Jefferson Health hit 108M malpractice verdict for birth injury, plans appeal citing excluded evidence and genetic diagnosis claims.

Hospital liability has expanded as courts recognize it can be responsible for negligent care by staff and non-employed ...

Stephanie Boydell became a single mother to three children Sept. 22, 2022, the day her 40-year-old husband died of a ruptured aortic aneurysm after being discharged from the hospital.

Medical malpractice claims cost the healthcare industry billions of dollars, but the costs include more than just dollars. Often there is accompanying damage to a hospital’s reputation and to staff ...

Wayne Memorial Hospital settled a medical malpractice lawsuit with the family of a 16-year-old Wayne County boy who suffered a horrific death days after his discharge from the hospital’s emergency ...

Medical malpractice, also known as medical negligence, occurs when a hospital, doctor, or other health care professional fails to comply with the standard of care and causes an injury to a patient.

Should federal courts be required to abide by state laws when they consider interstate malpractice cases? The Supreme Court mulled that exact issue in a case it heard earlier this week. The case, ...

ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis County jury awarded a $48.1 million verdict in a malpractice case that left a child permanently brain-damaged after doctors insisted that the baby’s mother continue pushing for ...

As the gold standard for colon cancer, colonoscopies are often the subject of malpractice cases for gastroenterologists, according to a blog post from law firm Miller & Zois. Here are five things to ...