Medical malpractice lawsuits take longer to resolve than any other type of litigation, even when fewer cases are filed, according to recent data from the NationalCenter for State Courts. The study was aimed at analyzing Tennessee trial court workloads to figure out exactly how state judges spend a majority of their time. They found that in fiscal year 2012-2013, there were a total of 204,054 … [Read more...]
Alex Rodriguez Files Medical Malpractice Suit
If you are a baseball fan, you know Major League Baseball (MLB) has alleged that Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez doped while playing. What you may not know is that, in an article published Saturday in The New York Times, Rodriguez is preparing to file a medical malpractice suit against Yankees team doctor Chris Ahmad for failing to properly diagnose the torn labrum in his left hip during last … [Read more...]
Detecting Signs of Nursing Home Abuse
We recently posted an article about the prevalence of nursing home abuse and the different types of mistreatment that occur on a routine basis. It is an unfortunate fact that physical and emotional abuses, as well as financial fraud and exploitation occur frequently in nursing homes and adult care facilities—abuses that are bound to increase as more and more of the Baby Boomer generation requires … [Read more...]