The attorneys for Dr. Abubakar Atiq Durrani have filed motions requesting that the hundreds of malpractice lawsuits filed against him be moved from Hamilton County to U.S. District Court. Dr. Durrani has been accused of having botched the spinal surgeries of more than 500 patients that were performed between 2007…
No doctor or medical professional wants to find him or herself the object of a medical malpractice lawsuit. However, even with the best of intentions and a commitment to the profession and art of medicine, it’s possible for anyone to have an off day or to make mistakes. Medscape recently…
An Atlanta psychiatrist has been arrested after 36 of his patients died. Twelve of those patients died as a result of overdosing on medication that he prescribed to them. According to the Clayton County District Attorney Tracy Graham Lawson, Dr. Narendra Nagareddy’s office in Jonesboro was raided by DEA agents…
A patient in Cook County has filed a lawsuit against a podiatrist, alleging that the physician chose the wrong course of treatment, causing the man to suffer persistent pain and limited mobility as a result. According to documents filed in Cook County District Court that were filed on January 5th,…
A dentist, like any other medical professional, has a duty to provide you with a certain standard of care. If that standard of care is not upheld, or is violated, you may have a case for medical malpractice. To have a case, you must satisfy four requirements: Duty, breach (or…
A couple in Evansville couple is continuing their decade-long legal fight over their claims of medical malpractice in their daughter’s birth that left her a quadriplegic and unable to speak. A Vanderburgh County jury awarded the family $15 million in damages in in 2013 for their lawsuit against a doctor…
When it comes to the things that kill people in the United States, several causes come to mind. Drunk driving, cancer and heart disease tend to top the list in peoples’ minds. What many don’t think about is doctors. Doctors help and heal us, don’t they? In most cases, the answer…
When someone says “medical malpractice,” what comes to your mind? If you are like most people, your mind immediately jumps to misdiagnosis or even surgical errors. What many people don’t consider is that medication errors comprise a large majority of medical malpractice cases. A study conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital,…
Many people wonder if they have the right to sue a doctor for an error due to misconduct or negligence. Every state has its own set of regulations and laws regarding a patient’s ability to file a claim. Understanding the basics of medical malpractice law in New York will help…
In an era where medical malpractice is big news, doctors and other medical professionals are practicing something that has been coined “defensive medicine.” In other words, doctors are taking steps in their practices to reduce their chances of being sued. They may order extra lab tests, ask for additional imaging,…