Sex with Patients, Opioids, and Vaccine Waivers. Riling Up the Board.
Medical Justice provides consultations to doctors facing medico-legal obstacles. We have solutions for doctor-patient conflicts, unwarranted demands for refunds, online defamation (patient review mischief), meritless litigation, and a gazillion other issues. We also provide counsel specific to COVID-19. If you are navigating a medico-legal obstacle, … Read more
Hoverboarding Dentist Sentenced to 12 Years. Lessons on What Not to Do.
schedule a consultation. An Alaska dentist, Dr. Seth Lookhart, was sentenced to 12 years of prison for 46 charges including Medicaid fraud, embezzlement, reckless endangerment and unlawful dental acts. More on that in a minute. His prior claim to fame was extracting a tooth while … Read more
A Storm is Brewing in the Med-Mal World
A storm is brewing in the med mal world – and one of the best professionals to educate us on the gathering clouds is Teddy Gillen. Who is he? Teddy is a principal at EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants. He’s been in the med-mal space his entire … Read more
If You Could Change Just One Thing About Healthcare: Tort Reform
If you could change just one thing about healthcare in the United States, what would it be? The issue of healthcare reform is certainly far from resolved. Access to care is about to be an even greater task to tackle. The rising cost of healthcare springs eternal… It’s likely many objective opinions would choose Tort Reform.
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished – When Docs Are Bitten By Curbside Consults
Before we start, some fast advice: Curbside consultations have been known to catapult well-meaning doctors into malpractice litigation. If you are embroiled in a case specific to a curbside consultation (or believe you are at risk), schedule a consultation with our Founder and CEO, Jeff … Read more
Can Doctors Be Fined for Buying Online Reviews?
So – is it against the law to pay patients for online reviews? The short answer… Yes. The more nuanced longer version… Giving anything of value for reviews without disclosing the gift can be considered false and deceptive advertising by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). … Read more
Case Study 3 – Diminishing Returns
DEFENDANT A physician in Florida was sued for a missed diagnosis. He was not a member of Medical Justice at the time he was sued. PLAINTIFF’S EXPERT Early in the case, testimony from the plaintiff’s expert suggested a strong case of obvious negligence and plaintiff’s … Read more
Case Study 1 – Smoking Gun
DEFENDANT The defendant in this case is a plan member and a spine surgeon who was sued for issues related to placement of spinal instrumentation for a cervical fracture. The patient had no neurological deficits and the instrumentation was placed according to the manufacturer’s instructions. … Read more
Case Study 2 – Unqualified Opinion, Anyone?
DEFENDANT Eleven physicians and a hospital were sued individually for care rendered to a patient with acute fulminant pancreatitis. This medical malpractice case had been terminated prior to purchase of Medical Justice membership. PLAINTIFF’S EXPERT The expert hired to testify in this medical malpractice case … Read more
Case Study 4 – Beware of Dog
DEFENDANT The defendant was a general surgeon who was not a plan member at the time the medical malpractice suit was filed. He presented to Medical Justice with an open case. This physician was being sued for failure to “fish out” a small gallstone that … Read more
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