Medical Malpractice

• Lawyers' Fee in Medical Malpractice Case at Issue

  Chrissie Cole | August 03, 2007 12:24 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Next month, a Broward judge will decide whether or not to award lawyers a larger percentage of an $8.5 million jury award that Florida lawmakers approved for a paralyzed medical malpractice victim.Two separate trial courts were held last week - one in Fort Lauderdale and one in Tallahassee - to settle a dispute about the claims bill passed earlier in the year for a nineteen-year-old and her...

• Suit Claims Pharmacy Error Led to Premature Birth

  Chrissie Cole | July 20, 2007 1:10 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A woman claims her pregnancy complications were the result of a prescription error at CVS Pharmacy and is now suing the company for over $50,000."Defendant through its employees, agents, and servants, misfilled the prescription. Plaintiff subsequently suffered complications due to the misfilled prescription, was forced to deliver the minor plaintiff by C-section prematurely, and both suffered...

• Not Every Online Medical Source Is Trustworthy

  Bob Carroll | October 31, 2006 7:07 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The so-called Information Superhighway may lead to some pretty shabby places. When internet searchers seek medical information they may well end up at some inaccurate, unreliable or outdated online sources.Rampant Malpractice Among Health SearchersAlthough most internet users turn to general-purpose search engines to find health related information, the majority don't bother to check the source...

• Compliments From Complementary Medicine Law Blog

  Bob Carroll | October 19, 2006 5:33 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  When another legal blogger says nice things about your work and postings (instead of blasting away with high caliber criticism) it makes your day. I appreciate the kind words of Michael H. Cohen, Esq., of Complementary & Alternative Medicine Law Blog (CAMLaw):Medical Malpractice CanvassedMedical malpractice is ably canvassed in a Florida blog, referencing law beyond the state as well.Thanks to...

• Questions Which Should Be Asked Before Surgery

  Bob Carroll | September 29, 2006 5:52 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Consenting to surgery recommended by a doctor is an important step. It should be what is called an informed consent. In order to be informed Medicine on the Net has provided questions to ask the surgeon. The questions are listed below along with one of the expanded categories. I suggest a visit to this webpage before visiting the surgeon. Surgery Questions To Ask Your Surgeon*What is the...

• Be Your Child's Medical Advocate

  Bob Carroll | September 06, 2006 4:24 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Lawyers aren't the only advocates in this world. There are others who have even a higher responsibility.Parents Must Be Advocates for Sick ChildrenInjuryBoard Blogger Justin Madden from Cleveland drives home a critical point. Parents must fight for the rights and welfare of their children, even if that means taking on a doctor or other health care provider who is conducting a cursory...

• Age Of Surgeon Not A Factor In Outcomes (Most Of The Time)

  Bob Carroll | September 03, 2006 5:41 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  In the selection of a surgeon, gray hair may not make any difference. Surgeon Age Not A Factor In OutcomeInvestigators are reporting in the September issue of Annals of Surgery that for most procedures the age of the surgeon does not impact patient outcomes.ModernHealthCare.com gives more of the details:A surgeon's experience is more relevant to patient outcomes than the surgeon's age,...

• 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...

• 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...