Posts in Wrongful Death

Jan 10 A Good Day for Common Sense

In a decision that makes perfect sense to anyone practicing in the area, the Supreme Judicial Court yesterday refused to use a ...

Dec 14 Who Gets the Money in a Wrongful Death Case?

A recent decision from the United States District Court reaches the initially startling conclusion that the estate of a man ...

Nov 22 Nursing Home Patients Allowed a Jury Trial

Opponents of efforts by health care providers to restrict patients’ rights to a jury trial breathed a sigh of relief this week, as ...

Oct 08 Shades of Hot Coffee in Tailgating Case

The recent widely publicized settlement in a wrongful death case brought against the Kraft Group by the family of Debra Davis has ...

Aug 13 Arbor Hospital System Cited for Continuing Failures

A recent article in The Boston Globe highlighted problems with one of the Commonwealth’s major providers of mental health care. In ...

Jan 14 Malpractice Claims for Missed Cancer and Heart Attacks Diagnoses the Most Common

A study published in BMJ Open on July 18 revealed that missed diagnoses for conditions such as cancer and heart attacks are the ...