Oral isotretinoin: 29 years of medical malpractice cases in the United States.

Background: Reviews of malpractice claims in the United States show trends of increasing payments with statistically higher payouts for more debilitating and permanent injuries.

Objectives: To examine lawsuits involving notable associated adverse reactions of isotretinoin.

Methods: Court records of US legal trials from 1985 to 2014 were obtained from a major computerized database: LexisNexis.

Medication associated with hearing loss: 25 years of medical malpractice cases in the United States.

Objectives: Many medications have the potential for ototoxicity. To potentiate management of this risk, this study examines malpractice litigation trends of lawsuits involving hearing loss associated with medication use. As experts in hearing loss, it may benefit otolaryngologists to be familiar with this information.