Tag Archives: Medical Errors
Feres Doctrine Makes it Next to Impossible to Sue the Military for Medical Malpractice
According to Military Times, 2,111 administrative claims for medical malpractice were filed against the Army, Navy, and Air Force medical hospitals and medical centers from 2010-2015. Of those 2,111 claims, 254 resulted in medical malpractice lawsuits. In 2015 alone, 174 “sentinel events” – or unexpected occurrences resulting in death or serious physical or psychological… Read More »
Jacksonville Eye Doctor Faces Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
A Jacksonville eye doctor faces a medical malpractice lawsuit after he allegedly operated on the wrong eye of one of his patients. The lawsuit alleges in 2014 the doctor at the Orange Park Surgery center began the surgical procedure on the patient’s right eye when it was actually the left eye that needed treatment…. Read More »