Olympus Duodenoscope Superbug: Tell Only when Asked
Last April, it was revealed that between 2010 and 2015 more than 41 hospitals worldwide reported bacterial infections linked to duodenoscopes, likely affecting 300 to 350 patients. The duodenoscope is...
View ArticleJury Awards Family $1.75M in UCLA Malpractice Case
Here is another story I want to share with my readers in hopes that more people will take note of the harm that is inflicted by tort reform. A jury awarded a collective $1.75 million to two siblings...
View Article“Let’s Kill All The Lawyers”
Bilal Kasi, a prominent lawyer and president of the Baluchistan Bar Association, was recently shot on his way to court. He was taken to Quetta’s government-run hospital where he was pronounced dead....
View ArticleAnesthesiologist Eyed In Serious Cataract Surgery Errors
Did an anesthesiologist blind five cataract patients in one day at a surgery center in Massachusetts? The Boston Globe describes a shocking account of a morning in May 2014 after patients lined up in...
View ArticleWow! That’s a Lot of Money! Or Is It?
Here is an interesting case where a plaintiff received a sizeable verdict, but was denied full adjudication by a jury of his/her peers because of a legislatively capped recovery. A Texas jury awarded a...
View ArticleRepublicans Say New Bill Could Cut Michigan Auto Insurance Rates by up to...
Since 1973, Michigan has been a no-fault state; it is the only state in the nation that covers unlimited lifetime medical benefits for those seriously injured in an auto accident. What does this mean...
View ArticleMedical Malpractice Verdict Will Be Reduced By More Than 90 Percent
A Baltimore family was recently awarded $10 million in a medical malpractice case against the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) after a jury found that the health care providers’ negligence...
View ArticleFleeing Justice
A 2013 USA Today investigative report shows that thousands of doctors who have been banned by hospitals or other medical facilities are not punished by state medical boards and continue to treat...
View ArticleWhen Justice Prevails Everyone Benefits
Last month, a Norfolk, Virginia woman won a $1.5 million jury verdict resulting from injuries incurred in a 2013 auto accident. The woman was stopped in construction traffic when she was hit from...
View ArticleTennessee Law Caps Damages for Victims of Bus Crash
The Durham Bus Company recently announced that they will pay for the funerals of six children who died as a result of a school bus crash in Chattanooga. In addition the company will pay for counseling,...
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