Nearly 4 billion outpatient prescriptions will be dispensed in the U.S. in 2020, and billions more will be filled by inpatient hospitals and clinics. The increasing number and complexity of
Neonatology deals with the care and treatment of newborns during the first thirty days of life. The hospital-based specialty is practiced in the neonatal intensive care unit. These medical specialists
The use of academic experts offers unique benefits critical in medical litigation. By virtue of their daily role in educating the next generation of healthcare providers, university physicians and surgeons
According to a new study, malpractice claims involving electronic health records (EHR) have been on the rise over the last 8 years. While they represent only a small percentage of
A Cook County jury awarded $101M to mother Tequila Snow in a medical malpractice case against West Suburban Medical. Snow gave birth to a severely brain-damaged boy who is now
The family of Alabama’s Auburn University student Hope Johnson was awarded $9M in a medical malpractice case naming emergency medicine physician Dr. Zenon Bednarski and Dr. David Randall Willis, DO.
While litigation and regulatory battles over the herbicide Roundup® continue, attention is now turning to other classes of agricultural agents including pesticides. One of these is chlorpyrifos, an organophosphate insecticide
Medical malpractice claims are a significant cost to doctors and health organizations, which is why several organizations analyze data for insights to help address these risks. Aon and The American
Claims of back and neck injury are common in litigation involving motor vehicle, slip and fall and other accidents. However, back and neck pain are pervasive problems in the general
Baltimore City Circuit Court judge Audrey S. Carrion denied Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center’s motion for a new trial after a jury awarded a record $299.6M judgment against the hospital
How are hospital administrators accountable in medical negligence cases? While physicians and nurses deliver healthcare directly to patients, the hospital’s leadership is responsible for implementing the policies and procedures that
The rules of evidence recognize that treating physicians may testify as fact witnesses and/or expert witnesses provided the parties make appropriate disclosures. As the doctor who examined a plaintiff before
In 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report indicating that the total number of reported vector-borne disease cases involving ticks, mosquitoes, and fleas tripled between
Urology deals with the medical treatment of diseases of the urinary tract. Urologists are M.D.s who complete five years of specialty training during a postgraduate residency in urology. Those who
This year has seen increasing litigation against 3M by military veterans for injuries arising from the company’s Combat Arms Earplugs. Between 2003 and 2015, 3M (and its predecessor Aearo Technologies)
