Medical Malpractice Cases

 

 




MedPage Today

Docs Win Most Malpractice Cases at Trial
MedPage Today
By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today Plaintiffs hardly ever win medical malpractice cases that go all the way to a jury verdict, and only 4.5% of claims filed ever go that far, researchers said. Of those that do get to a jury, ...

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  Tue, 15 May 2012 16:06:03 GMT


Removing doctors in settlements can deflect oversight
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Since doctors are their main revenue generators, hospitals are willing to let the physicians be dismissed to keep the doctors happy, said Jon Perry, a Pittsburgh attorney who represents patients in medical malpractice cases.

  Sun, 20 May 2012 04:11:51 GMT



Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Dropping In State
PennLive.com
In 2010, there were 37 medical malpractice cases filed in Lackawanna County, the highest number since 2002, according to AOPC records. But in Luzerne County, the 48 medical malpractice lawsuits filed in 2011 representing a 41.2 percent jump compared to ...

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  Mon, 14 May 2012 09:46:05 GMT


Hospital Corporate Responsibilities in Medical Malpractice Cases
Becker's Hospital Review
Medical malpractice cases require stringent and comprehensive clinical review, and hospitals always employ medical experts to review their cases. The clinical issues are always analyzed, but often overlooked is the evaluation of the corporate ...

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  Thu, 03 May 2012 14:20:54 GMT



Doctors Admit that Malpractice Crisis is Untrue and a "Smokescreen"
InjuryBoard.com
The General accounting Office did a similar investigation and found no substantiation for the claim that medical malpractice cases caused ?defensive medicine?. The Annenberg Center went even further and said that their investigation showed that ...

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  Tue, 08 May 2012 13:49:11 GMT


CBS Local

Number Of Medical Malpractice Cases In Pa. Levels Off After 6-Year Decline
CBS Local
(CBS) ? After six years of steady decline, the number of medical malpractice cases in Pennsylvania has leveled off. The state Supreme Court uses the years 2000 through 2003 as the base years for statistical comparison. It was in 2003 that the high ...

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  Tue, 08 May 2012 12:32:50 GMT



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