The central dispute of a catastrophic injury case is rarely whether something went wrong. No, the question is why. Should an injury happen at a hospital, it becomes the task of the hospital and the legal team to defend a case—but not by saying that care was flawless. Instead, they focus on causation, or the […]
Medical records do not speak for themselves. They are contemporaneous documentation of clinical observations, decisions, and actions, but their legal significance is mediated through expert interpretation. Courts rely on expert testimony to explain medical terminology, clinical context, and the significance of recorded data. At the same time, courts draw a critical distinction between interpretation of […]
In medical malpractice litigation, half of the legal analysis is proving that the injury occurred. Most cases must go beyond that proof because courts also determine why the injury happened and whether the evidence provided connects the alleged negligence to the harm suffered by the patient. The issue—medical causation—often becomes the central point of dispute […]
Teaching hospitals have a unique and pivotal position in medicine and healthcare. Not only are these places advanced care centers where training brings forth the next generation of physicians. Teaching hospitals also have facilities where the most complex and high-risk patients are referred. However, this combination creates opportunity and risk. Care is delivered through layered […]
Not every neonatal medical malpractice case fits neatly into a model where earlier care would have prevented injury. There are many situations where a newborn is born with a serious medical risk, such as prematurity, infection, hypoxia, or metabolic instability. During these cases, the question is not whether the outcome could have been avoided entirely, […]