Medical Malpractice

• General Types of Compensatory Damages in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Cases

  Scott Smith | March 24, 2007 4:16 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Loss of IncomeYou are entitled to compensation if your injuries prevent you from working, causing you to lose income. For example, if you are a landscaper who can't work for a week because you sprained an ankle in an accident, you are entitled to compensation for that week of lost wages. You are also entitled to lost wages if you miss work because of treatment.If the injury is serious enough...

• The Medical Malpractice Crisis That Wasn't

  Scott Smith | March 21, 2007 2:19 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  People in Iowa learned the United States Chamber of Commerce medical malpractice crisis exist in this country doesn't exist after all.Lawmakers in Iowa, like Ohio, have continuously urged reform in the legal system to cap pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice lawsuits. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce representing the interest of big business and big media complain that big verdicts...

• Hiring a Personal Injury or Medical Negligence Attorney on Contingency

  Scott Smith | March 14, 2007 2:13 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Abraham Lincoln once said, "A lawyer's time and advice is his stock in trade." In essence, asking an attorney for his advice is no different than asking an accountant to set up a business plan or do your taxes, a doctor to examine you, render a diagnosis and prescribe treatment or hiring an electrician to fix the wiring of your home. Nonetheless, many people are under the impression that...

• What is a Statute of Limitations and How Does it Apply to Bodily Injury from Auto Accidents and Medical Malpractice Claims?

  Scott Smith | March 10, 2007 4:12 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  As with all lawsuits, a statute of limitations restricts the time in which you can file a lawsuit for negligence. In Ohio, the statute of limitations for most personal injury negligence is two years. If you miss the deadline, you usually have no legal recourse. Note that the statute of limitations for medical malpractice cases is only one year with exceptions. O.R.C. Ann §2305.11. If you...

• Hospitals Turn to Mediation to Resolve Hospital Errors

  Scott Smith | March 08, 2007 12:47 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  In an attempt to curtail costly legal expenses in defending medical malpractice claims the University of Pittsburgh's Medical Center has aggressively pursued a process of mediation in an attempt to resolve malpractice claims before they go to court. The advantage of doing so is not only sensible but demonstrates medical providers change in position that has been urged for years by medical...

• Hospital Errors in Minnesota on the Rise

  Scott Smith | January 22, 2007 12:57 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  For the second straight year Minnesota hospitals reported medical errors resulting in death rose from the previous year. Overall the death toll from medical negligence showed a 50% increase in the number of "adverse events" reported by hospitals and centers for surgery between October 2005 and October 2006 citing to the Annual Minnesota State Report.The program Minnesota has in place a...

• Study Shows Long Hospital Shifts and Sleep Deprivation Cause Deaths in Hospitals

  Scott Smith | December 12, 2006 4:36 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  A recent Harvard Medical School study found long hospital shifts and sleep deprivation resulted in fatigue related mistakes and increased harm to patients by 700%. Residents who worked five marathon shifts (24 hours or longer) in a single month directly correlated with making errors that in turn increased the risk of death by 300%.The study included the fact that medical residents are regularly...

• Hospitals Are Not Fast Enough to Prevent Death From Heart Attacks

  Scott Smith | November 24, 2006 1:47 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Researchers found only a small percentage of hospitals meet nationally recognized standards in preventing death from heart attacks. The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology found even the top hospital performers met the minimum guidelines half of the time to the prevent the wrongful death of its patients. Only one third of all hospitals were found to provide emergency...

• Medical Providers Bill for Medical Negligence

  Scott Smith | November 16, 2006 4:44 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Medical providers bill the patient for care that results in medical negligence. Some of the largest businesses in the country have called on hospitals to apologize and waive costs related to "never" events - medical errors these employers say should never happen in the first place.Medical negligence such as surgery performed on the wrong body part or mixing up donor sperm and/or donor eggs for...

• Medical Negligence Deaths Are Preventable Study Finds

  Scott Smith | October 26, 2006 4:36 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association demonstrated a high percent of medical negligence deaths were preventable with better care. Almost one quarter of active care patient deaths were considered at least possibly preventable with optimal care while six percent of medical negligence deaths rated as probably or definitely preventable. The test consisted of 14 Board...