Med Mal juries favor Doctors. What of Legal Malpractice?

From Law Com: "Popular belief, at least in medical communities, holds that juries in medical malpractice cases tend to side with plaintiffs, ... more than they do plaintiffs, says a law professor who examined numerous data on medical malpractice ... , Peters found that 27 percent to 30 percent of filed medical malpractice suits end in a plaintiff's [more...]

Date: 2007-04-26 11:04:09
Blog: Legal Malpractice Attor...

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Kott/Weyhrauch Pre Trial 1

I went to the US District Court Clerk's office today to see what their public computers might tell me about the upcoming trials of Pete Kott and ... litigation and trial practice. He is particularly interested in plaintiff's medical malpractice ... medical malpractice, employee side labor law, class action litigation and serious injury or death [more...]

Date: 2007-09-01 07:20:08
Blog: What Do I know?...

PREVENTING PROSTATE CANCER: WHAT TO DO

According to a recent article published on CNN.com, prostate cancer prevention is a “hot” area of medical research ... and discuss screening tests. At the Pittsburgh, PA medical malpractice law firm of Rosen Louik & Perry ... medical malpractice lawyer who can evaluate your case for you and file a claim on your behalf. Contact [more...]

Date: 2007-06-04 12:37:08
Blog: Pittsburgh Medical Mal...

California Hospital Loses Medical Malpractice Case

A man was awarded $150,000 for pain and suffering he incurred after having an emergency appendectomy at County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center ... , who was 28 in August 2003, when he was a patient at Harbor-UCLA. California law caps medical malpractice ... has lost several medical malpractice cases in the past. [more...]

Date: 2007-07-10 01:33:07
Blog: Tampa Bay Florida Perso...

Doctor apologies prevent lawsuits for medical malpractice

New Virginia (VA) law allows doctors and hospitals to apologize to the people they hurt by medical errors and not have it used against them in court ... Session. Getting this law passed was a smart play by the medical malpractice insurance lobby ... this is being used, the Plaintiff's attorneys handling medical malpractice cases have been receptive. [more...]

Date: 2007-06-21 14:40:16
Blog: Virginia Beach Virginia...

Medical Malpractice Standards Changing

As Orlando medical negligence lawyers, we must prove that our client’s received negligent or substandard medical care and suffered damages as a ... to cling to the rule that the injured medical malpractice claimant must prove a violation of a local ... . Throughout these states a movement is slowly building to abolish century-old medical malpractice laws [more...]

Date: 2007-08-01 10:23:28
Blog: Orlando Injury Lawyer B...

Ah, malpractice in Illinois… again

Ah, malpractice in Illinois… again Posted by Howard Zimmerle under Illinois Case Law , Medical Information , Medical Malpractice No Comments Remember yesterday’s post about new insurance companies coming ... down the frivolous (medical malpractice) lawsuits that were occurring. What this does is reopen [more...]

Date: 2007-08-10 15:32:52
Blog: Quad Cities Injury Law...

Alabama Lawyer Directory

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Date: 2007-07-31 05:23:17
Blog: Law Q&A...

Arizona Lawyer Directory

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Date: 2007-07-31 06:08:30
Blog: Law Q&A...

Wyoming Lawyer Directory

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Date: 2007-07-31 06:57:16
Blog: Law Q&A...

Medical Malpractice - Vetting The Case

About 95-98% of medical malpractice inquiries to my office are rejected. Having previously discussed medical malpractice law and the economics of bringing such an action ... better be strong. And one can safely assume that, as Ronald Miller points out at the Maryland Injury [more...]

Date: 2007-05-22 17:36:25
Blog: New York Personal Injur...

Supreme Court blocks part of ‘tort reform’ law

THE STATE Supreme Court has knocked another brick out of the General Assembly’s wall erected to stop certain medical malpractice suits. On Monday, the justices invalidated a state law that required medical malpractice plaintiffs to release their medical information as a condition of filing suit. [more...]

Date: 2007-05-15 14:01:05
Blog: Daily Report...

