All accident victims have a limited time to file their claims. In Florida, the statute of limitations for medical malpractice is two years from the date o — April 6, 2016 ... Read More »
As a general rule, a plaintiff may recover the full amount of compensatory damages even if the plaintiff has received payments from sources other than the — February 17, 2016 ... Read More »
Medical malpractice cases can be complicated: they often require a wide variety of evidence in order for an injured person to establish a hospital or docto — February 11, 2014 ... Read More »
If it looks like a sham and talks like a sham, is it a sham? Not until there's a full evidentiary hearing on the issue, Florida's Second District Court of — January 10, 2013 ... Read More »
The timing of a lawsuit is a crucial issue in any case, but particularly in medical malpractice actions where tight restrictions require an injured person — March 28, 2013 ... Read More »
There are a number of procedural hoops that a plaintiff in a Florida medical malpractice lawsuit must jump through before bringing suit. As the state's Fou — April 20, 2012 ... Read More »
In Florida, medical malpractice cases are often based on a theory of alleged negligence, either by doctors or other medical staff. In Hollywood Medical Cen — May 28, 2012 ... Read More »
These days medical treatment is no longer a case of the local doctor coming out for a visit. Modern medicine involves a myriad assortment of doctors, nurse — August 27, 2012 ... Read More »
Florida medical malpractice cases are often a battle of experts: doctors and other health professionals who give their opinions on whether a defendant acte — July 17, 2012 ... Read More »
Sunshine State lawmakers are set to consider a proposed law intended to limit Florida medical malpractice lawsuits by raising the standard of proof in cert — February 14, 2012 ... Read More »
The statutory cap on punitive damages in Florida medical malpractice cases remains intact - at least for the time being - thanks to a recent ruling by the — June 29, 2011 ... Read More »
While the statute mandated Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan (NICA Plan) provides no-fault benefits for certain childbirth injury — July 8, 2011 ... Read More »
A person seeking to sue a doctor or hospital for medical malpractice in Florida is generally required notify the defendants before filing suit. But what ab — December 1, 2011 ... Read More »
In hospital lingo, medical errors and preventable infections are called "adverse events." In legal lingo, the term "medical malpractice" is used to describ — April 10, 2011 ... Read More »
Our Fort Lauderdale injury law firm has been following recent news of drug shortages that may affect Florida consumers. The Food and Drug Administration (F — February 4, 2011 ... Read More »
