Medical Malpractice Claims

Kansas Wants To Shield Doctors Who Lie To Women About Abortion
Care2.com (blog)
See, medical malpractice claims require an act of negligence, and negligence is simply the failure to exercise reasonable care in carrying out your duties. If withholding relevant medical information from a woman in order to influence her was a ...

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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:08:33 GMT

Michigan Medical Negligence Attorneys Examine Medical Death & Lawsuits
JD Supra (press release)
The ratio between medical malpractice claims is 7.6.:1; for every 7.6 people who suffer injuries due to medical negligence, only one person files a malpractice claim. ? Around 25% of the doctors in the United States get litigated for malpractice.

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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:05:37 GMT

GOP pushes limits on medical malpractice liability
Ontario Argus Observer
John Kitzhaber's proposed overhaul of the Oregon Health Plan unless it includes limits on medical malpractice claims, injecting a hot-button issue into one of the Legislature's biggest debates. Kitzhaber has pushed back, saying there's no time to ...

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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:04:40 GMT

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Quietly, US moves to block lawsuits by military families
GovExec.com
Federal lawyers are trying to expand the government's legal immunity from exposure to medical malpractice claims. The scientists and doctors say the information gathered on them contributed to harassment and wrongful termination, the Post reports.
US Moves to Block Military Family LawsuitsThe Atlantic

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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:16:16 GMT

The Birmingham News - al.com (blog)

On the move with Starnes Davis Florie, Retail Specialists, and more
The Birmingham News - al.com (blog)
Still devotes his practice to defending nursing home malpractice claims, medical malpractice claims, and general insurance litigation. Wells focuses on civil litigation. Retail Specialists Inc. broker Martin Smith represented the landlord in a lease ...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:28 GMT

Brick City Blog: Strib's doctor discipline story fails to connect the dots
MinnPost.com (blog)
Nationwide statistics show that 4.8% of doctors have two or more medical malpractice claims against them, and they represent 51% of medical malpractice incidents and 53% of medical malpractice dollars paid. The answer here is simple: Get rid of repeat ...

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