Medical Malpractice Lawyers for Injured People Need To Learn Simplicity

The lawyers in my law firm Hajek, Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis and Appleton exclusively handle injury and wrongful death cases and only do them on behalf ... that every doctor and medical expert should agree to it. If the plaintiff's medical malpractice lawyer ... area of medical malpractice lawsuits. When I was at a convention recently of the American [more...]

Date: 2007-08-02 22:14:04
Blog: Norfolk Virginia Person...

The Longest Statute of Limitations in Legal Malpractice?

Victoria Kremen suffered unnecessary bilateral mastectomomy, and then legal malpractice, and then bankruptcy, Law ... . " "The statute of limitations for medical malpractice cases in New York is 2 1/2 years following ... her medical malpractice case to be thrown out as untimely. The article does not make this clear: why [more...]

Date: 2007-05-14 10:52:10
Blog: Legal Malpractice Attor...

links for 2007-06-01

TPA and Stroke 2 | GruntDoc (tags: EM) New York Personal Injury Law Blog: ... medical malpractice trial. (tags: Physicians Malpractice) Flea | Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog ... Blows Defense: A Massachusetts pediatrician pseudonymously blogged a malpractice trial, spicing [more...]

Date: 2007-06-01 01:36:03
Blog: symtym...

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW IN TEXAS: IS IT COMING TO YOUR STATE?

Doctors and hospitals have been pushing and pushing for tort reform – claiming that “frivolous” lawsuits are putting them out of business! They have been most successful in Texas with dramatic changes in the law. What has been the result ... “Malpractice Work Shrinks After Law Tightens Standards,” is a good read. What do you think? [more...]

Date: 2007-08-08 17:44:57
Blog: Legal Medicine...

Malpractice law benefits patients, doctors

By Dr. William Cast http://www.fortwayne.com The article “Monitoring malpractice” (April 8) and editorial “Malpractice law works” (April 10) were a timely reminder of the importance of Indiana’s malpractice law. I’d like to address ... to understand. In 1975, several insurance companies stopped selling medical liability policies in Indiana [more...]

Date: 2007-04-16 15:09:36
Blog: News: Medical Malpracti...

Med Mal Update

The NYT reports today on the influx of doctors since Texas enacted a law that makes medical malpractice lawsuits uneconomic. No word on the law's effect on the frequency of malpractice. Dare we hope that only really terrific physicians respond to the virtual absence of malpractice liability? Barry Barnett [more...]

Date: 2007-10-05 13:53:03
Blog: Blawgletter...

Medical Malpractice - What’s My Case Worth?

In the lawful world, this is known as “detriments.” “OK, so how greatly are my “detriments” worth?” Before any good New York medical malpractice lawyer gives an answer, he’ll necessity ... of the medical malpractice awaiting the time of the verdict. The jury will also make an honor [more...]

Date: 2007-08-26 19:09:03
Blog: Wellness Information Up...

Connecticut Lawyer Directory

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Date: 2007-07-31 06:20:48
Blog: Law Q&A...

California Lawyer Directory

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Date: 2007-07-31 06:20:48
Blog: Law Q&A...

Washington Lawyer Directory

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Date: 2007-07-31 06:54:55
Blog: Law Q&A...

More on liability reform and the medically underinsured

Last year we took note of a paper presented at an American Law and Economics Association conference which found a relationship between limits on medical malpractice litigation and the percentage of the population covered by health insurance ... , entitled "How Do the State Medical Malpractice Laws Affect the Access to Health Care?" Abstract [more...]

Date: 2007-09-24 02:06:03
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Louisiana Lawyer Directory

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Date: 2007-07-31 06:32:02
Blog: Law Q&A...

Wisconsin Lawyer Directory

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Date: 2007-07-31 06:56:37
Blog: Law Q&A...

My new gig

The first week in April, I joined a small, boutique law firm that specializes in complex medical malpractice cases ... in a malpractice case in the state of Michigan, culminating with a $55 Million verdict against Henry Ford Health Systems in 2001, which represented the 4th highest medical malpractice verdict in the nation [more...]

