What a scathing report.  9 deaths caused by treatment at a VA hospital in Illinois.  What makes VA hospital malpractice claims interesting is that they are often governed by a federal statute (The Federal Tort Claims Act).  To pursue a medical malpractice case under that act involves a different procedure and the claim is filed [...]

A jury in Cook County handed down a record verdict recently.  $22 million. A Cook County jury has awarded a record $22 million to the family of a 34-year-old woman who died in 2003 from complications during delivery at an Evanston hospital. The family of Rachelle Bentivenga alleged that hospital staff failed to properly treat [...]

Recently in in West Virginia a justice said that the West Virginia Medical Professional Liability Act was creating "pointless procedural hoops"  that were taking away from the courts being able to actually answer the factual questions. Here is a portion of the article itself really describes the problem that was presented to the court: The [...]

The National Center for Policy Analysis has released a report proposing that medical malpractice cases be moved completely out of the legal system and be handle by contract.  The idea appears to be that you agree with your doctor or other medical care provider ahead of time what the value  of your life or injury [...]

Occasionally I will post about a cerebral palsy settlement.  I don’t do it all that often, but two articles today. One from Australia  and one from the UK that I also wanted to post.  Why?  Well, I merely wanted to raise awareness that cerebral palsy lawsuits or settlements or whatever are not just an American [...]