According to an analysis from Diederich Healthcare, 2013 marked the first time since 2003 that there was a significant spike in the total number of payouts as well as the total amount for medical malpractice payouts.  Compared to 2013, in the most recent fiscal year, there was a significant increase in the number of medical malpractice claims in Health and Hospitals Corporation-operated hospitals in New York. Serving close to 1.5 million patients, HHC is the largest municipal health care system in the US. There were 876 medical malpractice claims in the fiscal year of 2014 and in fiscal year 2015, that number increased to over

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics’ most recent annual study showed that 186,830 nonfatal occupational injuries to hands and wrists involved days away from work. According to the US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the most common and costly occupational health problem in the country is repetitive hand injuries. It affects hundreds of thousands of American workers and costs over $20 billion a year in workers compensation. The wrist is a complex part of the body that is made up of many different bones, muscles, nerves, blood vessels, tendons, and ligaments – all of which can be injured in

Out of all the personal injury cases in the United States, 4 to 5 percent go to trial. This means that 95 to 96 percent are settled pretrial. In 2013, there was an increase of 2 percent in civil case filings in the US district courts, going up by 6,162 cases to a whopping 284,604. Due to this, civil filings per authorized judgeship increased from 411 to 420. What are Depositions? In a civil lawsuit, depositions are crucial components of the pretrial discovery procedure. They are made up of a series of questions that are directed to a party under oath. A court reporter typically

Before you meet with your personal injury lawyer for the first time, it is important that you collect all the documents that you may have relating to your accident, and injuries and file them together. This will help your personal injury attorney understand and prepare a case in your favor. The odds of your winning a personal injury claim are higher if your documentation is in place. Here is a checklist of some of the pertinent documents that you need to take along with you when you go to talk to your lawyer. Information that needs to be jotted down Name and address of ambulance