Rhode Island Medical Malpractice Insurer Wants Court to Hold New Jersey Law Inapplicable
Attorneys for the Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association of Rhode Island (JUA) have asked the New Jersey Supreme Court to overturn a New Jersey… [Read more…]
Does Your Loved One Need Hospice Care? Be Diligent to Minimize Risk of Neglect or Abuse
When your loved one is facing his or her final days, more than just about anything, you want him or her to experience a minimal amount of discomfort or pain… [Read more…]
Hospitals Face Crackdown for Patient Injuries—Lose Medicare Payments
According to statistics, nearly one in four hospitals in the United States will lose some portion of Medicare funding this year because their negligence led to patient injur… [Read more…]
Doctors, medical students propose student loan forgiveness, tort reform to help solve problem
New Jersey policymakers looking to address a looming shortage of doctors in the state need to act quickly, as the problem appears to be getting worse … [Read more…]
First Federal Transvaginal Mesh Injury Lawsuit: $2 Million Award
Atlanta, GA: A jury hearing the first transvaginal mesh personal injury lawsuit has awarded the plaintiff $2 million in damages. In her lawsuit, Donna Cisson alleges that the mesh… [Read more…]
Medical malpractice is professional negligence by act or omission by a health care provide in which the treatment provided falls below the accepted standard of practice in the medical community and causes injury or death to the patient, in most … [Read more…]
According to the Institute of Medicine, preventable medical errors are responsible for almost 100,000 deaths and over 1 million injuries every year. That means, that if the Center for Disease Control were to include it on their annual list of to… [Read more…]