When most of us think of medical care, we only think of the hospitals and clinics near our home. But what happens when you need medical care while on vacation? How about on a cruise ship out on the open sea?Cruise ships generally have at least one medical staff member...
Hospital Negligence
Daughter of Joan Rivers seeks answers with wrongful death lawsuit
When a patient dies or suffers a negative medical outcome, their families often find that physicians and hospitals are less than forthcoming about the details. In many cases, this is because they want to shield themselves from liability in case the patient or her...
‘Tort reform’ laws have not lowered health care costs for patients
Since the early 2000s, most states in the U.S. have enacted laws broadly referred to as "tort reform." Such laws have especially impacted medical malpractice lawsuits by making it harder for plaintiffs to prove medical negligence and/or by putting caps on the amount...
Medical malpractice lawsuit shows medicine errors can be fatal
Prescription and hospital-administered medicine errors are a significant problem in the United States. Because prescriptions and doctors' instructions get passed down to nurses, pharmacists and others, there are opportunities for errors to be made nearly anywhere...
What is needed in order to prove medical negligence
There is a common misconception that patients sue doctors and hospitals simply because they have a bad medical outcome. This is not the case. A patient can suffer a negative medical outcome (including death) in spite of great medical care. As such, it should be noted...
Compensation is just one goal of medical malpractice lawsuits
Have you ever been ripped off by an auto mechanic? Have you ever paid for a non-refundable product or service that truly didn't live up to your expectations? Have you ever hired someone for help only to have the problem get worse rather than better?If you answered...
Are U.S. maternity wards performing C-sections too often?
In our last post we wrote about some of the medical problems that can arise as a result of pregnancy. Prenatal and perinatal care have certainly come a long way over the last century and it seems as though complicated deliveries are less likely to result in severe...
The deadly problem of hospital-acquired infections
When we think of hospitals, the image that comes to mind is often a place of healing. Save for those suffering from a chronic and progressive disease, no one expects to leave a hospital sicker than when they arrived. Sadly, this happens far more often than most of us...
Lawsuit: Misdiagnosis of death causes woman to die alone in morgue
There are some nightmare scenarios so scary that they have endured as the premises of horror stories and urban legends. One of these scenarios involves being buried alive. For some, there would be few scarier ways to die than by waking up in a closed casket under...