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$18M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Woman Paralyzed Due To Medical Negligence

March 30, 2018

On March 6, 2018, a Georgia medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $18 million in favor of the 58-year-old plaintiff who walked into a hospital but left in a wheelchair, having suffered paralysis that she alleged was due to the medical negligence of the medical providers resp[...]

Arizona Appellate Court Rules Assumption Of Risk Jury Instruction Improper In Antibiotic Malpractice Claim

October 5, 2017

In its unreported opinion filed on September 19, 2017, the Arizona Court of Appeals Division One (“Arizona Appellate Court”), Arizona’s intermediate appellate court, held that it was error for the trial court to instruct the Arizona medical malpractice jury with regard to the plain[...]

Stethoscope Contamination: What You Don’t See Can Hurt You

April 28, 2014

Studies have shown that most physicians and nurses do not disinfect their stethoscopes frequently – 70% to 90% of physicians do not disinfect their stethoscopes after each patient contact. The parts of the stethoscope most likely to come in contact with patients (i.e., the diaphragm and the b[...]

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$18M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Woman Paralyzed Due To Medical Negligence

Stethoscope Contamination: What You Don’t See Can Hurt You

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