Miscellaneous

May is Malpractice Month

By Anne Skove, Esq.

Sponge stuck inside you? Wrong finger amputated? Step right up! The Clark County, Nevada, District Court has made May Malpractice Month!

Attorneys in 216 of the oldest pending malpractice cases in the jurisdiction have received notice, or rather an invitation, to participate in the May Marathon. On the agreement of parties, such cases may be handled through the settlement program.

The Eighth Judicial District Court has 800 pending medmal cases, 430 of which are related to a single endoscopy center. The court realizes that it is nearly impossible to resolve all the pending cases within the statutory guidelines; hence, May Marathon.

Is settlement a good idea for the alleged victims? Court-o-rama is a huge fan of this country's civil justice system, but it is true that "justice delayed is justice denied." Particularly with medmal, where people may be suffering economically as well as physically and emotionally, time is of the essence.

See the court's press release: May Marathon Aims To Reduce Medical Malpractice Backlog (April 2, 2009). The press release contains contact and scheduling information.

Full post as published by court-o-rama.org on April 04, 2009 (boomark / email).