Valleywide Legal Blog

It’s Worse Than You Thought.

Every so often the someone in the medical community tears away the veil of secrecy which shrouds health care mistakes and the public gets a look at just how bad it is.  Last Saturday was one of those days.  Dr. … Read More

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Cardiac CT Scans Saving Lives – Preventing Medical Malpractice

Cardiac CT scans are an extremely effective diagnostic tool for detecting heart disease in patients presenting with symptoms of heart attack, like chest pain.  Failure to diagnose heart attack is one of the leading medical malpractice claims in emergency medicine.  That’s because … Read More

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Good Lawyers Keep Bad Doctors In Check

A fellow medical malpractice lawyer and friend of mine recently directed my attention to an article which discussed the large number doctors who worked with other physicians they thought were dangerous, yet did nothing.  He noted that self-policing, which physicians are permitted to … Read More

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Preventable Medical Malpractice – Sixth Leading Cause of Death in U.S.

I have written on this topic before, but it bears repeating because the problem is so pervasive, devastating and persistent.  Preventable medical errors, those resulting from medical negligence by a health care provider or institution, are the sixth leading cause … Read More

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