Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury Law
Share List When we’re hurting, we expect good medical treatment from those whose job it is to help. That doesn’t always happen. It’s a hard pill to swallow. We hate to think that doctors can be wrong, but they are, and it happens more than anyone would like to think. These mistakes can be deadly […]
Share List Johnson & Johnson intends to repeal a judgment that ordered them to pay $29 million to a woman in California who developed Mesothelioma from their baby powder. Plaintiff, Terry Leavitt, testified that she regularly used Johnson & Johnson baby powder throughout the 60s and 70s when the product contained talc. In 2017, she […]
Share List Legislators long ago decided that the “act of god” was a legitimate defense. It’s not just a matter of personal injury. For example, if you use a service provider to fly a plane full of your product to a particular destination but that plane is then hit by an incoming asteroid and destroyed […]
Share List Motivation is the subjective value of a goal times the perceived likelihood of success. If there is no value despite the likelihood of success, there will be no motivation. If there is a huge value but little likelihood of success, then there will still be no motivation. Using drugs and/or alcohol is a […]
Share List Different Types of Car Accidents When it comes to car accidents, they and come in all shapes and sizes. Some types of car accidents are more likely than others and some put the driver and passengers of the vehicle at serious risk of injury. It is important to know a few of the […]
Share List “Each patient carries his own doctor inside him. We are at our best when we give the doctor who resides within each patient a chance to go to work.” Albert Schweitzer When it comes to therapy, there are two types of people; those who recognize how much they have benefited from therapy and […]
Share List Whether most people would admit it or not, it is the rare person that could not benefit with psychological counseling or therapy. The basic therapeutic process enables the individual to not only explore troubling issues but also to interact on a deeper level, learn to actually listen and develop the ability to empathize […]
Share List Traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs when an external mechanical force on the head damages the brain, causing disruption to normal functioning. The trauma can be the result of a violent blow or jolt to the head or body or from an object penetrating the skull, such as a bullet or shattered piece of […]
Share List No one questions that we need food, water and air to survive. But there seems to be a popular myth that we can get used to operating on little sleep. This could not be further from the truth. Plus, the quality of our sleep is believed to be every bit as important as […]
Share List Panic disorder is characterized by sudden, uncontrollable and repeated attacks of panic and fear that normally last for several minutes or longer. These episodes are called panic attacks, during which the individual experiences a fear of disaster or of losing control even when there is no real danger. Panic attacks often include intense […]