Medical Malpractice

November 4, 2011

Girl’s family reaches settlement with hospital for medical malpractice

A little girl and her family have settled a medical malpractice case. The family sued the hospital for medical malpractice […]
September 2, 2011

VA hospital sued for medical malpractice over death of war veteran

The Veterans Administration operates hospitals across the country, including in New York. Recently, a medical malpractice suit was filed against […]
August 11, 2011

New York hospital scans veins to reduce medical mistakes

In an effort to help end medical mistakes, one medical center in New York is employing a new method for […]
August 3, 2011

‘Pregnant robot’ used to reduce medical malpractice in childbirth

In medical education, it has long been believed that observation of real patients, along with practical, hands-on experience performing procedures […]
July 21, 2011

The “July Effect” exists: Medical malpractice increases in July

For years, there has been a myth that the number of medical mistakes increases during July, when new medical trainees […]
July 14, 2011

Medical malpractice suit filed after data error caused baby’s death

Genesis, a baby born four months premature, died after about six weeks in the hospital because of medical malpractice, specifically […]
July 8, 2011

Doctor caused errors after lying about medical license; part 2

In an earlier post, we wrote about a doctor who lied to a woman when she contacted him for surgery. […]
July 6, 2011

Doctor caused medical errors after lying about education, license

Before receiving any medical treatment, most people take the time to research the doctor that will be treating them. You […]
June 17, 2011

New York judges work to reduce medical malpractice settlements

There are few people who would willing choose to spend months in litigation or thousands of dollars to hire the […]