Malpractice Litigation in the Era of COVID-19
Physicians are used to seeing billboards and daytime television advertisements for plaintiff’s attorney firms. Our reactions to…
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Malpractice Litigation in the Era of COVID-19
Physicians are used to seeing billboards and daytime television advertisements for plaintiff’s attorney firms. Our reactions to... -
A Patient Transfer Leads to a Lawsuit
A difficult airway is every emergency physician’s worst nightmare. The decision to intubate a patient needs to... -
What’s to Be Done About Unethical Expert Witnesses?
Note: Part 2 of a 2-part series. “There are a lot of physicians out there that don’t...
A Patient Transfer Leads to a Lawsuit
A difficult airway is every emergency physician’s worst nightmare. The decision to intubate a patient needs to…
What’s to Be Done About Unethical Expert Witnesses?
Note: Part 2 of a 2-part series. “There are a lot of physicians out there that don’t…
Elderly Patient Dies after Emergency Dept. Bounceback, Lawsuit Results
Patients who have been discharged from the emergency department and rapidly return for another complaint present a…
Tips for Navigating Discovery and Deposition in a Malpractice Lawsuit
“I was going through the depositions and really stressing myself out. Not eating. Not sleeping. And I…
When Delayed Diagnosis Leads to a Malpractice Lawsuit
Patients presenting to the emergency department with multiple vague and nonspecific symptoms pose a particular diagnostic challenge….
Survival Tips for the First Step of a Malpractice Lawsuit
“They showed up at my door to serve me. … I was in my pajamas.” “I was…
Inconsistent Records & Insufficient Imaging Complicate Malpractice Case
Patients often present to the emergency department with multiple symptoms that do not fit clearly into one…
I’ve Been Sued for Medical Malpractice—Now What?
When I was first named in a medical malpractice lawsuit, I was working solo nights in a…
The Updated National Practitioner Data Bank Reporting Requirements
Congress enacted the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (Title IV) in 1986, which created the National Practitioner…