Free White Paper: NURSING HOME ABUSE Know The Top 7 Signs & Types
Putting a loved one in a nursing home or assisted living facility can be a tough, emotional decision. What makes it harder is finding a facility that you trust to [...]
Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Putting a loved one in a nursing home or assisted living facility can be a tough, emotional decision. What makes it harder is finding [...]
Medication Errors – Beware of Bad Medicine!
Medication Errors - Beware of Bad Medicine! Some drugs go on the market before adequate safety testing is done and end up harming people through unknown side effects. Sometimes, doctors [...]
Surgical Item Left Inside Missouri Woman’s Body
Surgical Item Left Inside Missouri Woman’s Body Retained “Endobag” at the center of ongoing medical malpractice suit St. Louis, MO (May 15, 2013) – A 45-year-old Missouri woman has filed [...]
Legal Liability for Untreated Perforated Ulcer- a Missouri Case Study
Missouri Medical Malpractice and Perforated Ulcers It seems we all know someone with an ulcer. Because the condition is fairly common, it may also appear not to be a very [...]
Sterilization Lapses at Cochran VA Center Risk Veterans’ HealthThe Cochran VA Medical Center’s Sterilization Problems Pose Health Hazard
Contaminated Equipment Means Veterans Potentially Exposed to Hepatitis, HIV For veterans, substandard medical care shouldn't be an option. Unfortunately, for veterans who were treated at The Cochran VA Medical Center [...]
Lawsuit Caps Don’t Save Lives: A Doctor Speaks
Evidently, the entire medical community hasn't bought the company line and drunk the Kool Aid- a doctor published on Salon Magazine had this to say about Malpractice lawsuit Caps: "Tort [...]
A Tax on Malpractice Victims is Unfair!
Let me start by saying I love my president, and support him in most things. His push for universal healthcare coverage is admirable, and long overdue in my opinion. That [...]
Judge Declares Medical Bills Statute Unconstitutional
The medical bills statute of the 2005 tort reform law is unconstitutional, a St. Louis County judge said this morning as he granted a plaintiff's motion for a new trial. [...]
Medical Community for Lawsuits, When they Aren’t Getting Sued!
The US Supreme Court ruled that Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of medical devices immunized the manufacturer from a lawsuit for damages. Sure, the FDA is understaffed, and often [...]