Valleywide Legal Blog

When Good Medical Instruments Go Bad

Recently I commented upon a story about a Seattle area hospital which knew it was infecting patients with endoscopes due to inadequate sterilization techniques but was keeping this critical information from its patients.  To make matters worse, the infections involved antibiotic-resistant bacteria … Read More

Posted in antibiotic resistant bacteria, blood infections, disclosure of medical mistakes, Hospital Negligence, Hospitals, medical ethics, Secrecy |

When an Admission of Malpractice is not an Admission

Many states have what are called “Apology Statutes”.  These statutes permit a doctor or hospital to apologize for an injury suffered by a patient without worrying that their expression of sympathy or sorrow will be used against them in court.  … Read More

Posted in disclosure of medical mistakes, Doctors, Hospital Negligence, Hospitals, Lawsuits, medical errors, Medical Malpractice, medical mistakes, Medical Negligence, Surgical Errors, tort reform |

Some Tips To Reduce The Risk of Medical Malpractice

To err is human.  This sad truth underlies all human endeavor.  It is true about medical treatment as well.  Every time we submit ourselves to medical treatment, we run the risk that someone will make a mistake that will harm … Read More

Posted in Arizona Medical Board, Doctors, Hospitals, Lawsuits, medical errors, Medical Malpractice, medical mistakes, Medical Negligence, Medicare |

Even Forbes Magazine Agrees – Medical Malpractice Tort Reform a Failure

The jury is no longer out.  If the ardent supporters of tort reform are even a little bit intellectually honest, they must concede it’s true.  That, even by the most conservative measures, tort reform has been a complete failure.   … Read More

Posted in Lawsuits, Malpractice caps, medical errors, Medical Malpractice, medical malpractice claims, medical malpractice lawsuits, Medical Negligence, plaintiff, tort reform, Verdicts |