Answer: Medical errors are unfortunately common. A now-famous Johns Hopkins study notes that there are more than 250,000 deaths related to medical errors annually in the U.S. The consequences can ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The family of a woman who died after complications from surgery have filed a lawsuit against the Medical University of South Carolina and one of their doctors claiming their ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

A California nursing home can’t force the parents of a former nursing home resident to arbitrate their wrongful death claim, although many similar claims would be covered by medical malpractice rules ...

A Jackson County jury awarded $25.4 million in a medical malpractice judgment in a case where a baby suffered permanent birth injuries due to a lack of oxygen. Bigstock A Jackson County jury awarded ...

The appellate courts have stated the distinction between medical malpractice and negligence is a subtle one, for medical malpractice is but a species of negligence and no rigid analytical line ...

There have been a significant number of Appellate Division decisions addressing motions by plaintiffs in malpractice actions seeking sanctions against defendants for spoliation of evidence, as well as ...

A bankruptcy official has accused a White Plains law firm and three lawyers of legal malpractice for allegedly mishandling a ...