expenses related to medical malpractice litigation is the costs of medical experts’ services on both sides… Read More
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Pennsylvania Lawmakers Want To Restrict Nursing Home Malpractice Damages
The Pennsylvania House narrowly passed a bill this week that would restrict the amount of punitive damages that can be awarded as a result of nursing home neglect or abuse. Passed by a vote of 103 to 89, the proposed legislation would restrict the amount… Read More
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Lower Insurance Reimbursements, Not Medical Malpractice Claims, Causing Doctors To Close Their Practices
For several years now, the doctors’ lobbyists and the doctors’ medical malpractice insurance companies have argued that medical malpractice claims and “frivolous lawsuits” are causing doctors to flee their practices. Their argument goes something like this: a patient with a bad medical… Read More
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Newt Gingrich’s Views On Medical Malpractice
What Is Newt Gingrich’s Position On Medical Malpractice Claims In The United States? In his opinion published in The New York Times on February 21, 2010, Republican Presidential Hopeful (and current leading Republican contender) Newt Gingrich wrote as follows: CAT scans,… Read More
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Texas Governor Rick Perry Enters Presidential Race: What’s The Effect On Medical Malpractice?
On Saturday, August 13, 2011, Texas Governor Rick Perry announced that he will run for President of the United States as a Republican candidate. As the Republican Governor of Texas for many years (and as the current Governor of Texas),… Read More
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Lessons Learned From The Casey Anthony Jury Trial
The jury trial of Casey Anthony involving allegations that she killed her young daughter ended in not guilty findings on the most serious charges just a few days ago. The not guilty findings do not mean that the jury found that… Read More
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Are Medical Malpractice Lawyers Modern Day Heroes?
Medical malpractice lawyers are a unique and driven breed of attorneys: they need to know the law, they need to educate themselves regarding the relevant medicine involved with their cases, they need to have the financial resources to respond effectively against… Read More
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Statistics Regarding Medical Malpractice Litigation
In a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine in 2006, it was observed that previous studies had shown that the great majority of patients who sustained a medical injury as a result of medical negligence did not… Read More
