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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Medscape Medical Malpractice Report 2017 (Physicians Survey Results)
The “Medscape Malpractice Report 2017” that was made public on November 15, 2017 involved a ten-minute online survey of 4,137 physicians representing more than twenty five medical specialties who met the survey’s screening criteria and who completed the survey between… Read More
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Medical Malpractice Claims Lead To Legal Malpractice Claims
A Putnam County, West Virginia attorney and his two former law partners are being sued for legal malpractice for the third time in a year for their alleged wrongful handling of medical malpractice claims against the same doctor. In this most… Read More
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Surgical Fires
The last place you would expect to suffer burns from a fire would be while lying on a table in an operating room. But that is just what happened to a New York woman who was undergoing a Cesarean-section delivery of… Read More
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Study: Improving Economy Associated With Rise In Nursing Home Deaths
A recently published research study by a well-respected nonpartisan research group operating under a grant from the Social Security Administration found that during improving economic times when lower-paid nursing home staff seek and obtain better paying jobs elsewhere, there are additional deaths of people over… Read More
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Texas Medical Malpractice Claim Based On Surgeon’s Disability
A Texas woman has recently filed a medical malpractice claim against her former surgeon, claiming that the surgeon was dealing with his cancer at the time of her surgery that led to the surgeon’s failure to perform her surgery properly… Read More
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Missouri Medical Malpractice Cap Being Challenged
A 2005 Missouri law that placed caps on non-economic damages in the amount of $350,000 is presently being challenged as unconstitutional in a case before the Supreme Court of Missouri. The case involves a medical malpractice claim arising out of the birth… Read More
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Poor People Sue For Medical Malpractice Less Than Others
It is a not-so-uncommon belief among doctors and other medical providers that the risk of being sued for medical malpractice by a poor patient is much greater than the risk of being sued for medical malpractice by other patients. This… Read More
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Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Pregnant Teens Who Lost Their Baby
Two 19-year-olds were looking forward to the birth of their baby. In preparation for the birth of a healthy baby, the expectant mother began prenatal visits with a gynecologist when she was six weeks pregnant. The pregnancy appeared to be progressing… Read More
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Has The Fear Of Medical Malpractice Claims Resulted In Fewer Medical School Applications In The U.S.?
If there is any truth to the anecdotal threats of doctors leaving their profession and closing their medical practices because of their fear of medical malpractice claims, is there any evidence that the fear of medical malpractice claims is affecting… Read More