Date: 2007-05-17 01:22:35
Blog: trusty getto...

Arkansas Lawyer Directory

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Date: 2007-07-31 06:20:11
Blog: Law Q&A...

Colorado Lawyer Directory

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Date: 2007-07-31 06:20:48
Blog: Law Q&A...

Kentucky Lawyer Directory

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Date: 2007-07-31 06:32:02
Blog: Law Q&A...

Nebraska Lawyer Directory

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Date: 2007-07-31 06:37:47
Blog: Law Q&A...

Localized pain

Localized pain Tresa Baldas / Staff reporter A movement is slowly building to abolish century-old medical malpractice laws that judge a doctors' performance by the medical standards existing in the physician's community. Those laws, known as "locality rules," are still on the books in 21 states. They were originally designed [more...]

Date: 2007-07-11 18:43:09
Blog: National Law Journal ...

Doctor malpractice insurance gets new player

BY BRUCE JAPSEN http://www.chicagotribune.com Competition in the state’s medical malpractice insurance market has intensified, ... ago. In 2005 Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed a medical malpractice reform law, pushed by doctors ... with a Texas company the latest to launch professional medical liability coverage for Illinois [more...]

Date: 2007-08-13 14:47:51
Blog: News: Medical Malpracti...

New Jersey Lawyer Directory

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Date: 2007-07-31 06:37:47
Blog: Law Q&A...

New Mexico Lawyer Directory

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Date: 2007-07-31 06:37:47
Blog: Law Q&A...

PROSTATE CANCER WARNING SIGNS

According to a recent article in U.S. News, many men will develop some degree of prostate cancer if they live long enough ... . The Pittsburgh medical malpractice law firm of Rosen Louik & Perry, P.C. has successfully represented ... , contact our experienced medical malpractice lawyers for a FREE consultation. We are a firm dedicated [more...]

Date: 2007-05-15 11:35:05
Blog: Pittsburgh Medical Mal...

Malpractice Epidemic? Not!

Every day its seems that there is another good article coming out that completely debunks the myth that there is an epidemic of medical malpractice ... has another good medical malpractice article today, looking at a study just published in the Michigan Law Review. Bottom line? Doctors win more of these cases than they ought to! Boodman writes [more...]

Date: 2007-05-08 19:44:04
Blog: Northern Virginia Virgi...

Medical Malpractice Truths and Reality

I received an email from an organization purporting to be an advocate for patients The email was advocating extensive reform of the medical malpractice laws as a solution to Americas health care crisis.http://www.protectpatientsnow.org ... not penalizing the victims of a bad system. Everyone should ask why we spend more on health care than any [more...]

Date: 2007-09-28 12:42:10
Blog: Northern New York New Y...

FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE

The majority of medical malpractice lawsuits result from the failure to diagnose and treat a serious condition in a timely fashion ... The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania medical malpractice law firm of Rosen Louik & Perry, P.C. ... cases. Our understanding of the legal and medical issues involved come from years of successfully [more...]

Date: 2007-05-07 15:25:06
Blog: Pittsburgh Medical Mal...

PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING

According to a recent article published on MSN.com., many men are getting unnecessary prostate cancer blood tests ... predictive. At the Pittsburgh medical malpractice law firm of Rosen Louik & Perry, P.C., our lawyers have represented victims of medical malpractice involving the misdiagnosis of prostate cancer [more...]

Date: 2007-07-27 14:48:11
Blog: Pittsburgh Medical Mal...

Illinois Personal Injury Legislation Concering Wrongful Death Cases Waiting on the Right Hand of Rod!

A proposed personal injury law that would let Illinois courts award monetary damages for suffering to the families of victims who were killed ... in a 2005 Illinois law that currently limits wrongful death medical malpractice lawsuit judgments ... had argued that having no caps on medical malpractice awards was resulting in higher insurance premiums [more...]

Date: 2007-05-23 19:49:10
Blog: Personal Injury Lawyer ...

