Malpractice reform on front burner in 2012
Westfair OnlineDecember 31, 2011
“Medical liability reform will always be a major priority of the county and the state medical society,” said Brian O. Foy, executive director of the Westchester County Medical Society. On the Westchester County Association's Blue Ribbon Task Force for ...more »
Change At Top For Doctor Run Insurance Program
West Virginia MetroNewsDecember 30, 2011
There will soon be a change in the leadership of the doctor-run medical malpractice insurance company in West Virginia. Dave Rader, the CEO of the West Virginia Mutual Insurance Company, is retiring with the close of the year. Rader was hired more than ...more »
Anesthesiologist Found Guilty of Medical Malpractice Still Working at Same ...
Law Firm Newswire (press release)December 30, 2011
Mellino is a Cleveland medical malpractice lawyer and wrongful death lawyer of The Mellino Law Firm LLC, in Ohio. “But I have to say, I don't think I have run across this kind of a situation that often. It's one that makes patients think of their worst ...more »
THE METHODIST HOSPITAL v. GERMAN
Leagle.comDecember 30, 2011
This is a medical malpractice case against a hospital involving the care provided by its nurses. Appellee John German was admitted to The Methodist Hospital for surgery to repair a congenital heart defect. A tragic surgical error committed during his ...more »
Couple sues hospital for alleged negligence
Santa Fe New Mexican.comDecember 30, 2011
A Santa Fe woman and her husband are suing Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, claiming she almost died because no one was monitoring her while she was taking painkillers. According to the medical malpractice complaint filed Dec. ...more »
Report offers overview of W.Va. insurance
Daily Mail - CharlestonDecember 30, 2011
30 companies offered medical malpractice insurance. West Virginia Mutual Insurance Co. - the physician-owned insurance company that was created during the state's medical malpractice crisis - had 69 percent of the market and earned $39.5 million in ...more »
2 legislators seeking limit on jury awards
AZ Central.comDecember 29, 2011
"They want to be in a state where their liability for frivolous claims of medical malpractice are limited." Harper said his proposal would not tell voters where lawmakers would set limits, instead giving lawmakers a blank check to set the limit ...more »
Due to the Increase in Demand, Hospitals Hiring More Physician Assistants to ...
Emailwire (press release)December 29, 2011
For this reason, physician assistants are subject to rigid training and education while they are still at school. This is to ensure that there is no occurrence of medical malpractice, medication errors and misdiagnosis. Physician assistants are very ...more »
WALKER v. GARABEDIAN
Leagle.comDecember 29, 2011
This appeal concerns the application of the locality rule in a medical malpractice case. The trial court excluded the testimony of the plaintiff's medical expert, based on the locality rule. On this basis, the trial court granted summary judgment to ...more »
ALIMJAN v. SAINT CLARE'S HOSPITAL
Leagle.comDecember 29, 2011
In this medical malpractice action, the trial court granted the unopposed motion of defendant, Saint Clare's Hospital, to dismiss the complaint of plaintiffs Khadija Alimjan a/k/a Khadija Nasir Alimjan, Arzu Alimjan, Omid Alimjan, and Javaid Alimjan ...more »
Trial Attorney G. Scott Vezina Joins Philadelphia Personal Injury Law Firm ...
PR Web (press release)December 29, 2011
Trial attorney G. Scott Vezina has joined Philadelphia personal injury law firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP, focusing his practice on medical malpractice, product liability and aviation accidents. ...more »
It's Not Malpractice; It's Battery
InjuryBoard.comDecember 29, 2011
It is not often that I report on medical malpractice, and I have never reported on a case where anyone impersonated a doctor, but it happened right here in San Francisco. The case of Carlos Guzmangarza, who performed an illegal liposuction surgery on a ...more »
Sokolove Law, LLC | Business Group Pushes Medical Malpractice System Overhaul ...
Linex Legal (press release) (registration)December 29, 2011
by Sokolove Law Staff on Dec 28 2011 Patients for Fair Compensation -- a group whose leadership is mostly made up of health care executives -- is pushing a number of legislative proposals that would radically rework Florida's medical malpractice system ...more »
Rick Perry, Opposer of "Frivolous Lawsuits", Sues Virginia
InjuryBoard.comDecember 28, 2011
Presidential candidate Rick Perry of Texas, who continually touts his record in Texas for taking away his citizens' rights to sue for harms done to them (like capping awards for medical malpractice and other personal injuries), seems to think it is OK ...more »
'Housewives' Husband Faces Lawsuit
OlogyDecember 28, 2011
On March 4, 2011, Leah Goodman filed a personal injury lawsuit against, alleging medical malpractice and general negligence. She is seeking at least $25000. But that's probably pocket change for the OC surgeou. In 2010, June Hofherr filed a lawsuit ...more »
