Following medical malpractice and legal news in New York
Judges increasingly don’t relate to the average citizen. Rinaldo Del Gallo III in The Times Union points out:
Judges are losing the ability to relate to average people. Their salaries are more than twice as much as the median household income in New York. They make so much money, they do not understand what a [...]
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 [...]
The idea of medical malpractice is certainly an unpleasant one. Patients would like to believe that doctors are committed—perhaps even perfect in their practice. Hearing the news that you or a family member has suffered serious injury because of a medical error can be distressing. You may feel one or both extremes, either believing that [...]
What determines a medical malpractice in New York? You cannot take a respected doctor to court only because of a medical tragedy. Bad things do happen, and sometimes even doctors can make mistakes. However, medical malpractice is beyond a mistake. This is a mistake that results from negligence and one that could have been prevented [...]
Eufemia Martinez died from a botched gastric-bypass surgery. Not only was the surgery botched, it wasn’t even necessary.
“You heard about predatory lending? This was predatory medicine,” the lawyer said. “This surgery is a surgery of last resort. It’s not a cosmetic procedure.”
Martinez’s sons were represented by Trolman, Glaser & Lichtman, a New York Law Firm [...]
Newsday listed what they feel are David Paterson’s Long Island to-do list. Among the many todos, deal with the ongoing medical malpractice issue. Specifically, implement reforms that reflect the needs of all involved.
Making sure medical malpractice insurance is affordable for the state’s doctors is a real challenge. With obstetricians on Long Island already paying, on [...]
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 [...]
In case you missed this report a few months ago, the medical malpractice cost for New York continues to climb.
Medical malpractice cases cost the city $155.2 million in 2006, up 6% from the $145.9 million of the year before, according to a claims report published yesterday by the city comptroller’s office.
Even as costs increased, they [...]