Nursing Medical Malpractice In Louisiana
December 19, 2011
Louisiana’s Nursing Standard Of Care Nurses as well as other health care providers in Louisiana are subject to the same standard of care as physicians in Louisiana — a nurse is required to exercise the degree of skill ordinarily employed, under similar circumstances, by the members of th[...]
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Texas Medical Malpractice Verdict For Blind Infant
December 18, 2011
On November 7, 2011, a Texas medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in the amount of $2.1 million for the blindness suffered by a premature baby as a result of the alleged medical negligence of her doctors and the hospital. The infant is now totally blind in her righ[...]
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Drug Shortages Are Getting Even Worse!
December 17, 2011
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on December 15, 2011 in which it stated that the U.S. Congress should consider requiring drug manufacturers to report to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) any changes that could affect their supply of their drugs. The GAO f[...]
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North Dakota Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain-Damaged Baby
December 16, 2011
A Bismarck, North Dakota jury rendered a $4 million verdict in favor of a brain-damaged baby on November 18, 2011, after three and one-half weeks of trial and more than ten hours of jury deliberations. The case involved claims of medical malpractice due to the medical negligence of a midwife who[...]
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Newt Gingrich’s Views On Medical Malpractice
December 12, 2011
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, blood tests, ultrasou[...]
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