A woman who was first admitted to Bridgeport Hospital in Connecticut for treatment of a urinary tract infection has now received one of the highest malpractice awards in the state. Barbara Lathan, a 72-year-old patient, was granted a $9.2 million hospital malpractice award by a jury, after... Read More

A medical malpractice lawsuit just ended with a $4 million jury award in favor of the plaintiff over allegations that the man experienced irreversible injuries from an in-office surgical procedure performed by his family physician. The lawsuit alleges that the plaintiff, a then-29-year-old man, suffered... Read More

Nursing homes in nearly half the country are dangerously inadequate, according to a recent report. Families for Better Care (FBC), a Florida advocacy group, recently released its state-by-state nursing home abuse and neglect report card. The report recognized Alaska, Rhode Island and New Hampshire as... Read More

Research shows that 75% of all doctors face a medical malpractice lawsuit at some point during their careers. For high-risk areas such as obstetrics and gynecology, the figure approaches 100%. A new study suggests that the specter of medical liability claims and medical malpractice lawsuits... Read More

A new report from Public Citizen, a national non-profit organization representing consumer interests on a broad range of issues, has found that medical malpractice payments made on behalf of doctors reached a record low in 2012. Written by Taylor Lincoln, research director for Public Citizen’s... Read More

Incidences of medical malpractice affect families every day. Medical malpractice may take the form of drug prescribing errors or a claim may involve an alleged failure to diagnose an illness, such as a cancer misdiagnosis. Researchers have recently evaluated thousands of documents in an attempt... Read More