A malpractice payout review conducted by Diederich Healthcare offers a snapshot on the state of malpractice litigation in America today. According to their “2014 Medical Malpractice Payout Analysis,” 2013 witnessed an increase in total disbursement amounts – the first time in more than a decade. The... Read More

According to most medical experts and current guidelines, corticosteroids are not the medication of choice for psoriasis patients. Yet, a recent study found that hundreds of thousands of dermatology patients have been given these potent medications, a possible example of rampant prescribing errors among the... Read More

An inquest into the premature death of a heavily pregnant woman is underway in Perth, Australia. As reported by the Age.com, 31 year-old Michelle Johnson was eight months pregnant with her first child when she was rushed to the Royal Women’s Hospital after she collapsed... Read More

The Kentucky Senate recently passed a bill creating medical malpractice panels. A panel of medical experts would review allegations of medical malpractice against health care providers before they could be pursued. The vote followed a touchy debate on medical malpractice laws that have garnered strong opinions... Read More

A 43-year-old Jackson, MI woman suffers from long-term complications of a routine surgery that she claims was the result of medical negligence. On February 18, 2014, a jury agreed with the claims in her plastic surgery malpractice lawsuit and awarded her $1.3 million. Kathie Pagan... Read More

After a 15-day trial, a jury has found in favor of Donald R. Schultz, a former public safety dispatcher for the City of Tonawanda, NY. The jury awarded the 45-year-old man a substantial $9.1 million medical malpractice award after he suffered from severe complications of... Read More

This fall California voters may face a ballot initiative to revise a nearly 40-year-old law that caps medical malpractice damages.  If initiative proponents obtain enough signatures to put the measure on the November ballot, the battle for votes is likely to cost millions and result... Read More

A recent study suggests that doctors prescribe narcotics to more than 14 percent of pregnant women, despite the painkiller pregnancy risk posed to unborn children. Harvard researchers published the results of the study in the journal, Anesthesiology on February 12. Findings noted that doctors are... Read More