Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury Law
Share List You already know the drill: whenever something unpredictable or unexpected happens, the system already put into place to handle response to similar events erupts into chaos. We see the same thing happening today. Individuals expected health insurance to protect them in the event of a medical emergency — but now they are losing […]
Share List The definition of medical malpractice is often both simple and narrow in scope: it happens when healthcare practitioners cause “injury” to a patient by negligence or a lowered standard of healthcare. But the definition can take on or connote a more complicated, broadened scope in some cases — especially when healthcare providers put […]
Share List Doctors make mistakes everyday, sometime leading to debilitating and permanent damage through mistakes, carelessness, or negligence. The thing is, sometimes you’re unconscious on a table when it happens. What if you weren’t informed you of those mistakes? What if you’re left with a lifelong injury because of your doctor’s carelessness but have no […]
Share List We know our past mistakes. Our friends know, our family, even most of our neighbors. Don’t’ we just wish that we could change our name and wipe our slate clean and start over? Just a simple name change can make all our regrettable actions disappear, and we are suddenly a new person with […]
Share List When your child born, it can be the happiest time of your life. Unfortunately, sometimes there are complications during the birthing process that result in injuries. If the doctor was acting recklessly during the birthing process and caused the injury, you may be entitled to compensation. If your child suffered a birth injury, […]
Share List When you are sick, there’s only one thing you want: to get your health back. As everyday people, we rely on doctors to diagnose us and prescribe us with the correct medication. Unfortunately, there can be communication issues, or just pure negligence, between the doctor and the pharmacist. Communication issues or negligent acts can lead […]
Share List Can You Sue for Over-Medicated and Wrong Prescriptions? According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), billions are paid out each year in medical malpractice payouts. Medical negligence is now the third leading cause of death in the U.S., right behind heart disease and cancer. A healthy portion of related litigation […]