Monthly Archives: May 2020
Should Honest Mistakes Require Compensation?
One of the many traits we all share is our proclivity to make mistakes from time to time (albeit some more than others). Jim rear-ends the car in front of him while tuning his truck’s radio. Dr. Jackson botches a surgery because his mind is preoccupied with an impending divorce. Most negligence cases in… Read More »
Surgical Errors Are the Second Leading Cause of Medical Malpractice Claims, a New Study Shows
A new report concludes that surgery is the second most common cause of medical malpractice claims against U.S. doctors overall. Diagnosis-related claims made up nearly a third of all malpractice claims, according to the study by medical liability insurer Coverys. Coverys analyzed thousands of closed medical malpractice claims from 2014 to 2018 and found… Read More »