Medscape Cardiologist Malpractice Report 2019, published on January 22, 2020, reported that 65% of the cardiologists completing a survey reported that they had been named as a defendant in at least one medical malpractice lawsuit, compared to 59% for physicians… Read More
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News From Medscape’s Medical Malpractice Report 2019
For Medscape’s Malpractice Report 2019, 4,360 physicians (68% were men; 57% were age 55 and over) in 29 medical specialities were surveyed with regard to whether they had been sued for medical malpractice and how their experiences affected how they… Read More
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Florida Appellate Court Holds Medical Negligence Claim Cannot Be Basis For Statutory Elder Abuse Claim
The First District Court of Appeal State of Florida (“Florida Appellate Court”) held in its opinion filed on July 15, 2019: “an allegation of medical negligence subject to the statutory requirements of chapter 766, Florida Statutes, cannot form the basis… Read More
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Today’s 3,000th Consecutive Daily Blog Posting
Today, we celebrate a great achievement – our 3,000th consecutive daily blog posting! Yes, for 3,000 days in a row, we have posted to the blog on our website, www.MedicalMalpracticeLawyers.com. All of our past (and future) blog postings are fully… Read More
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Every 9 Minutes, A Patient In A U.S. Hospital Dies From Misdiagnosis Or Delayed Diagnosis
The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine reports that “every nine minutes, someone in a U.S. hospital dies due to a medical diagnosis that was wrong or delayed.” According to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one in ten diagnoses… Read More
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Our 7th Anniversary Of Posting Daily Medical Malpractice Blogs
On March 5, 2018, MedicalMalpracticeLawyers.com celebrated its seventh anniversary of posting daily medical malpractice blogs. Each of our over 2,500 consecutive daily blog postings can be searched by word or phrase. MedicalMalpracticeLawyers.com states on its website: “Medical malpractice law is… Read More
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Florida Supreme Court Rules Unconstitutional Requirement That Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs Authorize Ex-Parte Communications With Non-Party Medical Providers
The Supreme Court of Florida (“Florida Supreme Court”) ruled in its 4-to-3 decision on November 9, 2017 that the amendment to Florida’s medical malpractice statute requiring plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases to authorize medical malpractice defendants’ attorneys to speak ex-parte… Read More
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New Study Finds Rude Or Disrespectful Surgeons Associated With More Surgical And Medical Complications
A study published in the medical journal JAMA Surgery on February 15, 2017 found that patients whose surgeons were associated with higher numbers of unsolicited patient observations in the 24 months prior to their operation experienced more surgical and medical… Read More
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Total Medical Malpractice Payouts In U.S. Increased In 2015 For Third Consecutive Year
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… Read More
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Today’s 1,600th Consecutive Daily Blog Posting
Today’s blog posting is our 1,600th consecutive daily posting. In reflecting back on our previous 1,599 medical malpractice lawyers’ blog postings, we note several underlying trends: Medical Malpractice Lawyers Are The Dedicated Warriors For Medical Malpractice Victims We have reported on many… Read More
