Informed Spousal Consent: A Great Idea Worth Spreading
Jeff Segal, MD, JD, FACS I was thumbing through General Surgery News recently and read an article espousing a great idea; an idea worth spreading. Philip Schaurer, MD, and Jim Saxton, Esq. wrote about adding a spouse’s name to the informed consent document. Informed consent, … Read more
Your Mother Was Right
Michael J. Sacopulos, Esq. Doctors are busy, enough said. The problem is too many doctors are not getting enough sleep. According to a recent New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) article “sleep deprivation adversely affects clinical performance and impairs psychomotor performance as severely as alcohol … Read more
Bill to Make Doctors Histories Available Moves to Senate
Bill to make detailed IL doctors’ histories available moves to Senate According to a recent Chicago Tribune article, a bill (Patients’ Right to Know Act) in Illinois that has already made its way through the House and is on its way to the Senate could … Read more
Rating Sites and the Worst Possible Interpretation Part II
This is part II of Rating Sites Sometimes Err on the Side of the Worst Possible Interpretation Jeff Segal, MD, JD, FACS Doctor B.’s record was blemished on a separate rating site. The blemish: “Doctor B. was sanctioned in the past”; sanction being defined as … Read more
Rating Sites Sometimes Err on the Side of the Worst Possible Interpretation
Doctor Rating Sites Sometimes Err on the Side of the Worst Possible Interpretation Jeff Segal, MD, JD, FACS These two vignettes involve real Medical Justice plan members; both talented physicians. Rating sites tarred these innocent bystanders, courtesy of their respective licensing Board of Medicines. Medical … Read more
Voir Dire – Jury Selection Process
Voir Dire – Medical Malpractice Jury Selection Process Joseph Horton, MD They called me for jury duty last week. As luck had it, there was only one jury trial in court and I didn’t get picked for it. But since I find the experience instructive—and … Read more
Gone But Not Forgotten: The Curious Dormancy of Metadata
Gone But Not Forgotten: The Curious Dormancy of Metadata Peter G. Yelkovac, Attorney at Law Medical students are taught that certain viruses tend to take refuge in cells and live a latent existence long after symptoms have cleared. In many cases, such viruses remain dormant … Read more
Limits on Malpractice Damages Unconstitutional
Louisiana Court of Appeals Rules Limits on Malpractice Damages Unconstitutional The Louisiana Court of Appeals ruled last month that the state’s limits on malpractice damages violated the constitution. The Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act, which caps damages general damages at $500,000, was ruled to be unconstitutional … Read more
Gamble Big and Lose, Sue, Collect Big Check
Jeff Segal, MD, JD, FACS, CEO Medical Justice Gamble Big and Lose. Then Sue Big Pharma. Then Collect Big Check. No Kidding. To those who plan to go to Vegas and gamble, here’s how to cut your losses – even win big. The secret: Pramipexole. … Read more
The Runaway Jury in the Age of Mark Zuckerberg
Michael J. Sacopulos, Esq. General Counsel, Medical Justice In most law schools around our country, second year students take “Evidence.” This is a technical class which teaches one rule and its exemptions after the next. What information is privileged and not, the hearsay rule and … Read more
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