Medical Malpractice

That’s a good question. Criminal law deals with crime and the legal punishment of criminal offenses. Some examples are theft, assault, robbery, trafficking in controlled substances, and murder. A defendant who’s found guilty is punished by incarceration and/or fines. Crimes are broken down into two categories—felonies and misdemeanors. On the other hand, civil law...

Personal injury victims should understand the caps that Michigan law places on the award of non-economic damages. That’s an award for “pain and suffering.” As a patient may suffer an injury or worsened medical conditions that’s not tangible. That makes it hard to assign a financial value to them. What are Non-Economic Damages? Non-economic...

By now, we’ve all seen our doctors with a PC or tablet during our appointments and in the hospital using electronic health records (EHRs). But can you trust electronic health records, and is the information in EHRs accurate? Although there are clear benefits to using EHRs, there are also common dangers of electronic health...

“I’d like a second opinion.” That’s all there is to it. It’s not that difficult to say. But it’s important to consider a second opinion. It’s when another healthcare provider reviews your medical records to provide you with a diagnosis and treatment recommendation. This second opinion may be the same as the initial one,...

About  half of physicians in the United States have been named in a medical malpractice lawsuit, and just over 50% of those doctors have been defendants multiple times. That’s what research shows from a 2023 Medscape report. Patients most frequently sue general surgeons, OB/GYNS, and orthopedic surgeons. About a third (31%) of physicians pay...