Victims of malpractice are often anxious to receive compensation for their damages, and certainly that is an understandable emotion and expectation. The truth is that it’s good to practice patience when involved in any court proceeding, as the wheels of justice sometimes turn slowly. MalpracticeAttorneys.com is the leading online source for news and…(Read More)
When a patient is the victim of possible malpractice occurring in a hospital, there is usually an internal investigation conducted by the hospital itself. The evidence, interviews, and results of that inquiry were the subject of a ruling by the New Jersey Supreme Court this week that makes it difficult for victims to obtain that…(Read More)
A professor of political science once defined politics as “the procedure that determines who gets what.” A very curt, and some might say cynical definition, but one that may be true. Because malpractice lawsuits certainly determine if and who gets money, and how much, politics is involved in how lawsuits are handled. Currently there are…(Read More)
Dental malpractice happens more often than one might think. The Daily Report recently detailed the outcome of a dental malpractice victim who was awarded $2.8 million in a DeKalb County, Georgia case: By Kathleen Baydala Jorner – A 33-year-old mother of four who alleged in a dental malpractice lawsuit filed in DeKalb County…(Read More)
When a malpractice case comes before a court, understanding the complexities involved with evidence, testimony, legal precedents, and damages, if any, can be overwhelming to a non-attorney. For example there are different kinds of damages including compensatory and punitive. Compensatory damages are intended to compensate the victim for his or her loss, pain and…(Read More)