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Our 600th Consecutive Daily Blog Post

October 24, 2012

Today we celebrate our 600th consecutive daily blog post. Our milestone makes us proud because we have covered many relevant and timely topics that have provided our readers with information that they could use at the time they needed the information the most. The responses to our blog have been tre[...]

Epidemic Of Drug Babies In The U.S.

May 1, 2012

Babies born addicted to drugs due to their mothers’ use of illicit drugs during pregnancy is not new. However, an increasing epidemic of babies addicted to prescription medications, especially narcotics such as oxycodone, is particularly alarming. Many such newborns will be born with neonat[...]

California Medical Malpractice Verdict For Migraine Treatment That Caused A Stroke

March 24, 2012

On March 19, 2012, after more than three weeks of trial, a California medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in the amount of $22 million in favor of a woman who suffered a debilitating stroke as a result of an invasive and risky diagnostic procedure recommended by her doctors for her life-long[...]

North Carolina Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Of New Mother

December 27, 2011

A North Carolina medical malpractice jury recently found in favor of the plaintiff in a medical malpractice case alleging that medical negligence led to the death of a 42-year-old mother who had just given birth to twins. The mother had been discharged from the hospital with pneumonia after giving b[...]

Federal Judge Awards Alaska Medical Malpractice Judgment For 14-Month-Old’s Injuries

December 7, 2011

Medical malpractice can occur anywhere and at any time, even in remote areas like Alaska. In March, 2011, a federal judge with the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska entered a judgment against a health care clinic and a medical corporation that was the parent of the clinic in the amoun[...]

Maryland Physician’s Failure To Disclose Medical Malpractice Claim Affects His Medical License

December 5, 2011

A Maryland physician was placed on probation and fined in Maryland because he failed to disclose a medical malpractice action against him in his application to renew his Maryland license. The physician was initially licensed to practice medicine in Maryland in 1977. His specialty was obstetrics a[...]

HEALTH CARE COSTS AND TORT REFORM

March 8, 2011

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has stated that tort reform might reduce health care costs by 0.5 percent, saving approximately $11 billion out of a total of $2.5 trillion in health care costs annually. The actual costs of malpractice insurance premiums, court verdicts, and the[...]

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