North Dakota Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain-Damaged Baby
December 16, 2011
A Bismarck, North Dakota jury rendered a $4 million verdict in favor of a brain-damaged baby on November 18, 2011, after three and one-half weeks of trial and more than ten hours of jury deliberations. The case involved claims of medical malpractice due to the medical negligence of a midwife who[...]
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Mitt Romney’s Views About Medical Malpractice
December 13, 2011
Current Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has expressed his opinions on medical malpractice reforms. On his 2012 presidential candidate website, Mr. Romney states, “The current medical liability system encourages defensive medicine and drives up health care costs. To address thes[...]
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Newt Gingrich’s Views On Medical Malpractice
December 12, 2011
What Is Newt Gingrich’s Position On Medical Malpractice Claims In The United States? In his opinion published in The New York Times on February 21, 2010, Republican Presidential Hopeful (and current leading Republican contender) Newt Gingrich wrote as follows: CAT scans, blood tests, ultrasou[...]
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Oregon Medical Malpractice Statistics
December 11, 2011
The Oregon Medical Board’s stated mission is to protect the health, safety, and well being of Oregon citizens by regulating the practice of medicine in a manner that promotes quality care. As of August 11, 2011, there were a total of 14,205 medical doctors (MDs), of which 11,015 were active,�[...]
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Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Verdict For 3-Year-Old’s Death
December 10, 2011
The largest medical malpractice verdict in Massachusetts during 2009 involved a 3-year-old boy who died in December, 2004, unable to walk or speak since he underwent a cardiac catherization 18 months earlier. It was alleged that the doctors at a Massachusetts hospital injected too much contrast d[...]
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Vermont Medical Malpractice Statistics
December 9, 2011
Vermont is among the states with the fewest medical malpractice claims. According to an official report dated December 15, 2005, the following conclusions regarding medical malpractice and medical malpractice claims in Vermont were made: Vermont medical malpractice costs represent less than 1% of [...]
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Drugging Our Nursing Home Elderly: Is It Medical Malpractice?
December 6, 2011
In testimony before the U.S. Senate’s Special Committee on Aging on November 30, 2011, the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) provided chilling evidence that elderly nursing home patients with dementia are being given antipsychotic drugs for reason[...]
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Delay In Diagnosis Of Oral Cancer May Be Medical Malpractice
December 4, 2011
There are approximately 30,000 new cases of oral cancer in the United States every year, resulting in about 9,000 deaths. The main risk factors for oral cancer are tobacco use and alcohol consumption — the greater the use, the higher the risk. Tobacco and alcohol use are associated with ab[...]
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