CONTENTS: Perspective: Certificate of Merit statute challenged by national trial lawyers Study finds settling is better than going to trial Choosing one’s battles: A PNW ER doc blogs about two recent malpractice settlements Medical Economics malpractice primer for physicians, Part III: Proximate Cause Some plaintiffs just don’t quit “Loss of chance” doctrine Malpractice claims frequency “mysteriously” […]

CONTENTS: Perspective: Is thrombolytic therapy for stroke the standard of care? Use of technology in the courtroom lags in med-mal cases Primer for physicians on necessary elements of a successful malpractice suit: Duty to treat “Primer on Medical Malpractice Lawsuits” for attorneys Lawsuit successful, but was the right doctor sued? Expert witness disqualified because legislature […]

CONTENTS: Perspective: The high cost of medical care Nevada jury awards plaintiff nothing while finding defendant pathologist negligent: The downside of tort reform Georgia judge rules that tort reform unfairly favors wealthy patients Sanctity of peer review process upheld in US District Court rulings for JAMA and NEJM Lawyers must behave: Two courts find breaches […]

CONTENTS: Perspective: Rabies? Practicing defensive medicine leaves me sleep deprived Empty chair defense The expert who changed his opinion: follow-up Rapid strep tests The defamed witness “Do it yourself” malpractice law Physicians attempt to curtail frivolous lawsuits Funding your malpractice suit Hospitals won’t bill for medical errors Losing defendants pay plaintiff attorney fees Falsifying records […]