Valleywide Legal Blog

No Surprise: Big Business Is Taking Away Your Rights

Whether you were injured in a car accident or were the victim of medical malpractice, whether you live in Bangor, Maine or Phoenix, Arizona, the deck has been stacked against you.  Big business and its allies in the insurance industry … Read More

Posted in Finding a Medical Malpractice Lawyer, Health Care Costs, Lawsuits, Malpractice caps, Malpractice costs, Medical Malpractice, medical malpractice cases, medical malpractice claims, medical malpractice damages caps, medical malpractice lawsuits, Medical Negligence, plaintiff, tort reform, Verdicts |

Will Your Surgeon Be Double-Booked?

There are many dirty little secrets in the world of medicine that are not shared with patients.  One of them was recently the subject of a thorough discussion in the Washington Post.  It is the practice of some surgeons to … Read More

Posted in disclosure of medical mistakes, Health Care Costs, Informed Consent, medical errors, medical ethics, medical mistakes, Secrecy, Surgical Errors |

Malpractice Caps Have Not Delivered Their Promised Benefits

In 1975, in the face of skyrocketing premiums for medical malpractice insurance, California passed a law limiting jury awards for non-economic damages to a maximum of $250,000. That limitation has never been raised despite the fact that it would take … Read More

Posted in Doctors, Health Care Costs, Hospitals, Lawsuits, Malpractice caps, medical errors, Medical Malpractice, medical malpractice cases, medical malpractice claims, medical malpractice damages caps, medical malpractice lawsuits, Medical Negligence, plaintiff, Secrecy, tort reform, Verdicts |