Sentences with phrase «case against the physician»

If you have a good reason to suspect that medical malpractice might have caused your mother's death, then you might consider bringing a medical malpractice or nursing home negligence case against the physician and nursing home who provided her treatment.

There also may be reason to pursue a Massachusetts medical malpractice case against the physician or another medical professional involved.

In April 2016, Mr. Mavrick obtained final dismissal of a pregnancy discrimination case against a physician's practice located in Broward County, Florida.

We also pursue Boston medical malpractice cases against physicians and medical centers that played a part in causing a drug defect injury.

A trial verdict of $ 4.2 million in a case against physicians who misdiagnosed a neck fracture, resulting in quadriplegia;

Not exact matches

But Podesta and his candidate want to force a religious order of Catholic women to cooperate in the provision of contraceptives and abortifacients; they want to compel small businesses to cater to same - sex marriage ceremonies; and they want physicians to refer troubled patients for «transgender» treatment — all against the Catholic understanding of the right to act on one's conscience (in these cases, one's rightly formed conscience).

Lawsuits against physicians have forced them to present the «worse case» side effects of procedures, and they often tend to volunteer more information than the patient and family may be able to manage.

A Columbia University oncologist considered one of the key witnesses in the case against former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver testified that there «was a pattern» in which the lawmaker would ask the doctor for patient referrals whenever the physician requested help with funding for his research.

«This case will be back,» said Michael A. Newdow, an emergency - room physician with a law degree who represented himself before the Supreme Court in the high - profile case against the Elk Grove, Calif., school district.

Due to changes in the law, in order to bring a medical malpractice case against a doctor, a preliminary finding of physician negligence must first be established.

In this case, the plaintiff brought a lawsuit against a physician and pharmacy, claiming that they overprescribed medication.

The case involved a medical malpractice claim against a hospital and a physician.

Krysia J. Syska's * multimillion - dollar case against an ophthalmologist with ties to major teaching facilities resulted in both the physician's admission of medical error and changes to the teaching curriculum for hospital residents and fellows.

A jury awarded $ 120 million verdict against a physician and the county of Los Angeles in a medical malpractice case involving a baby who suffered injury as a result of a breech birth.

The underlying Connecticut medical malpractice case resulted in a $ 53 million jury verdict against a physician with only $ 2 million in policy limits.

In that case, which involved an HPRB review of a disposition concerning a 2009 complaint against a physician (the «Registrant»), the HPRB decided that letters which referred to the Registrant's past complaint history should be disclosed to the complainant - applicant, over the objections of the Registrant and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC («the College»).

The SJC decision, Wenger v. Aceto, involved a case that pit the lawyer, Gregory J. Aceto, against his former client, a physician.

A successful medical malpractice case against any health care provider must prove the same elements as one against a physician, namely that:

In cases of loss of life, a wrongful death claim can be filed against the medical center, physician, or other responsible party.

If you had a family physician that you're particularly close to and you believe that a medical error occurred that resulted in damages, but you didn't want to particularly pursue a case against that particular doctor or healthcare provider, I would advise you to allow us to investigate that case.

Among her recent cases, Lorelei drafted the appellate brief that resulted in the Eleventh Circuit's affirming a final summary judgment the Firm obtained in favor of a national hospital client against a physician's high - profile race discrimination claims.

Notable mandates: Represented physicians involved in providing care to Ashley Smith during the 2013 coroner's inquest; acted for Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne in a defamation action against Ontario Progressive Conservative party leader Tim Hudak and energy critic Lisa MacLeod; in Wise v. Iran, acted for a Canadian victim of a suicide bombing (executed by individuals who received material support from Iran) who sought leave to intervene in ongoing proceedings commenced by United States plaintiffs in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking orders recognizing the enforceability in Ontario of judgments they obtained from a U.S. court against Iran totaling about $ 370 million; in Khadr v. Edmonton Institution, acted as lead counsel for an intervener, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, to argue that in interpreting Omar Khadr's sentence for the purpose of enforcing it in Canada, Correctional Services Canada was obliged to consider Khadr's right to liberty and principles of fundamental justice; acted for a physician in a malpractice claim in Moore v. Getahun, a precedent - setting case about restrictions on communication between counsel and experts in preparation of expert reports.

The defendant will not be the same in every case, however, it is not uncommon for medical malpractice lawsuits to be filed against a single physician as well as the entire hospital or medical office.

In a case of first impression, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed the en banc Superior Court's finding that «a patient does have a cause of action against either a psychiatrist or a general practitioner rendering psychological care, when during the course of treatment the physician has a sexual relationship with the patient that causes the patient's emotional or psychological symptoms to worsen.»

The defendant physician died about a year later, but the case continued against his estate.

A very practical tip which I always tell to doctors who want to find the way to increase their legal safety against the possible claims from patients is to carefully record all decisions on treatment in the patient's medical documentation; and in case of any doubtful, risky or not standard treatment which is to be initiated, a physician should always get a written declaration of consent from a patient.

In a precedent - setting decision in a case that pit patients» rights against doctor's religious beliefs, the Divisional Court upheld the College of Physician and Surgeon of Ontario's policy on effective referral.

In a precedent - setting decision, in a case that pit patients» rights against doctor's religious beliefs, the Divisional Court has upheld the College of Physician and Surgeon of Ontario's policy on effective referral.

The physician assistant may hear only cases involving disciplinary actions against a physician assistant.