Medical Malpractice
Doctors, nurses and other health care providers spend a great deal of time learning how to treat a great variety of illnesses and physical maladies. As a group they are professionals dedicated to helping alleviate the ailments that can plague mankind. Unfortunately, health care providers can also make mistakes. When mistakes are made the effects can be devastating. In fact, according to the National Academy of Sciences, approximately 98,000 Americans die from "medical mistakes" each year.
Medical malpractice is a form of negligence involving a medical treatment provider. If someone is injured as a result of a treatment provider's digression from the standard of care, that provider may be liable for the injury that has occurred. The determination of whether a medical professional has met the standard of care is based on a comparison to other professionals in the same field and the same geographical region. In other words, what would a reasonably competent medical professional practicing in the same field as the defendant, and in the same area of the defendant, do under the circumstances that the defendant was facing with respect to care and treatment of the patient?
Medical malpractice does not occur every time there is a bad outcome from treatment. It is simply a duty to provide good care according to the accepted standards of the community and/or the accepted standards of a particular medical specialty. The law generally recognizes the practice of medicine as an "art" rather than as an exact science. Therefore, some latitude is given to practitioners with respect to the manner in which they choose to address the problems of specific patients.
If you or a loved one has suffered an injury, illness or death that you suspect was caused by a medical professional, call VanDerGinst Law at 1-866-843-7367 or click here for a FREE online case evaluation. The initial consultation is free of charge. If we agree to handle your injury case, we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if, and when, there is a money recovery for you. In many cases a lawsuit must be filed before an applicable expiration date, known as a statute of limitations. So please call right away to ensure that you do not waive your right to possible compensation.
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| Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PDT Grand Jury Decides Not To Indict Kansas Abortion Provider Tiller A Kansas grand jury on Wednesday decided not to indict abortion provider George Tiller on charges that he violated state abortion laws, the Wichita Eagle/Kansas City Star reports. Click here to read this Medical Malpractice news article. |
| Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:00:00 PDT Nurse Struck Off Following Care Home Cruelty, UK A 43 year old registered nurse from Aston, Birmingham has been struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register for physically and verbally abusing a vulnerable care home patient. Reolebile Moswate was employed at Hillview Court Care Home in Sauchie in September 2006 when she grabbed an elderly patient by the face and shook her head because she was having difficulty eating. Click here to read this Medical Malpractice news article. |
| Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT California Pharmacies Expect Disaster After Loss In Lawsuit Loss To Stop The 10 Percent Medi-Cal Provider Cuts Today, a state court denied eight retail pharmacies' motion to stop the ten percent Medi-Cal provider cuts. The pharmacies sought a temporary restraining order (TRO) from Sacramento Superior Court against the California Department of Health Care Services and its director Sandra Shewry to block the cuts from being implemented. Click here to read this Medical Malpractice news article. |
| Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:00:00 PDT Man Sentenced For Dealing In Counterfeit Medicines Worth At Least 1.8million Pounds Mr Viraj Shah (37) of 33 Oakfield Avenue, Kenton, Harrow, Middlesex HA3 8TH was sentenced to 51 weeks imprisonment, suspended for two years, and to 40 hours community service for dealing in counterfeit medicines. Mr Shah appeared at Kingston Crown Court following an investigation by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Click here to read this Medical Malpractice news article. |
| Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:00:00 PDT Double Jobbing Nurse Cautioned For Dishonesty, UK A 32 year old registered nurse from Newcastle upon Tyne has been cautioned by the independent Conduct and Competence Committee panel for the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) for dishonesty. Herdwick Mushava was issued with a five year caution order by her profession's regulator after admitting one offence of deception by fraudulently claiming sickness pay, for which she received a police caution. Mushava received £1059. Click here to read this Medical Malpractice news article. |
| Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:00:00 PDT More Than 500 Backlogged Whistle-Blower Cases Allege Health Care, Drug Company Fraud Whistle-blower lawsuits alleging that pharmaceutical companies and government contractors defrauded the federal government have created a backlog of more than 900 cases at the Department of Justice, the Washington Post reports. Click here to read this Medical Malpractice news article. |
| NYT > Medical Malpractice A free collection of articles about medical malpractice published in The New York Times. |
| Tuesday 08th of July 2008 10:31:53 PM Doctors Say ?I?m Sorry? Before ?See You in Court? Medical Malpractice news and personal injury law information. Click here to read this Medical Malpractice news article. |
| Tuesday 08th of July 2008 10:31:53 PM Doctor, Bully Ob-gyn arbitration; course work. Click here to read this Medical Malpractice news article. |
| Tuesday 08th of July 2008 10:31:53 PM Surgeon Held for Deaths in Australia An American surgeon was in a Portland jail on Thursday awaiting extradition proceedings over charges that he caused the deaths of three patients in Australia. Click here to read this Medical Malpractice news article. |
| Tuesday 08th of July 2008 10:31:53 PM Surgeon Accused of Speeding a Death to Get Organs Medical Malpractice news and personal injury law information. Click here to read this Medical Malpractice news article. |
| Tuesday 08th of July 2008 10:31:53 PM Explain a Medical Error? Sure. Apologize Too? Medical Malpractice news and personal injury law information. Click here to read this Medical Malpractice news article. |
| Tuesday 08th of July 2008 10:31:53 PM After Hepatitis Case, New York State Acts to Speed Alerts to Patients at Risk The state health commissioner has proposed a series of changes to help prevent delays in notifying patients who may be exposed to various infections in case a doctor?s infection-control practices are faulty. Click here to read this Medical Malpractice news article. |
