Medical Malpractice

• Specialty Courts Would Bring Special Problem - Bias

  Bob Carroll | January 12, 2006 8:40 PM | 5 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The Wall Street Journal's Law Blog casually floats the idea of special courts for medical malpractice claims. Nice try, Wall Street, but I prefer my justice served with fairness and impartiality. Some years ago my clients and I experienced the kind of justice that occurs in a special tribunal in the State of Florida. The special tribunal process was created as part of a pre-suit screening...

• Inadequate Staffing Takes its Toll in Health Care Industry

  Don Greiwe | July 20, 2009 11:02 AM | 3 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Recently, the American Nurses Association (ANA) released the results of an ongoing survey of nurses across the U.S., and the findings are grim. The survey received more than 15,000 responses from...

• Walgreens Own Numbers Show Workloads Exceed Patient Safety Threshold

  Bob Carroll | October 09, 2005 9:44 PM | 2 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Tthe National Pharmacists Association released a report that may explain why so many prescription errors are occurring. The title of the report: Pharmacists routinely pushed beyond what they consider safe for patients. The risk of error rises along with the number of prescriptions filled per hour. This summer the National Pharmacists Association released a report that may explain why so many...

• National Television Ads To Highlight Costs Of Frivolous Lawsuits - A Frivolous Ad Campaign?

  Bob Carroll | October 05, 2005 8:34 AM | 2 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A National Television Advertising Campaign to Highlight the Costs of Frivolous Lawsuits on Our Healthcare System. What are frivolous lawsuits and outrageous jury awards? They do not exist. The only thing that can properly called outrageous would be the unfair and unfounded criticism of a jury verdict. The press release from SickofLawsuits.org trumpets it is launching a National Television...

• Matt Noyes On The Herniated Disk

  Bob Carroll | January 10, 2007 8:42 PM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  My law partner, Matt Noyes, has created a legal blog to primarily discuss issues related to Workers' Compensation matters. Matt recently discussed the herniated disk or disc. The following is an excerpt from his informative article. What You Need to Know About Your Herniated Disk Your doctor has told you that you have a herniated disc, but what does this mean to you? When the soft part...

• The Epidemic With Many Names

  Bob Carroll | January 04, 2007 9:11 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  According to a story in the New York Times there is an epidemic causing excessive medical treatment in the U.S. It is an epidemic with many different names. What's Making Us Sick Is an Epidemic of Diagnoses For most Americans, the biggest health threat is not avian flu, West Nile or mad cow disease. It's our health-care system. Americans live longer than ever, yet more of us are told we are...

• Benefits Of A Doctor Who Takes His Time To Do It Right

  Bob Carroll | December 18, 2006 6:54 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  Some medical malpractice occurs simply because the medical provider does not spend enough time doing the job at hand. It is identical to the plumber who does a poor job making his connections in the rush to get to the next job or on the way home. Or, to the home inspector who has twice as many homes to inspect as he should have in his work day. It is not a failure of training or experience. ...

• The Guessing Game We Call The Practice Of Medicine?

  Bob Carroll | May 24, 2006 5:56 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  According to the American Prospect, your guess may be as good as mine (and your doctor's) about your medical problem.It's easy to forget how much of American medicine is a guessing game, how your treatments are a composite result of your doctor's experiences, biases, treasured anecdotes, and personal reactions to his own training. Most folks think medicine operates off a rigidly defined set of...

• The West Nile Virus Transplanted Along With Donated Organs

  Bob Carroll | May 17, 2006 6:40 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  It is a medical miracle that organ transplantation has progressed so far. The New York Times reports on two transplants that transmitted the West Nile virus. The article raises difficult questions of screening and testing that deserve serious study and discussion.In the antiseptic prose of medical journals, he was "the lung recipient," she "the liver recipient." In real life, they were two...

• Searching For The Frivolous Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

  Bob Carroll | April 30, 2006 9:44 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  If it were possible to focus our attention on one really big issue in medical care would frivolous lawsuits be anywhere near the top of the list? Not according to Frivolous lawsuits? Pfft!, a post by Marie Carnes at Disarranging Mine. Marie, who says she has been a legal secretary for both plaintiff and defense lawyers for 30 years, has only seen one lawsuit that should never have been filed....