Valleywide Legal Blog

Terrible Injury, Large Settlement

A terrible injury to a young child as a result of multiple surgeries has resulted in a $30,000,000 malpractice settlement with the hospital which employed the surgeon at the time of the last of the operations.  The child, who is … Read More

Posted in Doctors, Hospitals, Lawsuits, medical errors, Medical Malpractice, Medical Malpractice Case Value, medical malpractice lawsuits, medical mistakes, Secrecy, Surgical Errors |

More Fake Doctor Stories

Some fake doctor stories are too crazy to be true but are.  They highlight the need for patients to look into the credentials of any physician before beginning treatment and certainly before letting them operate on you. The story I … Read More

Posted in Arizona Medical Board, Doctors, medical errors, medical ethics, Medical Malpractice, Medical Negligence |

Wrong Patient, Wrong Site Malpractice

A story appeared recently about an incident at a hospital in Tennessee.  Nurses came and got a healthy newborn from his mother and took him for what mom believed was a routine physical examination.  A little while later they returned and … Read More

Posted in Doctors, Hospital Negligence, Hospitals, Informed Consent, medical errors, Medical Malpractice, medical mistakes, Medical Negligence, never events, Nurses |

Secrecy in Medical Malpractice Settlements

Last week I wrote about the finding that a few doctors are responsible for a large percentage of medical malpractice claims.  Today I want to write about a facet of malpractice settlements which allows this problem to continue.  I have … Read More

Posted in disclosure of medical mistakes, Doctors, Hospital Negligence, Hospitals, Lawsuits, medical errors, Medical Malpractice, medical malpractice cases, medical malpractice claims, medical malpractice lawsuits, medical malpractice lawyers, medical mistakes, Medical Negligence, Secrecy |

Bad Doctors Harm Lots of Patients and Get Away With It.

There is an article in last week’s New England Journal of Medicine  (“NEJM”) which confirms what many who observe the medical profession have suspected for years:  A small percentage of doctors is responsible for a disproportionate number of medical malpractice claims. … Read More

Posted in Arizona Medical Board, disclosure of medical mistakes, Doctors, Hospitals, Lawsuits, Malpractice caps, medical errors, medical ethics, Medical Malpractice, medical malpractice claims, medical mistakes, Medical Negligence, Secrecy, tort reform |