New York Medical Malpractice

A surgeon at Brockton Hospital in Boston has been accused of negligence in several surgical error cases; however, many are questioning why she is still allowed to practice.
This week, the surgeon was found to be partially responsible for the death of a patient in 2001 and she has reportedly already made payments in two other [...]

Patients usually don’t consider the thought of medical malpractice. After all, people are entrusting their lives to a medical professional, who has years of experience and specialized training. However, even doctors can make life-threatening mistakes. Worse yet, there have been cases of medical malpractice, in which negligence was to blame for an [...]

In New York, a medical malpractice insurance crisis has resulted in skyrocketing insurance rates, $50,000 surcharges, and calls for legal reform even from the Democratic governor and legislature. The Center for Justice & Democracy complains, claiming there’s nothing wrong with the legal system, and it’s all the fault of the insurance companies because they kept [...]

New calls for medical malpractice reform came out on Tuesday from tow medical groups.
The Medical Society of New York was one of two medical groups lobbying in Albany today over the issue of malpractice.
The Medical Society is calling for malpractice insurance reform. The meeting was held this morning at 9 a.m.
Later on a rally to [...]

The New York State Insurance Superintendent approved a 14% raise in medical malpractice insurance rates that doctors will have to pay. The increase is up 5% from 2006’s 9% increase and a 7% increases over the past two years.
Dr. Schofield said, “If you’re an obstetrician and you’re spending $160,000 to $200,000 just to get your [...]

The Supreme Court made it harder for consumers to sue manufacturers of federally-approved medical devices when it ruled in Riegel v. Medtronic that many state common law claims are preempted by federal law. Riegel was injured when a balloon catheter burst during a medical procedure. He sued claiming that the device was defectively [...]

You go to the doctor, or maybe a physical therapist, and they apply a heating pad for treatment. If you are burned by the heating pad was there medical malpractice or simple negligence? That was the issue last week in Morales v Carcione, 2008 NY Slip Op 01513 before the Second Department.
Conduct may be deemed [...]

A task force with a focus on medical malpractice reform recently recommended a no-fault compensation fund for babies injured at birth for New York. The task force was led by Eric Dinallo, New York Insurance Superintendent, and his task was to try to remove those types of cases from having to go to court.
The American [...]