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Diagnostic Errors Appear To Be The Most Common, Most Costly ($38.8 Billion) And Most Dangerous Of Medical Mistakes

Every year 80,000 to 160,000 patients in the United States suffer misdiagnosis-related significant permanent injury or death that were possibly preventable, estimate the authors of…

May 05, 2013

Both New York State and New York City Take Bold Steps to Try To Improve Health Care

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that the state will work with hospitals this year to improve the quality and safety of care provided…

Posted by Levine & Slavit PLLC on Jan 13, 2013

Forensic Handwriting Expert Permitted to Examine Hospital Records to Determine if Medical Malpractice Covered-Up

In Lofton v. Grieco, the plaintiffs argued that Glen Cove Hospital delayed performing necessary surgery on a patient who died before the surgery was performed. …

Nov 03, 2012

Medical Malpractice Victim Doesn’t Lose All of Her Medical Privacy Rights

In Del Terzo v. The Hospital For Special Surgery the court rebuffed a defendant’s demand for a medical malpractice victim’s HIV-related information, alcohol/drug treatment information…

Posted by Levine & Slavit PLLC on May 22, 2012

Court Holds First Responders Can Be Liable for Death Even Where Patient Found In A Life-Threatening, Nonresponsive State

The decision of First Department, in King v. St. Barnabas Hospital., 2011 WL 2567782 (June 30, 2011), a medical malpractice case,interestingly found that the evidence…

Posted by SEO Admin on Jul 31, 2011

Court Holds First Responders Can Be Liable for Death Even Where Patient Found In A Life-Threatening, Nonresponsive State

The decision of First Department, in King v. St. Barnabas Hospital., 2011 WL 2567782 (June 30, 2011), a medical malpractice case,interestingly found that the evidence…

Posted by SEO Admin on Jul 31, 2011

Two Cases This Month Where Doctors' Failure to Timely and Properly Treat Immunizes Them From Suit

Theres much talk these days about the proposed $250,000.00 cap on recoveries for pain and suffering in medical malpractice cases. Ive seen a television advertisement…

Posted by Levine & Slavit PLLC on Mar 27, 2011

Two Cases This Month Where Doctors' Failure to Timely and Properly Treat Immunizes Them From Suit

Theres much talk these days about the proposed $250,000.00 cap on recoveries for pain and suffering in medical malpractice cases. Ive seen a television advertisement…

Posted by Levine & Slavit PLLC on Mar 27, 2011

Plaintiff's Hard Drive Off-Limits to Defendant in Wrongful Death Case Alleging Medical Malpractice/Product Liability/Negligent Training and Supervision

The plaintiffs in DeRiggi v. Krischen, 20753/08, NYLJ 1202476938011, at *1 (Sup., Nassau Decided December 17, 2010) sought to recover for the wrongful death of…

Posted by SEO Admin on Jan 06, 2011

Do You Agree That $3,000,000.00 is Not An Excessive Jury Award for Pain and Suffering for Serious Impairment But Not Loss of Vision Following LASIK Eye Surgery?

Devadas v. Niksarli, Index #: 107637/07, is an action for medical malpractice and lack of informed consent with respect to LASIK eye surgery. It was…

Posted by SEO Admin on Aug 05, 2010

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