Florida Supreme Court Upholds Intent Of Amendment 7
February 8, 2014
In its decision dated January 30, 2014, the Supreme Court of Florida (“Florida Supreme Court”) upheld the intent of so-called Amendment 7 (Art. X, § 25, Fla. Const.), which is entitled, “Patients’ right to know about adverse medical incidents.” Amendment 7 was passed[...]
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Virginia Medical Malpractice Case Ends In Hung Jury
October 10, 2013
On October 3, 2013, a Culpeper, Virginia medical malpractice jury advised the presiding judge that it was unable to agree on a verdict despite 11 hours of jury deliberations over two days. The jury of three men and three women handed the judge a note that stated, “We are all in agreement tha[...]
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State Medical Boards Are Failing Patients
August 25, 2013
An investigation report appearing in USA TODAY on August 20, 2013 found that thousands of doctors throughout the United States who lost their clinical privileges at hospitals and other medical facilities due to their misconduct were not punished by the state medical boards that were responsible fo[...]
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Florida Example Of Hospital Malpractice
November 28, 2011
A concerned 17-year-old Florida mother brought her 3-month-old infant son to a local hospital emergency room in Florida because he had been vomiting and had diarrhea for three days. She and her son were in the emergency department for four and a half hours before she was told that it was safe[...]
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U.S. Medical Malpractice Complaints And Disciplinary Actions
October 31, 2011
The Federation of State Medical Boards (“FSMB”) has 70 member state medical boards and osteopathic boards in the United States. The FSMB has published its Summary of 2010 Board Actions that provides statistics regarding disciplinary actions taken by its member boards. For 2010, there [...]
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North Carolina Medical Malpractice Physician Complaints
October 16, 2011
The North Carolina Medical Board (“Board”) is responsible to regulate medicine and surgery for “the benefit and protection of the people of North Carolina.” Board The Board has issued its 2010 Annual Report (“Report”). The Board reported that there were 31,997 [...]
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