Minnesota And Malpractice Lawsuits

State Does Not Require Physician-Patient Relationship

An article on authenticmedicine.com by Douglas Farrago, M.D. titled “No Existing Relationship Needed To Sue a Doctor” explores a malpractice lawsuit in Minnesota where a physician was sued for malpractice for a patient that the physician had never met. 

For more information about this case, visit https://authenticmedicine.com/no-existing-relationship-needed-to-sue-a-doctor/

This month, Physician Outlook is exploring tort reform and malpractice with the following articles:

ADDING INSULT TO INJURY

Imagine having a job you love. Imagine it’s a job you spent years preparing for and took on a huge student debt just so you could fulfill your dream of having this particular career. Now imagine that each and every day you live with the stress that one false move, action or misinterpreted word could risk everything you own and your ability to continue to do what you love. That’s the occupational hazard of being a Doctor. Law enforcement professionals and firefighters face jeopardy that is obvious and acknowledged by society—and even honored.  But the Physician is often not viewed with much sympathy…

Full article available at https://www.hispanicoutlook.com/articles/adding-insult-injury

JUSTICE, LAW AND MALPRACTICE LAWSUITS
BALTIMORE JURY AWARDS $229.6M IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWSUIT

Editor’s Note: Headlines like this one strike fear in the hearts of many a dedicated Physician who dreads the knock on the door by someone serving them with a malpractice lawsuit complaint. While there are many legitimate claims that deserve their day in court, the focal points of grievances are always Physicians, whether they are at fault or not. The following is an illuminating tale of what happens when a case goes to court. Was justice was fairly served? You be the judge…

Full article available here https://www.hispanicoutlook.com/articles/justice-law-and-malpractice-lawsuits

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