Medical Malpractice Newsletter

Claims for Breach of Contract

Generally, most medical malpractice cases are tort actions based on the existence of a physician's duty to a patient, a breach of that duty, and injury to the patient as a result of the breach. Most healthcare providers do not promise a cure nor guarantee the best possible result. However, an individual physician may open him or herself up to a breach of contract action based on the provision of medical services resulting from a bad medical result if the physician has bound himself to cure the patient or to obtain specific results.More...

Acupuncture Malpractice

Acupuncture MalpracticeMore...

Charitable Immunity Laws for Medical Volunteers

Charitable Immunity Laws for Medical VolunteersMore...

Malpractice Liability of Sports Medical Care Providers

Children and young adults are playing a large variety of sports in ever-increasing numbers. As the number of participants increases, so does the occurrence of sports-related injuries and deaths resulting in more medical malpractice actions against team physicians and sports trainers.More...

Pathologist as an Expert Witness in a Medical Malpractice Case

In preparing certain types of medical malpractice cases, the use of a good pathologist as an expert witness can help the jury to understand the complex medical issues underlying the patient's injury. However, before an attorney picks a pathologist to testify, he or she should understand the medical specialty of pathology. More...