The plaintiff filed a medical
malpractice lawsuit against the defendant doctor, and in response, the doctor requested certain medical records pursuant to the rules of discovery.
The plaintiff filed a medical
malpractice lawsuit against the defendant, claiming that the doctor was negligent in performing the surgery.
Not exact matches
In a split decision, the Kentucky Supreme Court has allowed a medical
malpractice lawsuit to proceed
against the
defendant, a surgeon, who was alleged...
The first six are medical
malpractice lawsuits against Baltimore Hospitals, the other ten are not specifically
against hospitals as the prime
defendants, but are
against doctors and other health care entities.
In a split decision, the Kentucky Supreme Court has allowed a medical
malpractice lawsuit to proceed
against the
defendant, a surgeon, who was alleged to have chosen not to inform a patient, the plaintiff, of a risk associated with a device implantation procedure.
The waiver stated that the doctor does not carry
malpractice insurance and that by signing the waiver, the plaintiff agreed not to file a
lawsuit against the doctor because the plaintiff understands that the
defendant «will do the very best to take care of me according to community medical standards.»
The
defendant's legal team will likely be well financed and highly experienced in defending
against medical
malpractice lawsuits.
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.