“Will the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Address the Problems Associated with Medical Malpractice?” Randall R. Bovbjerg, August 2010, Urban Institute paper. Funded by the Robert Wood ...

Answer: Medical errors are unfortunately common. A now-famous Johns Hopkins study notes that there are more than 250,000 deaths related to medical errors annually in the U.S. The consequences can ...

Some examples of malpractice cases that CRICO examined are as follows: A woman's cancer diagnosis was delayed for a year because her lab result was entered into the electronic health record, but ...

Malpractice is normally referred to as professional negligence. According to the dictionary, the definition of the word “malpractice” is improper, illegal, or negligent professional activity or ...

The article explains that late changes to theories of liability in malpractice cases are typically denied by courts, as they prejudice defendants. Courts prefer claims to be clear from the start, and ...

Medical malpractice can be among the more challenging areas of practice because of the medical knowledge lawyers need and the requirement to prove the applicable standard of care was not followed, ...

Trial lawyer Ben Davis’s recent column, “The real root of NM’s doctor shortage,” attempted to deny the role that New Mexico’s medical malpractice environment is playing in driving the state’s ...