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Malpractice Center helps patients and families understand medical malpractice and find a lawyer. This policy sets out the standards every page must meet.
Independence
Our editorial content is not for sale. Advertisers, featured partners and sponsors do not choose what we cover, what we say or how firms are scored, and they do not see our editorial content before it is published. Paid content is always labeled, as our disclosures explain.
What we publish
- Practice area guides that explain types of malpractice, what a claim requires and what to do next
- State and province law guides that set out filing deadlines, damage limits and procedural rules, each with its statute or case
- Lawyer lists built and scored under our methodology
- Articles that answer the questions people ask, explain data and report changes in the law
- Tools such as the filing deadline calculator
Our standards
Primary sources first
We rely on statutes, court rules and decisions, bar and law society records, government data and peer-reviewed research. We use reputable secondary sources when no primary source exists, and we say which is which.
Plain words, answer first
We write for someone dealing with harm, often under stress. Each page answers the main question near the top, in short sentences, without jargon.
Dated and sourced
Every page shows when it was last updated and lists its sources. Numbers carry their year.
Careful about outcomes
We never promise or predict the result of a case. Past results do not guarantee future ones, and we say so wherever results appear.
Careful about lawyers
We do not describe lawyers as specialists or experts, because many bars restrict those words. We describe what a firm does and link to the evidence.
Bylines and reviewers
Pages carry the names of real people. We do not invent writers, reviewers or credentials. When a page names a reviewer, that person has read the page for accuracy in their field, and their profile lists the credentials we have confirmed.
Keeping pages current
Lawyer lists are re-verified every quarter. Law guides are reviewed at least once a year and whenever we learn the law has changed. When we cannot confirm a legal point from a primary source, the page says so instead of guessing.
Health and legal information is general
Our pages are general information. They are not legal advice and not medical advice, and they cannot account for the facts of your situation. Talk to a lawyer licensed where you live about your case, and to your doctor about your health.