Tag Archives: medical errors
A Patient’s Best Interests? Michigan Senate Bill 1116
The Michigan state senate is currently considering a bill that would have grave consequences for medical malpractice law. The bill would absolve doctors of any liability if they make a mistake that leads to further harm if the doctors did “what they thought was best.” This law effectively gives doctors a disprovable defense in any […]
Should Not Have Happened
Personal injury and medical malpractice Fritzie Burkett gave birth to her son, Genesis, at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge in 2010. Born four months premature, Fritzie and her husband Cameron stayed at his bedside for six weeks following his birth. With no sign of complication, Genesis died suddenly following a heart operation in […]
