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
Posted on Sep. 26th, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
The federal government is planning to provide patients with the opportunity to report medical mistakes directly to them. Under the plan patients would be given a questionnaire that they can fill out and send back to the government whenever they are a victim of a medical mistake. The mistakes to be reported can be anything… read more
Posted on Sep. 26th, 2012 | in News
Colon cancer is one of the most common causes of death in the United States. Fortunately, it is also one of the most preventable of all cancers. Why is that so? Because colon cancer is usually very slow growing and the sort of abnormal tissue or growths that might turn into cancer – usually called… read more
Posted on Sep. 24th, 2012 | in Birth Injuries, News
In fetal distress or birth asphyxia cases resulting in cerebral palsy, the argument in the case is always over whether the doctor moved quickly enough to perform a emergency C-section once there were signs that the baby was experiencing problems during the labor process. Over the years, doctors who have been sued for moving too… read more
Posted on Sep. 24th, 2012 | in Insurance, News
Sadly, we have seen this story over and over again. A car owner is out “shopping around” for automobile insurance and gets quotes from different companies. The insurance agent wants to make a sale so he offers “stripped down” coverage in order to offer a very low premium. The price sounds great to the car… read more
Posted on Sep. 24th, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
The story of the former medical technician accused of stealing narcotics and possibly being responsible for an outbreak of hepatitis C apparently at one time worked for a Pittsburgh hospital. That hospital is now being sued for medical malpractice and negligence by a woman who allegedly contracted hepatitis C. The medical technician had worked for… read more
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