What happens to doctors after they lose a malpractice claim? In many cases, malpractice insurance takes care of the actual payment. Most doctors have to carry malpractice insurance as a matter of good business policy. But when a fight erupts between a doctor and their insurer, the results can get…
Nearly every doctor will receive at least one malpractice claim against them at some point during their career. The chances go up if the doctor is a specialist. But when 300 people file, serious questions must be raised about their practice. A cardiologist in Indiana is facing this problem. A…
Medical practice is fraught with many dangers. There is always the chance that something can go wrong, and an unfavorable result isn’t always due to negligence. This is something that all malpractice lawyers and their clients should remember. Despite all efforts, one malpractice case in Louisiana reached the state’s Supreme…
A jury in the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court has awarded $10.1 million to a mother and her son after physicians at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia failed to timely diagnose his bacterial meningitis even after several trips to the hospital emergency room. According to the complaint, Shamir Tillery, now 6, suffers from…
The Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania has found a way to help lessen the incidence of malpractice lawsuits filed in the case of mothers who have given birth and suffer from the medical issue of postpartum blood loss. The condition is the leading cause of death for women if…
A medical malpractice lawsuit that alleged screws were improperly placed and breached the patient’s spinal canal has been removed from court. According to court documents, Fernando Calverese and Diane Calverese filed a lawsuit on August 31st against St. Louis University after having received medical care and treatment for an unspecified…
Doctors in Tennessee are pressuring state legislators to protect a 2011 law that caps the awards that juries can make in medical malpractice lawsuits. Fearful that the caps will be struck off the books, doctors want lawmakers to amend the state’s constitution. The Tennessee Medical Association wants legislators to put…
A couple is suing a Torrance doctor who allegedly terminated the pregnancy of a woman without her consent because of an embryo mix-up during an in-vitro fertilization process. According to court documents, David and Melissa Pineda have named Dr. Rifaat Salem in a malpractice lawsuit after an IVF treatment that…
A jury has found that a Basalt doctor is not guilty in a lawsuit connected to the death of a man in Carbondale following the patient’s knee surgery. Court documents indicate that Dr. Thomas Moore was named in a malpractice lawsuit along with Ursula Ayers, mother of Hans Ayers, alleging…
A malpractice lawsuit has been settled against an orthopedic surgeon who is now also facing criminal charges in two counties. The lawsuit filed against Dr. Jake Heinkey, 40, and his former practice, Cutting Edge Orthopaedics LLC was filed in Lucas County Common Pleas Court by Ruth and Phillip Anderson of…