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STUDY: Texas Tort Reform Did Not Reduce Health Care Costs

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

In 2003, Texas voters approved Proposition 12, tort reform which capped medical malpractice payouts and made it more…

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Unaddressed Medical Negligence

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

While a number of cases of medical negligence are filed every year in the United States, many more…

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Trial Lawyer Named Adjunct Professor at Cooley Law School

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

Chad D. Engelhardt was recently named by his alma mater, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, as an adjunct…

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The Importance of Doctor-Patient Communication

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Last Modified on Jun 18, 2025

Each person is different, and the medical treatment a patient receives should be tailored to private needs. To…

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Patient Dumping and Medical Malpractice

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

Patient dumping is the practice of hospitals physically removing patients from  the hospital, usually prematurely, and almost always…

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McDonald’s Hot Coffee Movie trailer

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

Seinfeld mocked it. Letterman ranked it in his top ten list. And more than fifteen years later, its…

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E-records linked to fewer malpractice claims

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

Malpractice claims dipped dramatically among Massachusetts physicians after they began using electronic medical records, according to new research,…

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Causes of Medical Malpractice

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

Causes of medical malpractice generally involve negligence or carelessness on the part of medical professionals and other employees…

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Care Coordination Pilot Begins

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Last Modified on Jun 19, 2025

Medicare officials have selected 500 primary care practices to be part of a 4-year pilot project testing the…

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Anesthesia for Tots Tied to Learning Deficits

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Last Modified on Feb 16, 2023

Receiving anesthesia for surgery may have an effect on young brains that puts kids at a long-term cognitive…

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VERDICT—Procedure goes wrong, results in brain damage

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

Plaintiff says doctor went in incorrect order, surgery aborted intra-operatively In a lawsuit filed in Washtenaw County Circuit…

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SETTLEMENT-Vascular, pancreatic injury during surgery leads to death

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

Communication failures cited for misdiagnosis, unperformed intervention Donna Weyek, serving as personal representative of the Estate of Mary…

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Paul’s Story

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

I’d like to tell you about what happened to me four years ago. I went to the emergency…

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Natalie’s Story

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Last Modified on Feb 08, 2025

Victims know all to well the danger physician misjudgment poses to Michigan citizens.  For almost everyone else, you…

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Mary’s Story

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

I’d like to tell you about what happened to my loving husband, Dave; who is my best friend and…

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Barb’s Story

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Last Modified on Feb 08, 2025

I would like to share my experience regarding the death of my sister, Annie. Annie died shortly after…

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