Who picks up the tab in the Court of Claims anyway? It matters to you and your clients! By: Craig S. Tuttle, Esq. As Ohio's General Assembly continues to propose and enact new legislation providing cover from civil liability for state employees or agents, we as...
In 1984 the Institute of Medicine estimated that up to 98,000 Americans died each year from medical errors. However, updated statistics were published in the Journal of Patient Safety, Sept. 2013 - Vol. IX - Issue 3, which indicates the number is now between 210,000...
While most people put a lot of trust in their doctors, medical professionals are only human. Some of them make mistakes, and occasionally one of them will do something that seems both terrible and intentional. Such was the case with Dr. Nikita Levy, a gynecologist who...
Did you know that doctors are rewarded by insurance companies for keeping their patients' cholesterol and blood pressure below certain levels? For some patients, the benefits may not outweigh the risks because doctors are pressured to treat patients with drugs that...
People make mistakes. Unfortunately, that means doctors don't always get things right - that's why the "practice" of medicine is called an art and not a science. If you've been injured by a doctor, either by an honest mistake or a doctor's negligence, you may need a...
Steve LaTourette, an ex-congressman from Ohio, is planning to sue the federal government for malpractice. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year, and contends that his diagnosis could have been made much earlier if he would have been given crucial...
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Columbus Dispatch - January 29, 2015 By Randy Ludlow Ohio's largest state-worker union accuses state Supreme Court Justice Judith L. French of showing potential bias in favor of fellow Republican officeholders in remarks she made at a campaign rally last fall. The...
By Ben Sutherly - Columbus Dispatch, December 30, 2014 Ohio State University's emergency departments have been turning away patients far more often in recent months as a result of overcrowding. From July through November, Ohio State diverted patients to other local...
The Case of Legge vs. Lees: Tylenol Toxicity, Impaired Metabolizers, Respiratory Depression, & the Death of Two Three-Year-Old Twins Tonsillectomies have often been considered routine childhood surgeries; they are in fact, one of the most commonly performed...