At 2-year anniversary, Illinois’ malpractice law nears first court challenge

By Adam Jadhav ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH The second anniversary of Illinois’ landmark medical malpractice legislation passed quietly last month, ... caps on the damages for pain and suffering in a malpractice lawsuit are constitutional. Only a few years ago, skyrocketing medical malpractice insurance rates caused a political and medical crisis [more...]

Date: 2007-09-06 16:27:18
Blog: News: Medical Malpracti...

Malpractice Juries Tend to Side More With Doctors, Researcher Finds

Charles Toutant New Jersey Law Journal http://www.law.com Popular belief, at least in medical communities, holds that juries in medical malpractice ... numerous data on medical malpractice litigation, including cases in New Jersey. Philip Peters Jr [more...]

Date: 2007-04-26 16:03:12
Blog: News: Medical Malpracti...

Personal Injury Law Round-Up #27

The New York Personal Injury Law presents the week that was: Prior to suit, we'll explore some related issues: Ronald Miller starts us off with a discussion of medical malpractice caps in Illinois ... to trial (see for example, Medical Malpractice Economics); At Point of Law, Walter Olson points [more...]

Date: 2007-09-07 18:34:06
Blog: New York Personal Injur...

Malpractice myth

This comes as no surprise to Chicago medical malpractice lawyers: “Juries in medical malpractice cases tend to sympathize with the doctors being sued rather than ... of the Michigan Law Review. If anything, the system appears to be biased against them.” Sandra [more...]

Date: 2007-05-29 15:46:19
Blog: Chicago Medical Malpra...

Facebook for 1Ls

05:09 PM | Comments (1) August 06, 2007 Medical malpractice suits ailing It hasn't been the same for doctors or lawyers in Texas since 2003 when the law changed and medical malpractice lawsuits became harder to file and harder to win ... . He said Texas can now recruit hard-to-get medical specialists. "This is a dramatic turnaround," said [more...]

Date: 2007-08-07 23:09:29
Blog: Legal Trade | A blog ab...

FIRST GUEST COLUMNIST

FIRST GUEST COLUMNIST Today, Attorneybutler.net is proud to post its first guest column ... that specializes in medical malpractice law. Michigan's 'Tort Reform' has only served to punish the injured patients and their families. Unlike any other area of state law, malpractice victims must [more...]

Date: 2007-09-21 02:08:43
Blog: attorneybutler.net...

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Categories Americans with Disabilities Act Arthritis Bar Associations and Legal Groups Cancer Computer Tips, Tricks, ... Research or News Law Firm Marketing Legal Blogs Link of the Day Medicaid Medical Malpractice Medical ... Claims Product Liability or Medical Devices Safety Tips Social Security Social Security Disability Tort [more...]

Date: 2007-05-17 16:01:21
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Talk of the LexBlogosphere: July 26, 2007

It is just after 11 a.m. in Seattle on Thursday, July 26 2007 ... York lawyer Andrew Lavoott Bluestone comments on a "shocking" medical malpractice case recently won ... Malpractice Law Blog, the firm's blogging lawyers highlight a recent study illustrating differences [more...]

Date: 2007-07-26 18:36:13
Blog: Real Lawyers Have Blogs...

3rd Circuit green-lights RICO suit v. First Unum

3rd Circuit green-lights RICO suit v. First Unum April 27th, 2007 | Posted in General | No Comments » I-Pals, ... d like to squeeze in this story: U.S Study Finds Majority of Medical Malpractice Claims Close Without Payment ... . Tom Baker at U Conn.’s Insurance Law Center and his tremendous book, The Medical Malpractice Myth [more...]

Date: 2007-04-27 14:42:19
Blog: Insurance Transparency ...

Would it Work in Legal Malpractice?

An Apology rather than a law suit. This article reports that it works in medical malpractice. Would it work in legal malpractice? "Since encouraging its doctors to apologize for errors, the University of Michigan Health System's annual attorney fees have dropped by two-thirds, and malpractice suits and notices of intents [more...]

Date: 2007-04-13 11:12:05
Blog: Legal Malpractice Attor...

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