Monthly Archives: September 2020
Will GOP Plan Prevent Medical Malpractice Suits From Being Filed?
New York Senator, Chuck Schumer, told reporters that the GOP stimulus plan includes language that would prevent injured patients from filing medical malpractice lawsuits against negligent doctors until 2024. Is that true? Sort of. The GOP plan, if passed, would raise the bar for medical malpractice lawsuits in health care facilities impacted by COVID…. Read More »
Botched Spinal Surgery Results in Malpractice Lawsuit
A patient is accusing GW Hospital and his doctor of botching a spinal fusion surgery that caused severe respiratory complications and skin tears, among other symptoms. The neurosurgeon was tasked with performing a corpectomy and spinal fusion on the patient. The goal was to remove part of the spine while doctors fused two other… Read More »
