As practitioners of personal injury and medical malpractice law, most of us know the difference between standard negligence, and medical malpractice, even though both can occur in a hospital or doctor’s office setting. Letting a…
Way back on July 11, 2008, I wrote about physician/editors at THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE who had grave concerns about consumers of American medical care, and users of American medical devices, given the often less-than-optimal testing…
When commencing a medical malpractice lawsuit in New York State, plaintiffs, and especially, plaintiff’s attorneys, must be aware of the necessity of filing a proper and timely Notice of Claim where applicable, or they may forever lose…
The Boston Globe reports on New Hampshire’s medical malpractice panels, which screen cases prior to trial and issue recommendations for resolution. The panels were created to address the high cost of medical malpractice insurance for physicians, by limiting the…
This is an UPDATE on my October 13, 2008 post, “Small Time Medical Care Hurts Big League Hockey.” Alexei Cherepanov, once considered a hot prospect for a future roster of our own New York Rangers , died that day when…
Today’s NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE discusses new recommendations by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) that address an old and nettlesome problem: the long hours American medical residents must work during their training, and the impact that…
When it comes to the discovery process in New York, probably the most frequently invoked word in decisions by judges is “ liberal ,” as in, New York favors a liberal, open-ended exchange of information among parties…
“ Universal Health Care ” should be embraced, and not feared, according to The Anti-Corporate League . They make what they term a data-based argument for Universal Health Care in the U.S.A. on their blog, and it makes for interesting reading. …
Conspiracy theorists, rejoice! For in today’s NY Times , we learn from Danny Hakimthat a congressional committee is investigating the motives behind U.S. Attorney Michael J. Garcia’s investigation into Spitzer’s romp with up-and-coming rap artist/whore Ashley Dupree. The idea here is…
Today’s LEGAL MEDICINE blog puts a renewed spotlight on the benefits of electronic medical records . It discusses a new study in the “Archives of Internal Medicine” that suggests that converting to such a system may help to curtail medical…
