In 1999, the Institute of Medicine published a study indicating that as many as 98,000 hospitalized Americans died annually from medical errors (Kohn, Linda, and Corrigan, Janet To Err is Human; Building a Safer Health System, (Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1999)).

Since development of the Pap smear by Dr. Papanicolaou in the 1940’s, cervical cytology screening has become the mainstay for early detection of cervical cancer. It has led to a dramatic reduction in deaths from cervical cancer.

Medical negligence cases are costly and difficult undertakings. Generally, you will be facing capable defense counsel, top notch defense experts, intelligent and articulate defendants, vast defense resources, and a hardened and skeptical insurer that will be looking for any weaknesses in your case. Those factors, along with the fact that the likely issues of the litigation will concern topics that the defendants and their experts know more about than you, can make these cases challenging.

THREE BAR MEMBERS contributed their considerable expertise in complex litigation and mediation to help New Hampshire Legal Assistance reach an accord with the state of New Hampshire that avoids a costly trial and obtains better access to dental care for NH families on Medicaid.