Physicians do their best to diagnose and treat illnesses in their patients, but mistakes are common. According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 7% of all doctors from 1991-2005 faced a medical malpractice case. The US Department of Health and Human Services reports 587,765 total malpractice reports filed in the past decade alone. […]
If you have been injured in the course of your medical treatment, or you believe your doctor acted negligently, recklessly, fraudulently or maliciously, you may have a claim for compensation. This is known as a medical malpractice claim. While many people may think they have a medical malpractice lawsuit for every mistake their doctor makes […]
Preventable medical mistakes and errors cause approximately 440,000 deaths every year in the United States, making it the nation’s third leading cause of death behind only cancer and heart disease. Although mistakes and errors are made in any profession, medical negligence can seriously impact the life of the patient and even result in death. Patients […]
The unfair low limits on pain and suffering awarded in a California medical malpractice lawsuit has been under controversy for years. While the simple fix would be to simply remove the low cap on the reward, few things of genuine importance are simple in California’s Capitol. As California’s law still stands, a victim of medical […]
Medical negligence is a stain on an otherwise selfless medical profession. Millions of patients visit their doctors each year without any problems. Doctors and other medical professionals dedicate more than 30 years of their lives studying and work long hours to treat and cure sick individuals. But the fact remains that medical negligence does happen […]
