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Medical Malpractice

February 19, 2025

Doctor David Bonnema ICD Surgery Injury Attorney

Helping Injured Cardiac Patients of Trinity Health Muskegon  The Grand Rapids medical malpractice lawyers at Buchanan Firm are representing heart patients who were injured by cardiologist David D. Bonnema MD of Trinity Health Muskegon — call (800) 272-4080 to get the justice you deserve.  David D. Bonnema MD Bonnema's Unnecessary ICD Surgeries at Trinity...
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November 14, 2024

What is a Lien in a Personal Injury Case?

A lien is the right of another party besides the original owner to specific property as security for a debt. In personal injury cases, other parties may possess this right to some of your lawsuit proceeds. This may include those who provided you with medical treatment or initially paid for it, such as medical...
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October 25, 2024

What is the National Medical Malpractice Advocacy Association?

What is the NMMAA? The National Medical Malpractice Advocacy (NMMAA) is an advocate for social justice that empowers the community through education and activism. With active patient advocates throughout the United States, the NMMAA helps to educate citizens. Informed citizens organize and protest injustices, raise awareness, educate, and build coalitions. What Does the NMMAA...
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October 21, 2024

Michigan Supreme Court Clarifies Standard of Care for Expert Medical Witnesses

The Michigan Supreme Court recently restated the standard of care requirements for expert medical witnesses under MCL 600.2169, as interpreted in a 2006 case (Woodard v. Custer). In Stokes v. Swofford (July 25, 2024), the Supreme Court held that the earlier decision was wrongly decided in part and must be overruled in part. That’s’ because...
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What Does that Legal Jargon Mean?

Legal terminology can be confusing—even for some lawyers. Many of these “words of art” come from Latin, and few of us are fluent in that language. For example, “ex parte” means on behalf of” and “donatio mortis causa” is Latin for a deathbed gift. We won’t try to teach a course on Latin, but...
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