Posted on Oct. 15th, 2012 | in News, Surgical Errors
A neurosurgeon was reported as having performed ten times more the number of multiple spinal-fusion operations than other neurosurgeons. This doctor has been sued 34 times for medical malpractice, and the majority of these cases involve surgical errors due to the performance of unnecessary surgeries. It is believed that he performed the high number of… read more
Posted on Oct. 11th, 2012 | in Failure to Diagnose, News
A jury had been contemplating whether to hold a hospital and attending physician liable for the death of a 68-year old man. Where this case was being held, the jury needed to determine whether the treatment of the deceased man was below professional standards of care involving emergency room physicians. This was one of the… read more
Posted on Oct. 11th, 2012 | in News
Strokes can cause death or life-changing injuries. The sad thing is that strokes can sometimes be prevented if people would pay attention to the warning signs and get to a hospital right away. We would like to give you a little bit of information about strokes that may help you or a family member avoid… read more
Posted on Oct. 11th, 2012 | in News
The lawyers in our office handle a lot of medical cases, so it is natural that friends and family often ask us questions about their own medical conditions or surgeries they are about to have. If we know the answer to something simple, we will tell them, but in general we remind folks that we… read more
Posted on Oct. 8th, 2012 | in Birth Injuries, News
A young girl’s delivery by cesarean section ended disastrously. The birth injuries she suffered have resulted in the girl being blind and deaf, and unable to walk or crawl. Because the girl now suffers from mental retardation and seizure disorders, she requires 12 to 18 hours of nursing care on a daily basis. The family… read more
Posted on Oct. 4th, 2012 | in Brain Injuries, News
A lawsuit has been filed alleging medical malpractice that resulted in the death of a 1-year old boy. The boy was taken to the hospital by his mother where he was diagnosed as having a viral infection. Sensing that something else was wrong, the mother took the boy back to the emergency room later that… read more
Posted on Oct. 1st, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
Two new studies have found a prevalence of errors occurring where medicines or anesthesia is given before or during surgical procedures. Many of such medication errors have led to fatalities. The study came about due to a physician trying to discover what drugs were given instead of the local anesthetics that were prescribed. Patients in… read more
Posted on Sep. 27th, 2012 | in News, Surgical Errors
Medical malpractice lawsuits are often a difficult area for attorneys to prove up since most such lawsuits concern a highly technical area. The attorney must not only make his case to a judge, he or she must also make it understandable for a jury. Partially because of this, not all medical malpractice verdicts go in… read more
Posted on Sep. 26th, 2012 | in Motor Vehicle Accidents, News
In truck accident cases, we continue to be amazed how frequently large trucking companies fail to adequately monitor their fleet of drivers. The classic situation that comes up too often is a driver who has multiple moving violations, often speeding tickets yet they continue to be put out on the road by the trucking company…. read more
Posted on Sep. 26th, 2012 | in News
One of the most common medical malpractice cases we handle is a surgical error case. This is a case in which some injury occurs while a physician is doing a proper surgery. For example, a surgeon goes in to remove the gallbladder and while he is doing so, he injures some nearby artery or other… read more
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