Institute of Medicine: Americans Likely to Get One Misdiagnosis in Their Lifetime

In a new study entitled "Improving Diagnosis in Healthcare",…

Misdiagnosis Yields $28 Million Jury Verdict

In May 2011, a 47 year old man entered an emergency room complaining…

Misdiagnoses and Medical Malpractice

Medical experts believe that misdiagnoses occur more frequently…

Busy Office, Too Many Patients May Lead to Misdiagnoses, Malpractice

Decades ago, it was not uncommon for a primary care physician…

Failure to Diagnose Malpractice Case Award-$6,000,000

A 2-year-old dies. The cause-failure to diagnose a ruptured stomach.…

Jury Awards $7.65 Million in Failure to Diagnose Malpractice Case

A Maine woman sued Maine Medical Center for failure to diagnose…

Failure to Diagnose Leads to $2.5 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict

When a 19-year-old female entered an emergency room complaining…

US Justice Department Joins Lawsuit Against Doctors for Unnecessary Procedures

Prior to 2005, blocked coronary arteries were routinely handled…

Hospital Surgical and Medication Errors Climb According to New Report

2013 was not a good year for Connecticut hospitals in terms of…

Failure to Treat Surgical Infection Leads to $2.3 Million Verdict

We all know infection is a possible consequence of any surgical…