Recently the Texas Supreme Court ruled that a death caused by a spider bite is the proper subject of a medical malpractice lawsuit. It seems that courts are getting carried away (even more than usual), which is why any complete…
If you're a doctor, you almost certainly carry medical malpractice insurance and know that costs seem to escalate year after year with no end in sight. One alternative to carrying malpractice insurance is to set in place a comprehensive asset…
Doctors, including surgeons and physicians are some of the most targeted groups for litigation in the sue-happy US. Fortunately, several states have enacted caps on medical malpractice damages that severely restrict the amount that a plaintiff may recover. However, it's…
Contributed by Rosie Cisneros On June 13, 2004, USA Today reported that hospital administrators and doctors across the nation have begun "striking back against lawyers with hardball tactics that, in some cases, are raising ethical questions." According to the USA…