Legal and Malpractice Corner

Criminal Sex Abuse or Medical Malpractice?; More Infamous sports doctor says 'treatments' were medically justified; missed filing-fee deadline triggers a lawsuit; anesthesiologist not off the hook yet, high court decides.
January 28, 2019
Healthy Kidney Removed During Back Procedure; More What MRIs? Surgeon accused of overlooking critical scans; a 'going bare' law that doesn't reveal enough; state high court strikes down review panels; botched colon surgery leads to large judgment.
January 07, 2019
Former Candidate for Governor Settles Wrongful Death Suit; More Emergency custody orders trigger a horrific tragedy; untreated polyp leads to patient's death and a lawsuit; high court weighs survivor damages for deceased plaintiff.
November 26, 2018
Doctors Mistake Toddler's Spider Bite for Cigarette Burn; More Parents put in jeopardy with child protective services; providing free care doesn't protect physician from lawsuit; huge award for a woman whose eye disease went undetected.
October 24, 2018
False Cancer Diagnosis Leads to Malpractice Suit; More Patient and his family suffer a 'week of hell'; Fessing up can lower malpractice risks, study says; Is this new law a help or a hindrance?; Sovereign immunity can be extended, panel rules.
September 24, 2018
Does Patient Care Suffer When Physicians Can't Be Sued?; More Does care suffer when physicians can't be held liable?; Sued more often, orthopedic surgeons fare better in court; Botched scoliosis surgery leads to record award; Jury absolves ob/gyn of malpractice.
August 22, 2018
Does Malpractice Reform Affect Clinical Practice? One Study Says Yes; More Caps may influence physicians' treatment approach; 'Dancing Doctor' suspended by medical board; ruling reduces quadruple amputee's mega-award.
July 27, 2018
From Medical Malpractice to Murder Accusations; More Strange case takes an even stranger twist; why are million-dollar verdicts less common here?; patient's widow sues medical center.
June 22, 2018
Does Tort Reform Affect Patient Care?; More The role of tort reform in patient care; grieving parents reach settlement with VA; medical malpractice boundary set in case involving deaf student; quadruple amputee argues to exceed state damages cap.
May 21, 2018
Plastic Surgeon Allegedly Watched Porn While Operating; More Bizarre video behavior is one of multiple claims; decades-old cap scorned as 'minimum wage'; severely injured woman receives mega award.
April 25, 2018
An Attorney's Legal Gamble Backfires; More No award for family of wrong-surgery victim; lawyer who sought justice for patients is granted his own; one state's struggle with keeping young doctors; movie star didn't have to die, survivors claim.
March 27, 2018
Amputee From Flesh-Eating Bacteria Can't Receive Cash Award Woman with limbs amputated needs special legislation to collect her award; patients have longer to submit a malpractice claim; one state throws out med-mal caps.
February 14, 2018
Did Agency Knowingly Hire Dangerous Doctors?; More Agency ignored red flags in hiring physician; state bill reignites cameras-in-the-OR debate; do attorneys make better claims adjusters?
January 15, 2018
Do Plaintiffs Have a Right to Get Adverse-Incident Reports? Do plaintiffs have a right to adverse-incident reports, or would that enable litigants to access information that was not intended for them? A doctor who is a serial complainant strikes again.
December 18, 2017
Malpractice Fears Continue to Motivate Physicians Malpractice fears continue to motivate physicians; the Supreme Court declines to review a records dispute; apologies expressing fault are shielded; record settlement for injured boxer and family.
November 28, 2017
Now It's Easier for Patients in Two States to Sue Efforts to block frivolous or nonmeritorious suits fall flat; apology laws don't increase liability risk; more.
November 17, 2017
Keeping Med-Mal Premiums Low; MICRA in the Courts?; More How to keep premiums low, new attack on MICRA; surgeon's poor track record worries area residents; appeals court rocks cruise industry boat.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 22, 2014
Is Bad Behavior Reason Enough to Deny Coverage? Insurer's attempt to cancel med-mal policy hits snag; Defendant cries 'uncle' after protracted settlement talks; New mother's death leads to mega award; Patient's foot-dragging sabotages his lawsuit.
October 04, 2017
Transgender Patient Sues After Gyn Surgery Goes Awry Given consent to remove one ovary, surgeon excises both; state gives bad doctors a pass, says study; fewer med-mal payouts: better laws or stingier insurers?; mother who lost all her limbs wins appeal
September 12, 2017
Informed Consent May Not Protect You in a Lawsuit Is this 'protection' worth the paper it's written on?; hospital not to blame in patient's possible drug death; a freak accident during surgery leads a woman to sue.
June 27, 2017