Two healthcare organizations in the Tampa Bay area are facing a lawsuit after a patient’s CT scan gathered dust for six hours while the patient’s condition worsened. For those of you who have ever had a relative suffer a stroke, you likely know that early intervention is linked with the best prognosis. The longer you […]
Medical Malpractice
How To Check Out Your Doctor’s History
Just 1% of Florida’s doctors are responsible for 32% of the state’s medical malpractice claim. How, you may wonder, are these doctors permitted to continue practicing medicine? Well, unfortunately, Florida does not discipline doctors very often. Most of the time, medical doctors are regulated by either medical boards or their patients. The burden is therefore […]
Federal Court Orders VA To Pay $9.47M For Medical Malpractice
A U.S. veteran who underwent abdominal surgery conducted by the VA was recently awarded $9.47 million following a four-day non-jury trial before a federal judge. Until recently, veterans injured by VA doctors were prohibited from filing lawsuits against them. However, a change to the law now allows such medical malpractice lawsuits to move forward, in […]
Urologist Blames Patient For Negative Medical Outcome
This is going to sound terrible, especially coming from a personal injury plaintiff’s attorney, but the fact of the matter is, the best defense a civil defendant will ever have is to blame the plaintiff for their own injuries. While that defense is comparatively rare in medical malpractice lawsuits, it does rear its ugly head […]
With New COVID-19 Liability Protections, Malpractice Insurance Rates Should Decrease
Healthcare professionals, along with businesses, are now the beneficiaries of broadscale protections that prevent certain types of COVID-19 infection lawsuits that would otherwise be permitted under existing legislation. Has this resulted in a decrease in doctor’s medical malpractice premiums? No, of course, it hasn’t. This is strange considering that patients may be prevented from filing […]
