Generally speaking, a plaintiff has two years in which to file a personal injury lawsuit, including one for medical malpractice. Exceptions to this general rule abound. Generally speaking, a plaintiff ...

Medical malpractice happens when a patient is injured by the mistake of a healthcare professional. Medical providers are expected, by their patients and by the law, to provide a certain standard of ...

One of my favorite expressions tells us, "It doesn't have to be bad to be stressful." Think wedding, communion, bar mitzvah or any other event commemorating something special. Ultimately, the "big day ...

Medical malpractice claims cost the healthcare industry billions of dollars, but the costs include more than just dollars. Often there is accompanying damage to a hospital’s reputation and to staff ...

Since 2020, the military has received 764 claims under a 2019 law intended to provide malpractice compensation. Just 10% have been approved.

Sep. 17—Main Line Health has four hospitals, all outside Philadelphia. Yet the nonprofit has been hard hit by a change in medical malpractice rules last year allowing cases to be filed in Philadelphia ...

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A Doctors Company study of nearly 2,000 closed claims reveals a counterintuitive gap between claim frequency and financial ...