It’s standard for doctors to tell patients of the effects of prescribed or administered drugs. But what happens when a physician fails to live up to that standard and neglects to tell a patient that a powerful medication can make it unsafe to drive? A Kentucky newspaper reports that in one case far from Covington, a state’s highest court has ruled that a medical malpractice lawsuit against a doctor and
It seems likely that many of our Covington readers could answer the question that was at the heart of a recent Medscape survey of more than 4,000 primary care doctors and specialists: Why are physicians sued for medical malpractice? The bottom line is that they are sued when they are negligent and that negligence causes harm to a patient. The survey by the website devoted to health care professionals dives
It’s the thing everyone dreaded in school: the pop quiz. The good folks at PopTorts.com recently unveiled a new quiz on medical malpractice, so we thought we would help you relive memories of childhood while hopefully broadening your understanding of this complex area of law, all at the same time. The first question is straightforward: What percentage of new tort cases are medical malpractice cases? Is it: A. more than
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