Medical Malpractice

• Reforming Health Care from Inside (Part II)

  David Mittleman | June 13, 2009 7:51 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Yesterday I wrote about the current state of the American health care system and the dangerous effects of its volume-based capitation method of compensating providers. Today I wanted to discuss the...

• Reforming Health Care from Inside (Part I)

  David Mittleman | June 12, 2009 7:47 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  At times, it seems like the American health care industry is irreparably broken. The cost of care is skyrocketing, and access to treatment is becoming more and more difficult. At every turn, the...

• Long Legal Battle Ends With $3 Million Verdict

  David Mittleman | June 05, 2009 7:27 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI

  Earlier this week, a jury awarded an Owosso, Michigan, woman $2.9 million in her medical malpractice action against an area hospital, two doctors, and their professional corporations. In the...

• Abandoned Surgical Patient Speaks Out

  David Mittleman | May 14, 2009 7:41 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  A 32-year-old Pennsylvania woman who was left on an operating table in a New York hospital last month is speaking out about her ordeal. Jennifer Ronca, the mother of three children, had her head...

• $17.3 Million Settlement Reached in Medical Malpractice Case

  David Mittleman | May 01, 2009 9:40 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  In June 2007, eight-year-old Shelbey Bomkamp underwent a procedure to have her spleen removed at St. Mary’s Hospital, in Madison, Wisconsin. Court documents stated that Dr. Leonard Go used a...

• Equal Access to Medical Records Key to Level Playing Field

  David Mittleman | May 01, 2009 8:37 AM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI

  Most of us have no idea what our medical record contains. We assume our providers keep thorough and accurate accounts of our office visits and medical procedures, yet we rarely ask to see these...

• Malpractice Caps Not Saving Consumers Money

  David Mittleman | April 29, 2009 11:24 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI

  Statutory caps on medical malpractice damage awards are a highly controversial topic. The victims of medical negligence are often under-compensated for the severe physical and emotional injuries...

• Negligent Circumcision and Failure to Respond lead to $2.3 Million Dollar Jury Verdict

  David Mittleman | April 03, 2009 8:54 AM | 8 CommentsLansing, MI

  A jury in Georgia awarded $1.8 million in damages to a boy (and $500,000 to his mother) who will live the rest of his life with a severed penis. At the time of his birth, the attending physician...

• Bill Introduced to Protect Troops From Medical Negligence

  David Mittleman | March 30, 2009 9:46 AM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI

  The men and women of the United States Armed Forces serve under some of the most hostile and dangerous conditions imaginable. On the battlefield, some of the most advanced equipment in the world is...

• Jury Awards $11 Million in New Jersey Dental Malpractice Case

  David Mittleman | March 10, 2009 12:54 PM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI

  The family of Francis Keller, a New Jersey man who died shortly after having his wisdom teeth removed, will receive about $11 million following a jury verdict in their favor. Mr. Keller died in 2005...