Preventable Medical Errors: What Do They Cost?
There are certain types of medical malpractice that are considered to be so egregious that they should never happen. In fact, Medicare calls these preventable errors “Never Events,” and they include such [...]
Medical Malpractice Resulting in Cerebral Palsy Leads to $58 Million Verdict
In February 2003, Cathy D'Attilo was an expectant mother preparing to deliver little Daniel into the world. Despite the fact that her amniotic fluid had dropped precipitously a few days before, her doctors [...]
Doctors Often Ignore Their Own Advice
The doctor-patient relationship is usually one of complete trust, at least for the patient. The vast majority of people do not have any significant medical training, so they defer to the advice of their [...]
Kidney Transplant Recipient Contracts HIV from Donated Organ
Kidney transplant policies have taken the spotlight recently, after a transplant error at USC in January and yesterday's report that a recipient was infected with HIV from a donated kidney. [...]
Time Has Come To Respond to Disturbing Trend of Legislation
Over the past month or so, the nation's gaze was fixed on Wisconsin and the showdown there between pro-labor, pro-consumer protesters and conservative policymakers. In the meantime, while no one was looking, [...]
U.S. Health Care System Should Embrace Greater Transparency
For all the things that could go wrong, air travel is one of the safest methods of transportation available today. One of the major reasons for this is the industry's commitment to [...]
Indiana Jury Renders $2.5 Million Verdict to Dying Man
The jury deliberated seriously and intently for six hours. They had listened to four days of testimony in a medical malpractice trial involving a dying man's claim that [...]
Patient Gets Wrong Kidney – USC Transplant Program Put On Hold
A patient at the University of Southern California was given the wrong kidney earlier this month in a shocking hospital mix-up that resulted in the temporary suspension of USC's transplant program. [...]
Detroit Medical Center to Pay Feds $30 Million to Settle Doctor-Hospital Kickback Allegations
The Detroit Medical Center has agreed to pay federal authorities $30 million to settle claims that it engaged in improper financial relationships with referring physicians. According to Justice Department authorities, [...]
Texas Malpractice Law Should Be A Cautionary Tale
I have written many times about the unfair legal immunities extended to doctors and other health care providers in Michigan. I have tried to explain how these laws operate to deny victims [...]
