MICRA, standard of care, expert practice
On April 2, 2026, a federal jury in Jackson v. CHS TX Inc. (E.D. Mich., No. 2:19-cv-13382) returned a $307.6 million verdict against the Co…
A post-surgical patient on a PCA pump is found unresponsive hours after the last documented check. These cases turn on sedation scoring, co…
A discharge decision that sends a patient home before they meet objective medical stability criteria creates a malpractice claim when readm…
Post-operative infections generate viable malpractice claims when the breach is traceable to documented departures from CDC prophylaxis pro…
FDA Class I device recalls reached a 15-year peak in 2026 with 44 active campaigns; GAO report GAO-26-107619 documented oversight gaps that…
Missed or delayed diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction in the emergency department remains one of the most consequential and litigated…
Failure to recognize and treat sepsis within protocol-defined time windows is one of the leading sources of preventable hospital deaths and…
Robotic surgical systems generate their own data trail — console event logs, instrument usage records, and training certifications. Plainti…
FDA Class I device recalls hit a 15-year peak in 2026, with functional failure overtaking manufacturing defects for the first time in five…
Radiologist misreads of CT scans, MRIs, and chest X-rays generate some of the most preventable diagnostic errors in medicine. The liability…
Cosmetic surgery complications generate frequent malpractice inquiries but require careful case screening. The bad-outcome defense is power…
When the obstetric team fails to apply the recognized shoulder-dystocia maneuver sequence, the result is often a permanent brachial plexus…