Category: Medical Malpractice

An exhaustive study by researchers from John Hopkins University School of Medicine performed on 25 years of medical malpractice payments has found that diagnostic errors account for the biggest share of successful medical malpractice claims.

A recent patient safety study by Johns Hopkins researchers estimates that 80,000 “never events” – medical errors that should “never” happen” – occurred during surgeries in the United States between 1990 and 2010.

Personal safety and security is your biggest concern when selecting a nursing home for your loved one. Representing victims of nursing home abuse, neglect and medical malpractice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, the Philadelphia personal injury attorneys of Galfand Berger understand the importance of choosing a long-term care facility that will give your family member the personal and medical care necessary to protect them from injury or illness.

When a loved one dies, your loss is an emotional one. You remember the good times you spent with them, at the beach, by a fireside, or at dinners together. It is not simply a matter of dollars […]

The Missouri Supreme Court recently decided to strike down caps on payouts in medical malpractice lawsuits. The Court ruled in a 4-3 decision determining that the 2005 tort reform state law that placed a cap on non-economic damages at $350,000 in medical malpractice lawsuits violates the states’ constitutional right to a trial by jury.