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Medical Malpractice and the Collateral Source Rule

Medical Malpractice and the Collateral Source Rule

Collateral source payments occur whenever a plaintiff in a medical malpractice case receives compensation or benefits from a party not involved with the...

National Practitioner Data Bank

National Practitioner Data Bank

Title IV of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 established the National Practitioner Data Bank. The Data Bank maintains records of malpractice judgments and...

Arbitration

In the world of commercial business, arbitration is a frequently used procedure for the settlement of disputes. The parties submit to one or more persons selected either by themselves, by a neutral body, or by statute, and the arbitrators...

Medical Malpractice Actions under the Federal Tort Claims Act

Generally, there is a waiver of liability for the malpractice committed by employees of the United States government pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). The government is substituted for the physician as a party in medical malpractice...

Gynecology Malpractice in Prescribing an IUD as Birth Control

The number of individuals who rely on some form of artificial contraception for family planning is increasing yearly. Although most forms of birth control are safe and effective, a failure on the part of a gynecologist to take into account the...