Pennsylvania 2012 Medical Malpractice Data Surprising: Shows Lawsuits Down, Insurance...
The Committee for Justice for All (CJA) has compiled its annual report for 2012 that outlines medical malpractice case filings,...
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Pennsylvania Dram Shop Laws Need More Teeth
Many businesses that interact with the public voluntarily carry liability insurance – because sometimes, to paraphrase a certain popular phrase,...
Read MoreMedicare: Data About Hospital Medical Errors Not ‘Relevant’ to Patients
Everyone wants to be treated at a “good hospital.”Needless to say, though, not all hospitals are “good hospitals.” Some are...
Read MoreMotorists Shoulder the Trucking Industry’s Load With Their Lives
Just a few months ago, we wrote about the federal government’s efforts to protect motorists by issuing rules intended to...
Read MoreMedMal Lawsuits Down, But Insurance Profits Up
If you’ve paid attention to the debate over healthcare costs in the United States, one refrain you’ve often heard from...
Read MoreNegligence or Abuse of an Elderly Person in Pennsylvania
The Aging of AmericaThe State of Pennsylvania has over 2 million citizens age 65 and older and by 2020, according...
Read MoreNew Federal Rules May Help Reduce Truck Driver Fatigue
Thousands of people are killed each year in large truck fatal accidents and tens of thousands are seriously injured. Recently,...
Read MoreNew U.S. Medical Device Identification System May Help Save Lives
A medical device meant to stop deadly blood clots from reaching the heart or lungs fails, causing a piece of...
Read MoreMedical Misdiagnosis – A Malignant Problem
Medical errors kill more than 225,000 people and injure more than 1 million each year in the United States. At...
Read MoreIf You’ve Been Bitten, Let Us Bite Back
The U.S. Humane Society estimates there are 83.3 million dogs in the United States, with nearly half of all U.S....
Read MoreJury Finds Defective Drugs Caused 46DD Breast Development in Boy
Once exclusively marketed for use in adults, psychotherapeutic drugs are now prescribed to hundreds of thousands of American children to...
Read MoreHelping Victims of Faulty Hip Implants to Get Back on...
Hip replacement surgery has come a long way. Since 1891, when a physician in Germany introduced a prosthetic hip joint...
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