The victims of medical malpractice range from improperly delivered babies with brain damage to adults who have been treated with unnecessary and damaging medical procedures. Medical malpractice cases are among the most difficult of all lawsuits. Over the years, the medical insurance industry and the health care lobby have pressured the courts and legislature to [...]

Have you ever had a doctor tell you that the potential outcome of whatever illness you’re suffering from is far worse than you expected or than it should be? Take, for example, a friend of mine who recently dropped a cardboard box on her foot, got a paper cut from it, and found herself in [...]

According to an investigation by the Hearst Corporation, they found that about 200,000 deaths are because of medical mistakes and mishaps each year. The report is titled “Death by Mistake,” and it shows preventable medical errors and infections spread throughout hospitals may be responsible for thousands of deaths annually. Back in 1999 when the federal [...]