According to Diederich Data, New York Has Highest Per Capita Medical Malpractice Payout with payouts exceeding $300 million dollars in 2017. And according to Medscape, the top three reasons for a lawsuit were a failure to diagnose, complications from a treatment or surgery, and poor outcome or disease progression. Approximately 80-90% or more of medical…
DetailsAccording to the New York State Department of Health, there are on average 292 deaths each year due to motor vehicle traffic-related injuries among vehicle occupants, killing 1.6 of every 100,000 New Yorkers, 6, 207 hospitalizations, and 106,612 emergency department visits. Statistically speaking, and as of May 2018, Brooklyn has the second highest reported motor vehicle…
DetailsShould the state Medicaid program be able to recover its full value of the lien asserted for medical care in a personal injury case despite the fact that it could potentially leave the injured party with nothing? Answer: No, according to the recent decisions rendered by the Unites States Supreme Court in the cases of…
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