Professional Malpractice Updates – May 24, 2012

by Lawyers.com on 5/23/2012

The investigation was one James Goldberg never wanted to undertake. Six years ago, Goldberg’s son Joshua, then 23, was living in Thailand, studying to become a Buddhist monk. When Joshua mysteriously lost feeling in his...more

by Lawyers.com on 5/16/2012

A Pennsylvania woman was awarded $78.5 million after a doctor waited over an hour to deliver a baby in critical danger, resulting in brain damage and severe cerebral palsy that will demand medical assistance for the rest of...more

by María Luján López on 5/16/2012

Publicado en VLex 16/05/2012 El motivo de este trabajo, es expresar y fundamentar acabadamente el parecer contrario, haciéndonos eco,nada menos, que de la voz de autoridad de la Sala de lo Civil del TS, en distintas...more

by Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville... on 5/15/2012

Most of us don't have medical degrees or enough knowledge to second-guess our doctors' orders. When we are ill, we so greatly depend on medical professionals to provide us with the guidance and prescriptions that we need....more

by Kimbro Legal Services, LLC on 5/9/2012

This is an article on the changing face of mentorship in the legal profession. I focus on alternative forms of mentorship that take advantage of technology and the Internet to assist a new generation of lawyers who may have...more

by Grant Stiefel on 4/30/2012

This article briefly explains how nearly all corporate clients are overbilled by their lawyers. In fact, according to the California State Bar, if your lawyers bill by the hour, then you’re likely being overbilled by...more

by Collins & Collins, P.C. on 4/27/2012

An article in the National Journal last year reported that medical mistakes cost the nation's health care system tens of billions of dollars every year. Unfortunately, instead of getting serious about eliminating those...more

by Sedgwick LLP on 4/18/2012

In Cervantes v. Health Plan of Nevada, 263 P.3d 261 (Nov. 2011), the plaintiff commenced an action against a managed care organization (MCO) alleging it violated Nevada's quality assurance laws and regulations when MCO...more