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Non-economic Damages Caps in Medical Malpractice Suits

Non-economic Damages Caps in Medical Malpractice Suits

In response to an ever-increasing number of medical malpractice suits being filed as well as escalating jury verdicts in medical malpractice cases,...

Chiropractor Malpractice

Chiropractor Malpractice

Chiropractic is a branch of the healing arts which is based upon the understanding that good health depends upon a normally functioning nervous system, including the spine and the...

Liability for Curbside Consults

Liability for Curbside Consults

Physicians often seek informal opinions from colleagues in treating their patients. Referred to as "curbside consults," these informal opinions can expose the consulting...

Malpractice in Forceps Deliveries

In recent years, the number of deliveries involving the use of forceps has decreased. Today, many of the deliveries that would have been performed utilizing forceps are completed by cesarean sections because there is a documented high risk of...

Physician/patient relationship

Every doctor has a duty to reasonably care for and treat his or her patient, and a violation of that duty is medical malpractice. The core of the physician's duty comes from the existence of a physician/patient relationship, without which a claim...