Monthly Archives: October 2018
Florida Supreme Court Allows Medical Malpractice Suit to Move Forward Even Though Medical Expert Retired Before Providing Affidavit
In a case that many in the medical malpractice justice field have been watching, on September 6, the Florida Supreme Court allowed a medical malpractice case involving the death of a 20-year-old woman who gave birth to a stillborn child move forward. In doing so, they overturned previous rulings by both a circuit judge… Read More »
New Tax Law Affects Personal Injury Settlements
While many people have focused on the new tax law’s significant effects on alimony payments and divorce, as recently pointed out by Forbes magazine, not enough people have thought about how it could affect justice done in personal injury lawsuits and settlements. The new law has made some important changes to the taxability of… Read More »
Conditions Frequently Misdiagnosed As Depression
It’s no secret that medical errors hurt and kill a significant number of people each year. But what about all of the people this affects who may not even know it? Unfortunately, this is a significant issue when it comes to patients who suffer from particular medical issues, but who are often misdiagnosed with… Read More »
Florida Nursing Homes Fail To Comply With Mandatory Generator Requirement for Resident Safety
Even though the tragedy involving people dying in nursing homes last year in Hollywood, Florida after Hurricane Irma dominated news headlines, and led to some important changes in terms of new emergency power supply requirements in Florida nursing homes in order to prevent a similar tragedy, according to recent reports, most Florida nursing homes… Read More »
