Recently, the Florida Supreme Court found, by a 5-2 vote, that caps on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases violated the Florida equal protection clause.
A recently published article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has shed some light on the availability for treatment of stroke victims, as well as the barriers there are in getting victims the treatment they need within the time when it makes a difference.
Deception is not uncommon between patients and their doctors
Copying and pasting information from one chart note to the next is prevalent and dangerous for patients.
Hospital malpractice is a leading cause of death in the US due in large part to preventable errors.
Malpractice in America: often an uphill battle for injured victims.
The economics of malpractice cases often means that victims with limited harms and losses have difficult times finding attorneys to take their cases
Contrary to popular belief, medical malpractice cases make up just 0.5% of health care costs in the U.S.