| Ophthalmologic Malpractice |
| Most malpractice claims arising from the treatment of the eyes result from four basic areas: failure to diagnose a foreign body in the eye; failure to diagnose a disease of the eye like glaucoma; failure to diagnose a medical condition that is outside of the eye but that causes symptoms in the eye; and poor results from cosmetic eye surgery. More... |
| Dialysis Malpractice |
| When a patient is afflicted with a serious kidney disease, he or she often undergoes dialysis. During this procedure, the dialysis machine acts as an artificial kidney, and the procedure carries with it the inherent possibility of danger to the patient. Therefore, it is both a life-saving and a life-threatening procedure. It is frequently performed at private, for-profit dialysis centers. Some studies indicate that dialysis patients who have the procedure performed at a private, for-profit center face a statistically significant higher risk of death than those treated at a non-profit center. More... |
| Constitutionality of Statutory Damage Caps |
| Constitutionality of Statutory Damage CapsMore... |
| Physician Assistant as an Expert Witness in a Medical Malpractice Case |
| The number of physician assistants (PAs) practicing in the United States is rapidly increasing each year. They are employed in all settings including solo or group practices, hospitals, nursing homes, correctional facilities, and rural and inner city clinics. More... |
| Medical Malpractice Actions under the Federal Tort Claims Act |
| Generally, there is a waiver of liability for the malpractice committed by employees of the United States government pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). The government is substituted for the physician as a party in medical malpractice actions, and the remedy against the government is exclusive. The federal courts have sole jurisdiction in cases under the FTCA, and a judge without a jury tries them.More... |
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