Posts Tagged ‘Expert Witness’
When the Diagnosis Was Right but the Message Never Arrived
A $75 million Georgia verdict and a decade of claims data show why communication failures now drive medical malpractice cases, and how attorneys should build them.
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When Business Decisions Become Medical Liability
When Business Decisions Become Medical Liability Medical malpractice litigation has always centered on what happened at the bedside. A physician missed a diagnosis. A nurse failed to escalate. A hospital ignored its own credentialing protocols. These are the familiar fact patterns that have shaped the field for decades. But bedside care does not happen in…
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$7.7 Million Birth Injury Verdict in Pennsylvania: What Prolonged Second-Stage Labor Litigation Means for Attorneys
A Chester County, Pennsylvania jury recently returned a $7.7 million verdict in a birth injury case that centered on two issues familiar to any attorney handling obstetric malpractice: prolonged second-stage labor and delayed neonatal resuscitation. The case, Soring et al. v. Askinas et al., No. 2022-05818-TT (Chester County Court of Common Pleas), underscores why labor…
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Suicide Risk Assessment in Psychiatry: Clinical Judgment and Legal Expectations
Suicide Risk Assessment in Psychiatry: Clinical Judgment and Legal Expectations By Clara Alvarez, MD, FAPA | Psychiatrist | Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry | Forensic & Med-Legal Consultant Abstract Suicide remains one of the most feared outcomes in psychiatric practice and a frequent focus of malpractice litigation. Despite extensive research, suicide cannot be reliably predicted at the individual…
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Nursing Home Pressure Ulcers and Bedsores: A Medical Malpractice Guide for Attorneys
According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, pressure ulcers affect more than 2.5 million Americans each year. In nursing homes, where residents depend entirely on staff for repositioning, skin checks, and wound care, these injuries are among the most reliable indicators of neglect. A pressure ulcer, commonly called a bedsore or decubitus ulcer,…
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