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Chiropractic malpractice and cancer care

By Michael H. Cohen on July 7, 2007

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A new case sheds light on malpractice liability that may attach to chiropractors treating patients with serious medical conditions.
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Malpractice verdict of $4.1 million for nursing home negligence

By Michael H. Cohen on February 23, 2007

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A $4.1 million medical malpractice judgment was awarded for negligence by a Tennessee nursing home.
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Online Prescriptions Styled Public Health Threat

By Michael H. Cohen on February 14, 2007

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The Chicago Accident Law Blog takes up the argument that Internet prescription drug overdoses are a threat to public health in the United States.
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State-regulated physician apologies soften malpractice blow

By Michael H. Cohen on January 11, 2007

Posted in Malpractice and Risk Management

Laws in several states mandating disclosure of medical errors protect physicians to apologize and offer expressions of grief without their words being used against them in court.
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Medical expert testimony not always necessary to show negligence

By Michael H. Cohen on January 11, 2007

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The Health Care Law Blog brings news of a new Kentucky case, reiterating the legal principle that medical expert testimony is not always necessary to show negligence (medical malpractice).
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Personalized medicine enhances malpractice liability risk

By Michael H. Cohen on January 10, 2007

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Personalized medicine is also known as “pharmacogenomics,” and now is bringing together legal and ethical experts.
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Do lawsuits impede medical science?

By Michael H. Cohen on January 10, 2007

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An article in Neurology warns that class-action lawsuits unnecessarily impede important scientific discoveries.
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Large negligence and medical malpractice verdict

By Michael H. Cohen on December 28, 2006

Posted in Malpractice and Risk Management

A jury awarded $1.5 million in a negligence and medical malpractice lawsuit against two physician assistants, a pediatrician and Southeastern Regional Medical Center.
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Negligent Supervision of Nurse by MD Basis for Successful Malpractice Lawsuit

By Michael H. Cohen on October 29, 2006

Posted in Malpractice and Risk Management

Negligent supervision of non-physician health care providers (such as nurses) can be a basis for a medical malpractice (negligence)lawsuit, whether the therapy involved is conventional or complementary (alternative).
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Medical Malpractice Canvassed

By Michael H. Cohen on October 18, 2006

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Medical malpractice is ably canvassed in a Florida blog, referencing law beyond the state as well.
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Chiropractic malpractice and cancer care

Web discoveries

Malpractice verdict of $4.1 million for nursing home negligence

Online Prescriptions Styled Public Health Threat

State-regulated physician apologies soften malpractice blow

Medical expert testimony not always necessary to show negligence

Personalized medicine enhances malpractice liability risk

Do lawsuits impede medical science?

Large negligence and medical malpractice verdict

Negligent Supervision of Nurse by MD Basis for Successful Malpractice Lawsuit

Medical Malpractice Canvassed