Reports of medical malpractice in Massachusetts have been on the rise since 1990 according to data sourced from The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). The graph below shows that the reports for 1990 totaled 35 and the peak was in 2016 at 825 adverse action reports. An adverse action report is a report used by…
Hating lawyers is as American as grass stains on a kid’s blue jeans, but is it justified? A recent Pew Research Center study reveals that just 18 percent of those polled believe that lawyers make a positive contribution to society. Having practiced myself for nearly 30 years, I know that most lawyers do good work,…
There’s a general perception by the public that there are a ton of medical malpractice cases that are being brought to court, and many of them are frivolous and are opportunistic attempts to make money. Frankly, that isn’t true, and I’ll tell you why. We handle a lot of medical malpractice cases here at our…
As unbelievable as it may seem, a study undertaken by Johns Hopkins has concluded that medical negligence is now deemed to be the third leading cause of death in the U.S. behind heart disease and cancer. The facts surrounding this revelation are nothing short of staggering. For example, the study concludes that the majority of…
On January 6, 2009, an unemployed, 59-year-old African-American man presented to the defendants’ medical facility for assistance. At that time, he was complaining of a fever, cough, and an inability to keep liquids down. After examination, his physicians diagnosed him with pneumonia and he was advised to increase fluids tomorrow; take 2 Tylenol every 4…