Dan Frith

A Superior Court (San Diego, California) jury awarded $5.7 million in damages to a bedridden man who claimed a doctor failed to diagnose his skin cancer. The verdict is the largest medical-malpractice award in California this year, but will be cut to $1.9 million under a state statute limiting damages…

Ivy League-educated pediatrician Robert P. Lindeman sat on the stand in a Boston area court this month, defending himself in a malpractice suit involving the death of a 12-year-old patient, when the opposing counsel startled him with a question.Was he Lindeman Flea?It appears Dr. Lindeman authored a blog under the…

The Naples Daily News reports 47 residents of ManorCare Health Services, a 118-bed nursing home in East Naples, Florida became ill late last week from what could be the Norwalk virus with symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea. Read the new article here. Norwalk virus, from the norovirus class, can cause…

A recent report prepared for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by the RAND Corporation examines nursing home selection statistics in six states. The purpose of the report was to determine how the million-plus elders headed for senior care every year make their choices. Researchers determined that generally…

We have handled many cases through the years where a patient was needlessly injured or killed during surgery due to a lack of communication between the surgeon, anesthesiologist, operating nursing staff and other medical professionals who are present in many surgeries. Operating on the wrong leg or side of the…

The owner and manager of a Palmetto, Florida nursing home has been arrested on a charge of neglecting an elderly person in connection with a large lesion found on the face of a resident. According to a report from the Palmetto Police Department, 85-year-old Ronald Larsen began living at the…

I wrote a short blog article on April 6, 2007 (link to article) about how some long term care insurers are quick to take your premium payment and slow and dilatory in paying benefits. The New York Times published a great article on this problem which is becoming all too…