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The demography of medical malpractice suits against radiologists.
Abstract PURPOSE: To delimit demographic characteristics of malpractice claims against radiologists in the United States by sex and location and to note the varying percentages of favorable outcomes and award amounts to plaintiffs by state. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This HIPAA-compliant study was institutional review board-approved. All radiologists enrolled in One-Call Medical, a specialized preferred provider […]
Cannabidiol (CBD) — what we know and what we don’t
Cannabidiol (CBD) has been recently covered in the media, and you may have even seen it as an add-in booster to your post-workout smoothie or morning coffee. What exactly is CBD? Why is it suddenly so popular? How is cannabidiol different from marijuana? CBD stands for cannabidiol. It is the second most prevalent of the active […]
How Many Plaintiffs Do You Need For a Class Action Lawsuit?
Class Action Lawsuits bring together those who seek compensation for injuries or financial losses caused by the same party. The goal of a Class Action Lawsuit is to consolidate all similar cases into one single Class Action. This is an effective way of litigating for those people who suffered from the actions of the same […]
Nurses, Negligence, and Malpractice
More and more nurses are being named defendants in malpractice lawsuits, according to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). From 1998 to 2001, for instance, the number of malpractice payments made by nurses increased from 253 to 413. The trend shows no signs of stopping, despite efforts by nursing educators to inform nurses and student […]
Contributory Negligence
Contributory negligence is a rule of law that has been largely abolished in the U.S., as it deemed that a plaintiff who was even partially at fault for the incident, due to his own negligence, could not recover any damages from the defendant, who supposedly caused the incident. Contributory negligence refers to some amount of […]
Personal injury
What is the Personal Injury Statute of Limitations in Pennsylvania? All states have imposed statutory limits on the amount of time you have to go to court and file a civil lawsuit after you have suffered some type of harm. These deadlines vary depending on what type of case you want to file, but […]
Medical malpractice
https://www.pghfirm.com/blog/are-jury-verdicts-increasing-in-allegheny-county Are Jury Verdicts Increasing in Allegheny County? Allegheny County Court Notorious for Low Jury Verdicts Updated: December 24, 2018 Posted: December 10, 2013 For years, jury verdicts in Western Pennsylvania have been consistently low. Though jury verdicts on the eastern side of Pennsylvania were consistently increasing, Pittsburgh and the surrounding counties did not follow […]
Civil Forfeiture
What is Civil Forfeiture? Civil forfeiture—a process by which the government can take and sell your property without ever convicting, or even charging, you with a crime—is one of the greatest threats to property rights in the nation today. Civil forfeiture cases proceed under the legal fiction that cash, cars or homes can be “guilty”—leading […]