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Medical Malpractice Screening Panels

Medical Malpractice Screening Panels

Approximately twenty states in the United States employ medical screening panels to preview medical malpractice cases at the onset of litigation in an effort to screen out...

Radiology Outsourcing

There is a serious shortage of radiologists in the United States. One trade journal recently reported there is an average of four vacancies per radiology department at American academic centers over the past two years. In response to the...

ACTIONS AGAINST HEALTHCARE WORKERS

The Negligent Nurse

Doctors and hospitals are not the only parties who have a duty of care toward those whom they treat. Nurses and other practitioners of the healing arts must possess a certain degree of...

The Discovery Rule and Medical Malpractice

The Discovery Rule and Medical Malpractice

Statutes of limitations specify the period of time after the occurrence of an injury during which any suit must be filed. In medical malpractice cases, nearly every state has...

Appealing a Verdict in a Medical Malpractice Action

Despite the best efforts of your attorneys, the jury in your medical malpractice action ruled in favor of your physician. In your anger and disappointment, you want to appeal the decision immediately.

Some states have only a...