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Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:33:15 UT

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FINDS MAJORITY OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS CLOSED WITHOUT COMPENSATION

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:00:00 UT

The majority of medical malpractice claims in a study of seven states were closed without any compensation paid to those claiming a medical injury, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today

UPDATE: Pro Assurance Settles Record Malpractice Verdict In Florida

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:00:00 UT

ProAssurance has settled a record $217 million verdict in a Florida case, according to reports earlier this week by the Houston Chronicle.

Heart Attacks Kill More On The Weekend

Stephen A. Frew JD — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:00:00 UT

People who have weekend heart attacks are more likely to die than those admitted to hospitals during the week.

UPDATE: Florida Malpractice Case Defense Lawyers Sued For Malpractice

Stephen A. Frew JD — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:00:00 UT

Legal scrambling to cover the record $116 million malpractice verdict and 101 punitive damage award in Florida in October, the physicians who lost the case are now suing their own lawyers for malpractice, according to a Tampa news report.

$100.1 Million Malpractice Award May Go To Charity

Stephen A. Frew JD — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 17:00:00 UT

More than $100 million in punitive damages award last month in a record $217 million Florida malpractice verdict will go to charities helping patients with spinal cord and brain damages, according to an announcement of from the plaintiff's family and attorneys for the plaintiff, according to reports from the Brevard Lawyer blog.

Nurse Charged With Felony In Medication Error Death

Stephen A. Frew JD — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:00:00 UT

Medication error could send nurse to prison for up to 6 years in death of OB patient.

$3 Million Verdict On Inadequate Informed Conset

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:00:00 UT

The jury found that the informed consent was insufficient notwithstanding an eight page Informed Consent Document, a video, a brochure and a general discussion of the risks with a referring optometrist.

Physicians Barred From Cursive Writing For RX

Stephen A. Frew JD — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:00:00 UT

In a move that caught physicians and pharmacists off-guard, a new Washington state law went into effect this month that requires prescriptions to be printed, typed or electronically entered in order to be filed and filled. The law bans cursive writing.

Jury Awards Verdict For Maggot Infested Surgery Site

Mon, 15 May 2006 17:00:00 UT

The 72 year old woman alleged in her lawsuit filed last year that hundreds of maggots were discovered in the flesh of her left foot 18 days after she underwent surgery

Florida Jury Awards $28 Million Verdict

Stephen A. Frew JD — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:00:00 UT

A central Florida investigator for the Florida Department of Health won one of the largest medical malpractice verdicts on record for the area on April 13 when a jury of six deliverated just 2 hours and awarded her $24 million.

SAMPLE COUNTY EMS COUNCIL DIVERSION POLICY

Stephen A. Frew JD — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:00:00 UT

Sample EMS diversion policy language that is intended to be functionally feasible and in compliance with EMTALA standards for hospitals.

Do You Know Where To Research In An Emergency?

Aleta Hickson — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 17:00:00 UT

If an unusual situation comes into your emergency room or clinic and you are not sure what to do, or do not know what to do, please make sure you do your research and make some phone calls.

Aussie Research May Drastically Reduce "Bad Baby" Cases

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 17:00:00 UT

DOCTORS sued for delivering babies with cerebral palsy may have been wrongly accused of medical negligence, with new research showing a virus in the womb, rather than oxygen starvation, is to blame in most cases.

ARHQ Tells Patients To Demand These Answers Prior To Surgery

Thu, 05 Jan 2006 17:00:00 UT

A new brochure from ARHQ will tell patients that they need full details on atleast these items prior to consenting to surgery. The elements -- except cost -- are also critical to a good documentation of informed consent