This is part II of Rating Sites Sometimes Err on the Side of the Worst Possible Interpretation Jeff Segal, MD, JD, FACS Doctor B.’s record was blemished on a separate rating site. The blemish: “Doctor B. was sanctioned in the past”; sanction being defined as actions taken to punish or restrict physicians who have demonstrated [...]

Doctor Rating Sites Sometimes Err on the Side of the Worst Possible Interpretation Jeff Segal, MD, JD, FACS These two vignettes involve real Medical Justice plan members; both talented physicians. Rating sites tarred these innocent bystanders, courtesy of their respective licensing Board of Medicines. Medical Justice helped set the record straight. Doctor A. is an [...]

Voir Dire – Medical Malpractice Jury Selection Process Joseph Horton, MD They called me for jury duty last week.  As luck had it, there was only one jury trial in court and I didn’t get picked for it.  But since I find the experience instructive—and symptomatic of much that I believe to be wrong with [...]

Gone But Not Forgotten:  The Curious Dormancy of Metadata Peter G. Yelkovac, Attorney at Law Medical students are taught that certain viruses tend to take refuge in cells and live a latent existence long after symptoms have cleared.  In many cases, such viruses remain dormant for the life of the patient.  In other cases, they [...]

Louisiana Court of Appeals Rules Limits on Malpractice Damages Unconstitutional The Louisiana Court of Appeals ruled last month that the state’s limits on malpractice damages violated the constitution.  The Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act, which caps damages general damages at $500,000, was ruled to be unconstitutional on November 17, 2010 in Oliver v. Magnolia Clinic (WL [...]

Bill to make detailed IL doctors’ histories available moves to Senate According to a recent Chicago Tribune article, a bill (Patients’ Right to Know Act) in Illinois that has already made its way through the House and is on its way to the Senate could allow patients to view detailed histories of their doctor online [...]