Harming Victims Of Medical Negligence
October 11, 2013
No one wants or expects to become the victim of medical malpractice. No one wants to live the rest of their life with unrelenting pain, devastating disabilities, and the lack of enjoyment of life solely because a medical provider made a mistake, caused an error, was careless, was inattentive, beca[...]
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Plastic Surgery Malpractice Statistics
October 7, 2013
While many people think of elective surgery designed to enhance one’s physical appearance when they think of plastic surgery, plastic surgery is a godsend for people who have suffered physical injuries due to accidents, have congenital deformities, or have suffered trauma due to disease. W[...]
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5 Medical Malpractice Misperceptions
October 1, 2013
What constitutes medical malpractice and how medical malpractice is defined may differ from state to state in the United States. In general terms, medical malpractice occurs when a medical provider fails to provide care consistent with the required medical standard of care under the circumstances [...]
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Dr. Spyros Panos: How Did One Surgeon Cause So Much Harm?
September 27, 2013
On September 2, 2013, 44-year-old former New York orthopedic surgeon Dr. Spyros Panos surrendered his medical license, closing the last chapter of his disgraced medical career that had ended with charges filed by the New York Office of Professional Medical Conduct that alleged that Dr. Panos ha[...]
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5 Behaviors To Be Avoided By Medical Malpractice Victims
September 26, 2013
When medical negligence causes serious injuries or other significant harms to patients, many of the victims of medical malpractice (and their families) seek to determine if they are entitled to be compensated for their losses under their state medical malpractice laws. The road ahead for medical [...]
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5 Common Mistakes Made By Medical Malpractice Victims
September 20, 2013
Medical malpractice victims in the United States are too often unpleasantly surprised when they discover that they made their own mistakes that could cause their medical malpractice claims to become unviable. Once the unintentional mistake is made, it is often difficult, if not impossible, to reme[...]
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5 Ways Medical Malpractice Victims Are Disadvantaged
September 19, 2013
With the constant drone of physicians who mournfully cry that ungrateful patients are filing “frivolous” medical malpractice claims against them which force them to practice costly defensive medicine (which some would argue to be pro-active, patient-oriented medicine), force the[...]
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