Medical Malpractice

• Are all Doctors good.

  Jeremy Thurman | November 28, 2006 10:35 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  In the wake of the tort reform debate, you keep hearing how doctors are leaving states and how we need more doctors. Maybe I no longer live in a small community, but when I did I remember several people driving an hour away to a larger community where we felt the quality of care was better.Now here's my hypothesis. Is it better to have fewer doctors who are good doctors or to have more doctors...

• High MD

  Jeremy Thurman | October 25, 2006 3:52 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  I've read some recent articles about the high rate of drug abuse among doctors. As you know, medicine is readibly accessible to doctors and that may in part be part of the problem. I've heard horror stories over the years about doctors operating while intoxicated on alcohol or drugs and it has be wondering how prevelant this is. I encourage anyone who might suspect this to hire an attorney...

• Gastric Bypass Surgery Risk

  Jeremy Thurman | July 14, 2006 11:15 AM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  With approximately 9 million Americans living with morbid obesity today, gastric bypass surgery has become more and more popular. I recently read where a reported 150,000 people have opted to undergo the surgery in 2004 alone. Many individuals have benefited from this surgery but one has to wonder how many surgeons are actually experienced in this surgery. I think this may be the biggest risk...

• Blood Test Can Cause Significant Injury

  Denise A. Rubin | June 05, 2006 3:51 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  What would you say to someone who told you that having a blood test could cause a major and debilitating injury? Most people don't realize that the smallest invasion of the body, such as a needle stick for a blood draw, can have a whole panoply of dangers associated. Nerve and other injuries from negligent blood draws are sufficiently prevalent that a new area of specialty practice in arm...

• Insurance company cancels policies

  Jeremy Thurman | May 18, 2006 11:46 AM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  More details have emerged about allegations that WellPoint subsidiary Blue Cross of California has routinely canceled the policies of members with health problems. The Los Angeles Times talks with attorney William Shernoff, who began gathering evidence for a class action suit last year after learning of the existence of a unit within the company responsible for looking for cases of possible...

• Health Insurance canceling sick members

  Jeremy Thurman | April 28, 2006 11:07 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A California Blue Cross employee testified in secret last year that the state's largest health-plan company routinely canceled policies of sick members after looking for inconsistencies - not fraud - in their applications. Experts say, however, that state law allows only deliberate omissions or misstatements as grounds for canceling health coverage.The testimony, given in a lawsuit against Blue...

• Litigating a Med Mal Case

  Jeremy Thurman | April 17, 2006 4:41 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Have you ever heard the phrase that no one likes a lawyer until they need one? I think this is most true regarding personal injury lawyers as they litigate medical malpractice cases. Doctors and insurance companies have done a great job getting their "story" out there. However, the truth does not lie with companies making billions of dollars of profits or with doctors with million dollar...

• Medical Reform

  Jeremy Thurman | April 07, 2006 11:48 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  With legislation in several states kicking into full gear around this time of year; we are beginning to hear the outcry lawsuit reform under various and auspicious names. Whether it be called lawsuit reform, tort reform, or in one state Common Sense in the Courtroom Act, I think its time to discuss a little about a rarely heard subject, medical reform. In most states the medical profession...

• Midwives being prosecuted

  Jeremy Thurman | April 03, 2006 1:26 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  The following is an interesting article about midwives being prosecuted for several reasons. Thought I would share it.

• Expert Testimony standards relaxed for fairness

  Jeremy Thurman | February 20, 2006 10:45 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A relaxed standard for determining whether expert testimony should be allowed to establish causation in a medical malpractice case has been adopted by New York's Appellate Division, 2nd Department. The judges cautioned against an overly demanding approach to expert testimony which could result in prematurely choking off valid claims. The appellate court ruled that the trial court had "too...