http://www.marylandmedicalmalpracticeattorneyblog.com/ Published By Miller & Zois en-us 2010-03-10T08:51:21-05:00 http://www.marylandmedicalmalpracticeattorneyblog.com/2010/03/illinois_efforts_to_alter_cons.html Illinois malpractice reform advocates have apparently given up putting constitutional change on the ballot this year to try to get back caps on medical malpractice awards in Illinois, accordingly to LegalNewsLine.com. The "letting the voters" decide paradigm sounds very appealing.... Malpractice Law Ronald V. Miller, Jr. 2010-03-10T08:51:21-05:00 http://www.marylandmedicalmalpracticeattorneyblog.com/2010/03/wrong_part_surgery_leads_to_ma.html More Cap Related Information More on Illinois and Maryland Cap Maryland Malpractice Cap Jurors and Caps Looking to build on the momentum in Illinois, Kansas malpractice lawyers look to strike down Kansas' draconian $250,000 noneconomic damages malpractice cap. The... Malpractice Tort Reform Ronald V. Miller, Jr. 2010-03-08T11:36:24-05:00 http://www.marylandmedicalmalpracticeattorneyblog.com/2010/02/known_risk_malpractice_defense_1.html Many are concerned about frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits. Little if any attention is given to frivolous malpractice lawsuit defenses. Everyone realizes that doctors are human beings and sometimes the very best doctors make mistakes, as do the best lawyers, accountants,... Trial Strategies Ronald V. Miller, Jr. 2010-02-24T08:39:53-05:00 http://www.marylandmedicalmalpracticeattorneyblog.com/2010/02/still_more_from_president_obam.html Related Information President Obama’s Prior Speech on Caps Malpractice Caps in Maryland Maryland Medical Malpractice The AP reports that President Obama's says he's willing to start from scratch on health care — and is willing to consider medical malpractice... Medical Malpractice News Ronald V. Miller, Jr. 2010-02-10T12:45:22-05:00 http://www.marylandmedicalmalpracticeattorneyblog.com/2010/02/medical_malpractice_links_1.html This from the Deseret News summarizing a new study from BYU: "Because doctors spend less time on the job when their perceived risk of being sued for malpractice rises, those lost hours mean some 7 million people nationwide must find... Ronald V. Miller, Jr. 2010-02-03T09:40:51-05:00 http://www.marylandmedicalmalpracticeattorneyblog.com/2010/01/gop_response_to_president_obam.html In the GOP response to President Obama's state of the union address, Republicans went with Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell. I think he was a good choice, a blue collar Republican with a strong appeal to conservative Democrats. We all remember... Malpractice Tort Reform Ronald V. Miller, Jr. 2010-01-28T09:04:56-05:00 http://www.marylandmedicalmalpracticeattorneyblog.com/2010/01/malpractice_reform_and_malprac.html Medical malpractice lawyers often contend that malpractice tort reform would actually increase malpractice insurance rates. Coming from trial lawyers, this claim has been readily discounted by many, including me because it would seem to defy fundamental principles of economics. But... Malpractice Tort Reform Ronald V. Miller, Jr. 2010-01-25T16:18:53-05:00 http://www.marylandmedicalmalpracticeattorneyblog.com/2010/01/interesting_lawsuit_against_ho.html A man in Tampa Bay has filed a lawsuit against a hospital that told him it would charge him more than $1 million to pull their adverse incident reports on his back surgeon. One goal of the Plaintiff: finding out... Medical Malpractice News Ronald V. Miller, Jr. 2010-01-13T14:42:39-05:00 http://www.marylandmedicalmalpracticeattorneyblog.com/2010/01/lockshin_v_semsker.html Lockshin v. Semsker was decided yesterday. Plaintiffs lost on every conceivable level. You can read the Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog summary here.... Maryland Malpractice Cases Ronald V. Miller, Jr. 2010-01-13T12:35:04-05:00 http://www.marylandmedicalmalpracticeattorneyblog.com/2010/01/mcquitty_v_spangler.html Heather Pensyl writes a good summary in the University of Baltimore Law Forum of McQuitty v. Spangler a cerebral palsy case in Baltimore County that I summarized last year discussing informed consent in Maryland.... Maryland Malpractice Cases Ronald V. Miller, Jr. 2010-01-04T14:30:35-05:00