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Can You Record Conversations With Your Doctor?

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on August 4th, 2017 in Medical Malpractice Blog

A new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) confirms that more and more patients are using their smartphones and digital voice recorders to record their doctor’s office visits. While most...

Family Structures $5 Million Settlement to Guarantee Life-Long Care

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 12th, 2017 in Medical Malpractice Blog

The structure of a medical malpractice settlement for a family whose child suffered permanent brain damage shows how such awards can be arranged to ensure long-lasting care. We’ll talk about it in this issue

Delay in Meningitis Diagnosis Leads to $18.5 Million Settlement

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on January 16th, 2017 in Medical Malpractice Blog

Despite a number of signs and symptoms pointing to an infection in an infant girl, her pediatrician sent her home. She went on to develop meningitis, leading to severe and irreversible brain damage. Thankfully,...

Find Out Why a Mistrial Would Be Called in a Medical Malpractice Case

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on December 28th, 2016 in Medical Malpractice Blog

A medical center has failed in its quest for a mistrial in a case in which a jury awarded $53 million to the family of a young boy with a severe case of cerebral...

Delayed C-Section Birth Leads to Cerebral Palsy and $3.3 Million Settlement

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on September 18th, 2016 in Birth Injury Blog, Blog

The family of a boy in Ireland has been awarded $3.3 million in a settlement with the hospital where he was born. The Case at a Glance When the boy’s mother arrived at the...

Which State Is Best With Handling Medical Malpractice? Could It Be Your State?

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on March 28th, 2016 in Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

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Because we at the Fitzgerald Law Firm handle medical malpractice cases throughout the country, we were particularly interested when BMJ Quality and Safety at the University of Michigan released findings of how individual states...

Healthcare Employees Arrested for Abuse of the Elderly

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on May 9th, 2014 in Accidents Injury Blog, Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

Seventeen employees of Highpointe, a nursing home in Buffalo, New York, have been charged with felonies related to complaints of mistreatment of residents, according to a recent report. Highpointe is a relatively new health...

5 Facts Regarding Medical Malpractice Payouts in 2013

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on March 19th, 2014 in Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

Medical malpractice lawsuits and payouts of damages have been a political hot button for years across the United States. Many jurisdictions have enacted some form of ‘medical malpractice reform’ that generally makes it more...

Standards? What Standards? Study Shows Enormous Differences in Medications Based on Geography

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on November 13th, 2013 in Medical Malpractice Blog

Every doctor is an individual and every patient is as well. This means that there are no two doctors who are exactly alike in terms of their judgments and personalities, and the same holds...

Study Reveals Hospital Incident Reporting Not Capturing Accurate Data

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on October 1st, 2013 in Medical Malpractice Blog

The world of hospitals is filled with regulations, and while some may seem unreasonably cumbersome, others are necessary so that patients can obtain an understanding of the quality of care that is provided in...