Partner Jonathan Goldberg has just been certified as a life member of both the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which are recognized as among the most prestigious membership organizations for trial lawyers. Membership in these groups is limited to attorneys who have secured million- and multi-million dollar verdicts, awards and … Continued

Recently, there was a federally-funded study that said only about 10 percent of people who actually had a valid medical malpractice claim ever talked to a lawyer or otherwise pursued it. That means that the vast majority who have a valid claim are either not aware of it, or are aware and, for whatever reason, … Continued

Recently, Voices for Safer Care, a forum for healthcare professionals, patients and others who are committed to ending preventable harm, improving patients’ outcomes and experiences, and reducing waste in health care, posted an article entitled Supporting “Second Victims” with Emotional First Aid. Voices for Safer Care is a part of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Armstrong … Continued

The news site ProPublica has posted a major new report about surgical complications and the relative effectiveness of individual surgeons in avoiding them. The report is based on data collected by Medicare on the performance of nearly 17,000 surgeons nationwide, and the results are interesting to say the least. The most surprising finding is how … Continued

It’s hard to believe, but there’s really very little ongoing research to measure the effectiveness of medical procedures and the relative quality of practitioners who perform them or the institutions in which they occur. In fact, structural incentives within the healthcare industry actively discourage collecting and sharing such data. A recent story on NPR profiled … Continued