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New York Appellate Court Affirms High Interest Rate Charged In Lawsuit Funding Agreement

January 4, 2019

The New York Appellate Division, First Department (“New York Appellate Court”) determined in its decision filed on December 6, 2018 that a lawsuit funding company’s charge of an “Annual Percentage Rate” of 45.93%, in exchange for the inured party’s agreement that [...]

FDA Formally Accepts ClinGen Expert Curated Human Genetic Data

January 1, 2019

On December 4, 2018, the FDA formally recognized a public database that contains information about genes, genetic variants and their relationship to disease known as ClinGen Expert Curated Human Genetic Data. The FDA’s action is intended enhance the efficient development of novel diagnostic te[...]

Investigative Report Finds Johns Hopkins Did Not Follow Its Own Safety Rules

December 31, 2018

The Tampa Bay Times reported on December 30, 2018: “Johns Hopkins touts itself as a national leader in patient safety. Its doctors invented a simple checklist credited with saving thousands of lives. They developed a system to reduce medical mistakes through teamwork and communication. They wr[...]

New Jersey Surgery Center Warns 3,778 Patients They May Have Been Exposed To Bloodborne Pathogens

December 26, 2018

A New Jersey surgery center has sent letters to 3,778 former patients, warning them that they may have been exposed to bloodborne pathogens due to inadequate sterilization processes (infection controls) used by the surgery center. The letter states, in part: “You are receiving this letter beca[...]

Florida Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Kidney Wrongfully Removed During Back Surgery

December 3, 2018

A Florida medical malpractice lawsuit was filed against a general surgeon participating in the plaintiff’s back surgery on April 29, 2016, for allegedly removing one of her kidneys because the surgeon wrongfully thought that it was cancerous. The plaintiff had met the defendant surgeon just be[...]

New Guidelines For Management Of Incidental Pulmonary Nodules Detected On CT Images

November 25, 2018

It is not uncommon for medicalmalpracticelawyers.com to receive inquiries from potential medical malpractice victims who question whether an incidental lung nodule finding on a chest CT that was not subsequently clinically investigated caused a delay in diagnose of a serious treatable medical condit[...]

Illinois Appellate Court Applies Res Judicata To Dismiss Some Medical Malpractice Claims

November 23, 2018

In an Order dated November 7, 2018, the Appellate Court of Illinois First District Second Division (“Illinois Appellate Court”) applied res judicata in dismissing some of the plaintiff’s Illinois medical malpractice claims. The Illinois Appellate Court held that the involuntary dis[...]

Every 9 Minutes, A Patient In A U.S. Hospital Dies From Misdiagnosis Or Delayed Diagnosis

November 19, 2018

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 are incorrect and most people will experience an[...]

What Should I Ask My Doctor About Referring Me To A Medical Specialist?

November 18, 2018

Many people are comfortable with the doctors they regularly see for their chronic medical conditions and do not question their advice and recommendations regarding their medical care. Although understandable, this mind-set may not be in their best interest when being referred to medical specalists b[...]

Kentucky Supreme Court Rules Medical Review Panel Act Unconstitutional

November 16, 2018

In its opinion filed on November 15, 2018, the Supreme Court of Kentucky (“Kentucky Supreme Court”) held that the Kentucky Medical Review Panel Act that was enacted in 2017 “delays access to the courts of the Commonwealth for the adjudication of common-law claims. Chapter 216C viol[...]

How To Find A Medical Malpractice Lawyer

November 12, 2018

medicalmalpracticelawyers.com is the premier free website helping medical malpractice victims find medical malpractice lawyers in their U.S. state, since 2010. We have helped hundreds of people in the United States who have been harmed by medical negligence find medical malpractice lawyers to speak [...]

Addressing Research Misconduct In Medical Journals

November 10, 2018

An Editorial published online in JAMA on October 19, 2018 discussed research misconduct in medical journals. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defines research misconduct as “fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporti[...]

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