Medicolegal Issues
Medicolegal Issues
Vicarious liability. Second of 2 parts: When a colleague is out of line
What obligations do you have?
Medicolegal Issues
Blue, floppy, apneic baby: $3.25M settlement
Notable judgments and settlements
Medicolegal Issues
Vicarious liability. First of 2 Parts: The gynecologist who wore an unusual pen
When a colleague is out of line
Medical Verdicts
Uterine rupture, child stillborn: $3.8M net award
Notable judgments and settlements
News for Your Practice
States with higher malpractice rates have more cesarean deliveries and fewer vaginal deliveries
Researchers also ask, “Can a state birth injury fund reduce malpractice rates?”
Medical Verdicts
Was fetus’ wrist injured during cesarean delivery?
Notable judgments and settlements
News
Could thorough documentation have changed the outcome of this trial?
What details need to be included in office-visit records, written consent form, operative report, and postoperative notes? In this quarterly...
Medical Verdicts
Blue towel left in abdomen: $7.2M verdict
Notable judgments and settlements
Medical Verdicts
Woman loses both legs after salpingectomy: $64.3M award
Notable judgments and settlements
Medical Verdicts
Baby severely handicapped after premature labor: $42.9M verdict
Notable judgments and settlements
Commentary
Who will be found at fault?
An interesting question from an avid reader about emergency department on-call obligations, and a response from our legal expert