Tag Archives: medical malpractice lawsuits

“Jury in the Bronx Awards $45 Million for a Death After Surgery”

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Naomi

Edward Beloyianis was paralyzed at 14 as a result of a spinal operation at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. He died eight years later of complications of the paralysis. Source New York Times: Jury in the Bronx Awards $45 Million … Continue reading →

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Medical malpractice lawsuit filed by Joan Rivers’s daughter

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Naomi

It had to happen. Although as a close relative of a number of doctors, I’m sure there’s another story in here. But another although: there is such a thing as med mal, so maybe the only other story in here … Continue reading →

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“Malpractice Reform Won’t Do Much to Reduce Health Spending”

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Naomi

As the sister, sister-in-law and cousin of physicians, I pay attention to medical malpractice lawsuits and the twisty politics embedded in the cry for “malpractice reform” as a way of cutting health costs. But here, as Aaron E. Carroll in … Continue reading →

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