Michael J. Sacopulos, Esq. Several months ago the South Carolina Appellate Court issued a scary opinion (Burke V. AnMed Health).  A standard medical malpractice case had come before a trial court in South Carolina.  Prior to trial, the defense attorney asked that prospective jurors who owed bad debts and judgments to the healthcare provider be [...]

Michael J. Sacopulos, Esq. As the general counsel for Medical Justice, I see a number of bizarre and unfair medical malpractice claims.  However, recently I have read several claims that were so odd as to attract my attention.  The first involves a surgical patient at Baylor Health Hospital in Dallas.  A Nebraska man had traveled [...]

Jeff Segal, MD, JD, FACS The Wall Street Journal recently reported on the growing number of scientific papers that are being retracted due to mistakes. In the article Mistakes in Scientific Studies Surge, the Journal reports that since 2001, while the number of papers published in research journals grew 44%, the number of articles retracted [...]

Jeff Segal, MD, JD, FACS We have written recently about social networking group discount programs – like Groupon. We cautioned that such programs might be deemed fee-splitting; a practice prohibited by federal law, state law, and licensing bodies. We now have some additional data points to share. Not everyone knows what Groupon is. Here’s how [...]

Michael Kirsch, M.D. – author, MD Whistleblower Medical malpractice reform is in the news again. Of course, for the medical profession, the medical malpractice system is the wound that simply will not heal. For the plaintiffs bar, in contrast, the medical liability system is the gift that keeps on giving. I have argued that the [...]