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Did You Know?    
 
 
Cosmetic surgery malpractice is a common occurrence
Negligence happens when ill-equipped medical practitioners, like doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists, and other healthcare professionals carry out such relatively simple cosmetic procedures like botox injections and forehead lifts. Negligence of this kind is criminal. It can happen to anyone.

 


 

Whenever you go to a Connecticut medical professional for consultation or treatment, it is expected that the doctor, nurse, or physician will treat you with the top quality the medical profession demands. Medical Malpractice is a doctor's failure to exercise the degree of care and skill that a physician, surgeon, or any other medical professional would use under routine circumstances.

 
Program Payments for Medicare Beneficiar    
 
 
1The classification of counties into urban or rural groups is based on the list of metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) defined by the Office of Management and Budget. For the purpose of this table, a rural area of residence is defined as an MSA with fewer than 50,000 resident population.2The July 1 enrollment counts used to calculate fee-for-service program payments per enrollee do not include Medicare enrollees in managed care plans.| 3Excludes Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, in Connecticut
Amount in Millions 2,334
Per Person Served 6,267
Per Enrollee2 5,734
Urban program payments Amount in Millions 2,240
Urban program Per Enrollee2 6,226
Urban program Per Person Served 5,701
Rural Program Amount in Millions 94
Rural Program Person Served 7,441
Rural Program Per Enrollee2 6,626

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Information Services: Data from the Medicare Decision Support Access Facility; data development by the Office of Research, Development, and Information.
 

Medical Malpractice is a serious issue in Connecticut hospitals and is a leading cause of wrongful death. Over 225,000 people die from medical malpractice related injuries in a single year.

 
Connecticut Verdicts and Settlements    
 
 
Jury awards Connecticut woman $1,309,000 in car/bicycle accident (9/4/2001)
On August 19, 1996, the plaintiff, Kathleen Ipacs, was riding her bicycle in a northerly direction in the southbound lane of North Quaker Lane in West Hartford. At the intersection of North Quaker Lane and Asylum Avenue, the plaintiff, David Crawford
 

There are many different ways you or someone you know can be seriously injured as a result of medical malpractice. The following are several of the ways an individual can die due to medical malpractice:

  • Surgical Malpractice
  • Medication Errors
  • Bacterial Infections
  • Birth Injury
  • Dental Malpractice
  • Diagnosis Error
  • Negligence
  • Wrong Site Surgery
  • Gastric Bypass Errors
  • Dental Malpractice
  • Breast Implant Malpractice
  • Emergency Room Errors
  • Elder Abuse / Nursing Home Neglect

There are many other ways to experience debilitating personal injuries due to medical malpractice and the negligence of doctors, nurses, or other medical professionals. You can contact us if you have any questions pertaining to wrongful deaths, personal injuries, or medical malpractice.

One of the most frequent causes of wrongful death in Connecticut is medical malpractice. Thousands die each year and this kind of wrongful death is not filed or goes unnoticed. Contact us if you think a relative or someone you know in Connecticut has died as a result of medical malpractice.

Please contact us if anyone you know has suffered from debilitating injuries due to medical malpractice in Connecticut.

 


 
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  Debate over Malpractice Reform
Audio, RM, 44 Kbps, 5:54, 2/1/2005

One of President Bush's top domestic priorities this year is health care. He frequently speaks about medical malpractice reform and is proposing a cap on non-economic damages. But some critics say those types of damages aren't the problem.
Source: National Public Radio
 
 
Connecticut External Sites    
 
 

Office of Legislative Research
2004-R-0522, Medical Malpractice-Connecticut Legislation-2004 ... 2003-R-0665, Medical Malpractice—Connecticut and California ...
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE IN CONNECTICUT
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE IN CONNECTICUT. ... St. Paul withdrew from the medical malpractice market entirely, not only in Connecticut, because it

 


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News about Medical Malpractice cases in Connecticut and nationwide:

Governor Appoints Physician, Businessman To Healthcare Commission
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Gov. Dave Freudenthal has appointed a Buffalo doctor and a Riverton businessman to seats on the Wyoming Healthcare Commission.

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Medical Malpractice Rate Decrease of 1.5 Percent
Market continuing to stabilize

COLUMBUS – Department of Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin announced that three of the five largest medi...

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Strike Three for CJD on Medical Malpractice
Latest Study Adds to List of Unsupportable Conclusions on Medical Malpractice

Rockville, MD – February 28, 2006 – In what appears to ...

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Proximate Cause

Definition:
Proximate cause is defined legally as a cause which, in a natural and continuous sequence, unbroken by any intervening event, produces injury, and without which, the injury would not have occurred.

Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate

Definition:
A cleft is a separation in a body structure. Clefts that occur in the oral-facial region often involve the lip, the roof of the mouth (hard palate) or the soft tissue in the back of the mouth (soft palate).

Elder Abuse

Definition:
Is any "physical abuse, neglect, financial abuse, abandonment, isolation, abduction or other treatment with resulting in physical harm or pain or mental suffering, or the deprivation by a care custodian of goods or services that are necessary to avoid physical harm or mental suffering

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Topics Related to Medical Malpractice:

  • Surgical Malpractice
  • Medication Errors
  • Bacterial Infections
  • Birth Injury
  • Dental Malpractice

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Connecticut Medical-Malpractice Attorney

 
If you live in the following cities and need an Medical-Malpractice attorney you should contact our Medical-Malpractice Attorney as soon as possible:

  • Branford
  • Bridgeport
  • Bristol
  • Cheshire
  • Danbury
  • East Hartford
  • East Haven
  • Enfield
  • Fairfield
  • Glastonbury
  • Greenwich
  • Groton
  • Guilford
  • Hamden
  • Hartford
  • Manchester
  • Meriden
  • Middletown
  • Milford
  • Naugatuck
  • New Britain
  • New Haven
  • New London
  • New Milford
  • Newington
  • North Haven
  • Norwalk
  • Norwich
  • Ridgefield
  • Shelton
  • South Windsor
  • Southington
  • Stamford
  • Stratford
  • Torrington
  • Trumbull
  • Vernon Rockville
  • Wallingford
  • Waterbury
  • West Haven
  • Westport
  • Wethersfield
  • Windsor
 


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