Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury Law
Share List More importantly, they might just rule against you by default. Such was the case when Salem Orthopaedics, a clinic, was sued for a whopping $3 million by Kimberly Salyers and her attorneys, Anthony Segura and Jonathan Rogers. They also sued two members of its staff directly, Mark Hagy and Christopher Deneault. According to […]
Share List Many people have never even heard of nursing home abuse (also commonly referred to as elder abuse), but the commonly carried out crime is finally starting to be more often acknowledged in new legislation in states all over the country. This form of abuse occurs when our beloved nursing home residents are abused […]
Share List A new bill has been proposed which would give soldiers the right to sue for medical malpractice. The bill is named after a Fort Brag Purple Heart Green Beret who is suffering from cancer. The bill is not yet law, but it was recently added to the National Defense Authorization Act and has […]
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 […]