Recent Posts in Medical Malpractice Category
Posted on Jun 18, 2012 By Dan Flanzig
Med Mal Litigation in New York: Time to Change the Status Quo Ann Pfau 2012-06-14 00:00:00 This is the inaugural column in what will be a periodic series primarily devoted to appellate decisions ...
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Posted on Nov 16, 2011 By Dan Flanzig
Diverse Consequences Arising From State Medical Indemnity Fund Lawrence Knipel New York Law Journal November 15, 2011 In recent years, states across our nation have increasingly focused on legislation ...
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Posted on Nov 8, 2011 By Dan Flanzig
Act Fast to Save Sight if Signs of Danger to the Retina Appear By JANE E. BRODY The eyes may be windows to the soul, but the retina is the brain's window to the world. When the retina is injured, ...
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Posted on Nov 2, 2011 By Dan Flanzig
Hospital Ordered to Produce Data on Computer Diagnosis New York Law Journal November 02, 2011 Joan Bowman, as the Administrator De Bonis Non of the Estate of Michael E. Bowman, Plaintiff v. St. ...
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Posted on Oct 21, 2011 By Dan Flanzig
David Goldman for The New York Times Hip resurfacing, an alternative to traditional hip replacement, at the Hospital for Special Surgery. By BARRY MEIER Published: October 20, 2011 In another ...
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Posted on Oct 4, 2011 By Dan Flanzig
Merck Dodges Fosamax Claims in Latest Bellwether Trial; Defense Record Now 4-1 In its fifth time at bat in trials over injuries allegedly caused by the osteoporosis drug Fosamax, Merck on Monday ...
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Posted on Oct 4, 2011 By Dan Flanzig
The 2011 edition of Claim Trend Analysis published by Physician Insurers Association of America, a consortium of 23 medical negligence insurers. The Claims Trend Analysis compiles data for medical ...
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Posted on Oct 1, 2011 By Dan Flanzig
The New York Times reportss today the marked increase in metalic hip replacement failure. People who have had this surgery will learn of the federal preemption protection provided to this ...
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Posted on Sep 15, 2011 By Dan Flanzig
Report Finds Improved Performance by Hospitals By KEVIN SACK Published: September 14, 2011 In the latest advance for health care accountability, the country's leading hospital accreditation board, the ...
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Posted on Aug 24, 2011 By Dan Flanzig
Panel Denies Medical Malpractice Claims in Murder by Disturbed Man Andrew Keshner Contact All Articles New York Law Journal August 16, 2011 Fox v. Marshall, 14183/08 The husband of a Long Island woman ...
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Posted on Aug 24, 2011 By Dan Flanzig
Hip Implant Complaints Surge, Even as the Dangers Are Studied By BARRY MEIER and JANET ROBERTS The federal government has received a surge in complaints in recent months about failed hip replacements, ...
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Posted on Aug 22, 2011 By Dan Flanzig
Panel Denies Medical Malpractice Claims in Murder by Disturbed Man Andrew Keshner New York Law Journal August 16, 2011 Fox v. Marshall, 14183/08 The husband of a Long Island woman murdered by a ...
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Posted on Jul 13, 2011 By Dan Flanzig
Until recently there was little proof that medical errors spike in the summer when new medical trainees start working at teaching hospitals - a phenomenon known as the "July effect." But a new review ...
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Posted on Jun 24, 2011 By Dan Flanzig
In Justice Douglas E. McKeon's fluorescent-lighted chambers in the Bronx, a new way of handling medical malpractice suits was on full, and sometimes gruesome, display. Around a polished wood table, ...
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