Dealing with insurance companies … knowledge is power
Insurance is supposed to protect you from life’s most unexpected and unwanted events. You pay your premium month after month expecting that your insurance company will put your best...
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Judge finds that hospital should have kept patient under increased observation
Judge finds that Hospital staff should have kept patient under increased observation The Supreme Court of NSW has found that a private hospital was negligent in the treatment and...
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Court finds that reasonable steps were taken to advise patient of potential side effects of surgery
Court finds that surgeon and hospital took reasonable steps to ensure patient knew the potential side effects of surgery One of the challenges for doctors is making sure they...
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What happens if you are injured as a result of medical treatment?
What happens if you are injured as a result of medical treatment? As a developed and relatively wealthy country, Australia has built itself a quality healthcare system that can...
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Everything you need to know about medico-legal liability reports for medical negligence claims
In medical negligence claims… what is a medico-legal liability report? A medico-legal liability report (also referred to as an ‘Expert Liability Report’) is a report prepared by a medical...
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Overservicing by dentist amounted to an assault, not mere negligence
Overservicing by dentist amounted to an assault, not mere negligence and therefore an entitlement to more compensation Dean v Phung NSW CA 223 Medical negligence is not confined...
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Medical Negligence Claims – What do I do?
1. You contact us ASAP as time limits apply Under the Law both adults and children must commence legal proceedings within 3 years of their claim being “discoverable”. To...
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Disabled Boy Settles Case Against Private Hospital
A severely disabled 12-year-old boy suffering from cerebral palsy has reached a settlement with Melbourne’s Peninsula Private Hospital and the obstetrician who works there, Dr Brett Marshall. The boy,...
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