Medical Justice Blog

By Dr. JD, a plaintiff’s attorney, practicing in the Northeast   We continue our series of articles penned by one attorney, an MD, JD, giving you a view of the world through a malpractice plaintiff attorney’s eyes. This attorney is a seasoned veteran. The series … Read more

By Dr. JD, a plaintiff’s attorney, practicing in the Northeast   We continue our series of articles penned by one attorney, an MD, JD, giving you a view of the world through a malpractice plaintiff attorney’s eyes. This attorney is a seasoned veteran. The series … Read more

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the state of North Carolina had over-reached and pried the states fingers away from a large portion of a medical malpractice settlement.   A little background.   In February, 2000, Emily Armstrong was born at Catawba Valley … Read more

I ran across a poll published by the American College of Physician Executives in January. They queried 5,500+ members. The majority believed that patients’ use of online review sites by patients was low. About 55 percent believed 25 percent or fewer patients have used an … Read more

Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan — whose actual name is Terry Bollea — is reportedly suing his spine surgeon / spine surgery center (Laser Spine) for $50 million, His suit argues the outpatient spine surgery chain “did unnecessary surgeries that damaged his career.” In Florida, the … Read more

Proving defamation is hard. To prevail, you must demonstrate someone (a) made a false statement; (b) to another; and (c) that false statement damaged your reputation. Truth is a defense to a charge of defamation. And statements of opinion don’t count. An example of a … Read more

A doctor’s hand-written (and yes, legible) letter to his patient’s husband was shared on the Internet and viewed over 2 million times. It speaks for itself. Dear Mr. (removed), I am the Emergency Medicine physician who treated your wife Mrs (removed) last Sunday in the … Read more

For Immediate Release: Medical Justice today endorsed the “Patient Injury Act,” a proposal introduced in the Georgia Senate to replace the state’s broken medical malpractice system with a no-blame, administrative model that will fairly compensate patients and decrease the practice of defensive medicine. The “Patient … Read more

By Dr. JD, a plaintiff’s attorney, practicing in the Northeast High-low agreements are a unique type of settlement mechanism. Unlike settlements that avoid trials, these are settlements that are contingent on the result of a trial. High-low agreements are pre-verdict arrangements that set an alternate … Read more

One psychiatrist on a physician blog site recently wrote: “If you’re a shrink and your patient kills someone, be prepared for being sued for your defective clairvoyance…. What we do is this: we help patients who come to us and want to be helped. We … Read more