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Cases arise from misdiagnoses, surgical errors, medication errors, anesthesia errors and birth injuries.

For 70 years, active duty military members have been barred from pursuing medical malpractice lawsuits against the Armed Forces for negligence that causes an injury. This was because of the Feres Doctrine, a legal doctrine that resulted from a United States Supreme Court ruling in the case of Feres v. U.S. Army Lt. Rudolph Feres…

Medical Mutual of Maryland’s proposed dividend payment demonstrates the lack of a real insurance crisis in Maryland.

At Shapiro & Appleton, our NC and VA medical malpractice attorneys gather the evidence needed to be successful in filing your claim.

Medical malpractice may be more common than you think: learn the surprising statistics found by respected journals, schools, and institutions.