For nearly two years, experts have warned that failing socially distance, wear masks, and follow other safety protocols, increased the risk of contracting COVID. If this happened too often, our hospitals could be overrun by COVID patients who would take beds away from those who had other acute disorders like heart attacks or strokes. Now […]
Medical Malpractice
Active Duty Soldier Sues U.S. Military For Medical Malpractice
During the Trump administration, a loophole that allowed the U.S. government to avoid liability in medical malpractice lawsuits was closed. As a result, active-duty military and veterans can now file lawsuits alleging medical malpractice against the VA. While the new law was meant to prevent an accountability black hole from forming around medical services provided […]
Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Rain Down On Celebrity Plastic Surgeon
A celebrity plastic surgeon is facing numerous medical malpractice lawsuits, all filed within a matter of months, according to a recent story. The surgeon, known as the “Boob God”, is married to a Real Housewives of Miami star. The latest lawsuit, filed on August 4th alleges that the surgeon performed a thigh lift using an […]
Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Tossed After Inmate Takes His Own Life
The family of an inmate who died by suicide filed a lawsuit against the Vermont Department of Corrections and others after they said numerous failures led to the death of their loved one. The lawsuit, which made its way all the way to Vermont’s State Supreme Court, was dismissed on the basis that the family […]
Ransomware Attack Blamed For Death Of Newborn
A hospital is facing a medical malpractice lawsuit. While not unusual on its face, the allegations in this lawsuit are extremely troubling. The plaintiff claims that a ransomware attack led to network outages that resulted in the death of her newborn baby. Will this become the latest form of medical malpractice lawsuit? The answer is […]
