Minnesota & Nationwide Medical Malpractice News

Lommen Abdo's Guide to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
A guide for the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program has been distributed to family practitioners, pediatricians and other medical providers in Minnesota and Wisconsin who frequently administer vaccines.

National Program Takes Significant Step To Sort Out Vaccine/Autism Causation Issue
About five thousand cases have been filed with the NVICP on behalf of children with neurodevelopmental disorders such as PDDNOS or Autism; these cases allege that the children were injured through exposure to Thimerosal contained in childhood vaccines.

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Patient in Cancer Misdiagnosis Case
The Minnesota State Supreme Court has ruled that, in a failure to diagnosis cancer case, the statute of limitations begins at the point when, looking at the unique circumstances of the particular case, “some compensable damage occurred as a result of the alleged negligent diagnosis”.

Medical Malpractice Update: Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Protects Patient’s Rights for Recovery
Despite thousands of patients who are injured each year while receiving medical treatment, the last decade has seen an increase in attempted medical malpractice reform. Most notably, this reform includes legislative initiatives to cap the amount of non-economic damages patients can receive in a medical malpractice action.

Minnesota Has a New "Good Faith" Insurance Law
Effective August 1, 2008, Minnesota law will allow a policyholder to sue his or her insurance company for not settling a claim in “good faith,” meaning that the policyholder may prevail if he or she can prove that the insurance company did not have a reasonable basis for denying their claim.