Search Tag: medical malpractice

2024 16 Apr

  Legal Action Initiated After Patient's Fall During CT Scan Monica Lynch, a resident of Wallingford, Connecticut, has initiated a legal action against MidState Medical Center, MidState Radiology Associates LLC, and Hartford HealthCare Corp. following an incident that occurred in March 2022. Lynch alleges that after suffering a stroke, she...Read more

2024 15 Mar

  In the USA, a Wicomico County jury returned a $3.38 million verdict in a medical malpractice lawsuit, marking the largest verdict of its kind in the county’s history. The jury found Peninsula Radiology Associates, PA medically negligent in their failure to properly interpret and identify abnormalities on Mary Raver’s CT scan, causing her illness...Read more

2016 07 Jun

Legislation before New York state lawmakers would have a significant impact on medical malpractice law by permitting patients to sue years after an alleged misdiagnosis or mistreatment. Presently, patients must file for such cases within 2.5 years after the alleged incident. The bill would amend the statute of limitations to when a patient first suspects...Read more

2016 06 Jun

Legislation before New York state lawmakers would have a significant impact on medical malpractice law by permitting patients to sue years after an alleged misdiagnosis or mistreatment. Presently, patients must file for such cases within 2.5 years after the alleged incident. The bill would amend the statute of limitations to when a patient first...Read more

2015 12 May

According to an article published by JAMA Internal Medicine, most medical malpractice settlements include nondisclosure clauses but there is little standardisation or consistency in their application.   The review was conducted by William M. Sage, MD, JD, of the School of Law at the University of Texas at Austin, and co-authors who examined restrictions...Read more

2015 02 Feb

A large majority of neurosurgeons in the United States perform extra tests and procedures as a precaution against malpractice lawsuits. In states with greater risk liability, defensive medicine spending is especially high. Defensive medicine refers to decision-making based on concerns over medical malpractice litigation more than anticipated benefits...Read more