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Medical Malpractice Screening Panels

Medical Malpractice Screening Panels

Approximately twenty states in the United States employ medical screening panels to preview medical malpractice cases at the onset of litigation in an effort to screen out...

Medical Malpractice in LASIK Surgery

LASIK (Laser Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis) surgery is a relatively new procedure that reshapes a patient's cornea in an effort to reduce or eliminate the need for glasses or contact lenses. The procedure is quick, generally taking around 15...

Judicial Reduction of Damage Awards

Judicial Reduction of Damage Awards

Juries in medical malpractice cases have wide discretion in determining the amount of a damage award. However, this discretion is not boundless. Judges have the right and,...

Negligence Versus Assault and Battery

A patient is injured by a physician's conduct. In making a claim for recovery of damages against the physician, is the proper action based in negligence or in the intentional tort of assault and battery?

The basis of the...

Malpractice in Cesarean Sections

Generally, a physician delivers a fetus through an abdominal and uterine incision when further delay in delivery might compromise the health of either the fetus or the mother. The rate of cesarean deliveries in the United States is increasing at...