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Indiana Medical Malpractice Verdict For Victim With Less Than A Year To Live

November 25, 2011

An Indiana jury earlier this year found in favor of a medical malpractice claimant in his malpractice claim against a medical malpractice defendant who failed to timely diagnose and treat his colon cancer in 2004. By the time of the jury’s verdict, this poor medical malpractice victim had l[...]

Thanksgiving Day 2011 – We’re Thankful For Competent And Compassionate Medical Care

November 24, 2011

We at MedicalMapracticeLawyers.com are thankful at this time of the year for all of the medical advances over recent years that have helped patients live longer and better lives. We at medicalmalpracticelawyers.com applaud all of the dedicated and competent medical care providers whose efforts keep [...]

Maine Medical Malpractice Verdict For Man’s Death

November 23, 2011

The surviving wife of a 44-year-old Maine man who died in the hospital on his birthday (which was also Mother’s Day) received a favorable jury verdict during early June, 2011. The man’s death was witnessed by his wife, children, and parents who had gathered at the hospital to celebrate[...]

Chicago Health Care Clinic Held Responsible For Medical Malpractice For Baby’s Irreversible Brain Damage

November 20, 2011

A federally-funded health clinic and its doctors in Chicago were held responsible for medical malpractice by a federal judge, and subsequently by an appellate court, for the irreversible brain damage that a baby needlessly suffered as a result of medical negligence. After the baby was born, he su[...]

Texas Example Of A Nursing Home Medical Malpractice Claim

November 18, 2011

Nursing homes provide medical care to residents who need such care for short-term rehabilitation or long-term care. When nursing homes negligently fail to provide necessary care, or negligently provide care that they are required to provide to residents, then the nursing homes may be subject to med[...]

Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society Of Maryland

November 15, 2011

The Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland (“Medical Mutual”) is the largest insurer of Maryland doctors for medical malpractice claims in Maryland. Medical Mutual is a physician-owned liability insurance company that has been insuring Maryland physicians against Maryland[...]

Idaho Physician Medical Malpractice Claims And Disciplinary Actions

November 9, 2011

The Idaho State Board of Medicine has 10 members and meets quarterly. The Board’s stated responsibility and obligation is to protect the general public through the regulation of physicians and surgeons. The Board also regulates other health care professionals through advisory boards. Source Th[...]

U.S. Medical Malpractice Complaints And Disciplinary Actions

October 31, 2011

The Federation of State Medical Boards (“FSMB”) has 70 member state medical boards and osteopathic boards in the United States. The FSMB has published its Summary of 2010 Board Actions that provides statistics regarding disciplinary actions taken by its member boards. For 2010, there [...]

Connecticut Medical Malpractice Claims And Disciplinary Actions

October 28, 2011

There were a total of 16,631 physicians licensed in Connecticut in 2010, with 13,672 of the licensed physicians being in-state. The Connecticut Medical Examining Board reported that it took 35 total actions against physicians during 2010, down from 55 in 2009. The Board’s actions included 11 l[...]

Online News Reports Distort Public’s Perception Of Jury Awards

October 26, 2011

In the past, most people got their daily news from newspapers, television news, and/or from the radio. While most people still get their news from those news sources, newspaper readership has dropped 26% (now, only 8% of people under 30 get their news from newspapers). Newspaper readership has fal[...]

Colorado Medical Malpractice Physician Complaints And Disciplinary Actions

October 21, 2011

Michael Skolnik was 22 when he suffered brain trauma that required brain surgery. Michael’s family alleged that the surgeon who performed the brain surgery on Michael jostled his brain during the surgery, resulting in Michael requiring constant care for two years before he died, leaving $4.8 m[...]

Why Doctors Fight Legitimate Medical Malpractice Claims Against Them

October 17, 2011

In preparing some of our recent blog articles involving some U.S. boards of medicine/medical boards and the state laws affecting the boards’ performance, their work, and their disciplinary and medical malpractice reporting requirements, it has become clear that one major motivating factor f[...]

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