Joseph Elone entered the hospital with a fever of 101.4 degrees and a heart rate around 140 beats per minute. He was both awake and screaming when he was admitted. Tests indicated that Joseph had a heart blockage and an enlarged heart. Before consulting with a cardiologist, the doctors at the Vassar Brothers Medical Center […]
Medical Malpractice
Celebrity Psychiatrist Accused of Sexual Exploitation by Patients
Prominent psychiatrist Keith Ablow, who is the author of several fiction and nonfiction books and a regular commentator on Fox News has had his license suspended after several young women, all of whom he was treating for depression, have accused him of having unprofessional sexual relationships with him. Female patients allege that Ablow lured them […]
How to File a Military Medical Malpractice Claim
Active-duty military personnel can now file medical malpractice lawsuits against the V.A. and doctors who are military employees. The Pentagon has set up a committee to review the cases of military personnel and their families. However, the committee isn’t fully functional yet, but those with claims can still jumpstart the process. The bill that opened […]
U.S. Military Members Can Now File Med Mal Claims Against the Government
As President Trump’s defense spending bill awaits his signature, a small provision can impact thousands who have been given ineffective medical attention. The bill overturns what is known as the Feres Doctrine which stemmed from Feres v. United States—a decision that prevented active duty U.S. military from suing the federal government. The new law will […]
Prisoner Scores $11M Verdict
It’s true that prisoners don’t often make good clients. The jury is automatically prone to distrusting them or even believing that they deserve whatever happens to them. Yet prisoners are among the most vulnerable populations when it comes to receiving medical care. Today, it is much more likely that states, in an effort to reduce […]
