Health care reform bill offers many hidden changes
June 3, 2010
The new health care reform law doesn’t just provide for universal health care - it also includes various other provisions relevant to physicians and hospitals. Read more
Car accident suit must appear before tribunal
May 7, 2010
The widow of a man who was hit and killed by a car could not sue the driver’s health care providers for failing to warn of the risk of driving while taking certain medication without first presenting her claim to a medical-malpractice tribunal, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled. Read more
Patient wins $5.475 million verdict in pain pump case
March 17, 2010
In the first verdict of its kind, a jury awarded $5.475 million to an Oregon man and his wife for the loss of his shoulder joint after a pain pump was inserted following surgery. Read more
Doctor can be sued for patient’s lost chance of survival
October 17, 2008
In a pair of closely watched cases that significantly expand the types of claims plaintiffs can bring against doctors in medical malpractice cases, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has decided that state law for the first time will permit “loss of chance” recovery.
Mass. doctor prosecuted for patient’s death
October 17, 2008
As state authorities bring what is believed to be the first-ever criminal prosecution in Massachusetts against a physician for negligence in the treatment of a patient, doctors have yet another source of stress.
Doctors fight ‘unfair, offensive’ proposals from Board of Registration
June 11, 2008
On a warm Friday afternoon in April, doctors, lawyers and health care administrators gathered in the bunker-like lobby of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine to offer their testimony about proposed changes to the Board’s regulations.
The atmosphere was tense: A sign on the door warned against “disruptive behavior,” and next to the sign-in desk stood a uniformed guard. Read more
Court weighs new med-mal cause of action
March 17, 2008
Massachusetts’ highest court is considering a case that medical-malpractice defense lawyers say could unfairly make it easier for people to sue doctors under a new medical-malpractice theory.
Safety questions about new vaccine may prompt suits
March 17, 2008
Recent reports of adverse reactions to a new vaccine for young women, including eleven deaths, may lead to suits against Merck, the vaccine’s manufacturer.
A number of states have mandated the vaccine, Gardasil, for school-aged girls.
Kidney donor can sue doctor over unneeded transplant
December 10, 2007
A kidney donor can sue a physician for recommending a transplant that allegedly turned out to be unnecessary, a Worcester Superior Court judge has ruled in a case that some lawyers say could create a new area of liability for doctors. Read more
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