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The Jury Found In Your Favor In Your Medical Malpractice Case – Now What?

June 28, 2011

Congratulations! The jury found in your favor in your medical malpractice case and awarded you monetary damages. Now what happens? It is not uncommon for the lawyers for the defendant health care providers to file motions after trial to request that the judge either reduce the amount that the jury a[...]

How Much Do Medical Malpractice Lawyers Charge?

June 24, 2011

A frequent question we are asked is, “How much do medical malpractice lawyers charge?” There is not a simple answer to this question because different medical malpractice lawyers charge different amounts, depending on limitations that may be imposed by the state in which they practice,[...]

When Should You Contact A Medical Malpractice Lawyer?

June 22, 2011

When should you contact a medical malpractice lawyer? We at medicalmalpracticelawyers.com get this question asked in many different forms and pretty often. The conversation typically starts with the statement, “I don’t know if have a medical malpractice claim but…” Some of[...]

North Carolina’s New Limit On Medical Malpractice Non-Economic Damages – A Step In The WRONG Direction That Costs YOU Money And At The Expense Of YOUR Rights

June 18, 2011

On June 16, 2011, the North Carolina Senate passed a bipartisan “reform” that establishes a $500,000 cap on non-economic damages such as pain and suffering. The North Carolina Senate put a spin on the newly imposed limitation on fully compensating North Carolinians for their losses caus[...]

Recent Trends In Paid Medical Malpractice Claims In The United States

June 16, 2011

The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is a national clearinghouse created by the U.S. Congress that receives and discloses reports on all licensure actions taken against health care practitioners and organizations and all negative actions or findings concluded against health care organizations.[...]

MML Rants And Raves No. 008: Is Tort Reform Needed Because Doctors Pay Too Much For Malpractice Insurance?

June 5, 2011

One of the mantras of the tort deformers (we call them “tort deformers” because they want to eliminate personal responsibility for one’s own bad actions that hurt innocent others) is that people should not be fully compensated for their injuries due to the fault of their health ca[...]

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