Our Blog - Tag: Medical Malpractice

A new report by the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services indicates that most hospital errors go unreported. The study found that only one in seven hospital errors which harmed patients were reported. Even more worrisome was that even when hospitals did investigate the few medical malpractice incidents that were reported,…

In our last post we discussed the pending litigation against one of the nation’s largest medical device manufacturers arising out of the off-label use of its bone grafts. Medtronic’s INFUSE Bone Grafts were used in several types of spinal surgeries without approval by the Food and Drug Administration. As a result, many patients now suffer…

When the makers of a drug or medical device pay doctors to provide research on the safety and efficacy of the treatment, can the results be trusted? In the case of Medtronic’s bone growth product, INFUSE, there is major controversy over the fact the drug and device maker paid researchers a substantial amount to identify…