THE FIRST STEPS IN FILING A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWSUIT
According to the National Practitioner Data Bank in 2012, there were 12,142 medical malpractice payouts. That’s one every 43 minutes! This statistic alone shows that this is not uncommon and is affecting the lives of many people around the world. Medical malpractice is caused by a medical professional’s negligence which causes injuries to a patient. […]
THANKSGIVING TRAVEL TIPS TO AVOID AUTO ACCIDENTS THIS SEASON
According to AAA, the American Auto Association, last Thanksgiving season we saw more than 48 million Americans on the road traveling by car. This number has been steadily increasing over the years, with the 2019 holiday season projected to be just as many, if not more people out on the roads. The Thanksgiving holiday travel […]
TAKE THE REIGNS: 4 TIPS TO HELP YOU STAY SAFE ON THE ROAD THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
Every year, the holiday season sees approximately a 3% increase in cars traveling on the road, and with this comes an increased amount of car accidents. To help you prevent car accidents this holiday season, here are four road safety tips from Spector Injury & Accident Lawyers. SLOW-HO-HO DOWN THE SPEED OF YOUR CAR Between […]
SURGICAL ERRORS THAT CAN LEAD TO MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Surgical errors and medical mistakes are far more common than we think. Thousands of patients suffer from surgical errors every year and because of this, it is a leading cause of death in the United States. In a recent study published by the National Center for Biotechnology Information, (NCBI) they found that approximately 400,000 hospitalized […]
SUMMER TRAVEL
June, July and August are some of the highest travel months due to school not being in session. The warmer weather also encourages people to either move to colder destinations or warmer ones. The summer months are known as some of the most dangerous times for younger drivers because of an increased rate of injury […]
SCARCE REPRESENTATION
Medical malpractice happens when a doctor’s negligence causes death or injury to a patient. Mistakes are prone to happen when the physician fails to look at the “big picture,” resulting in tunnel vision. It is assessed that medical mistakes kill roughly 200,000 patients in the United States each year. Surprisingly, only 15% of the personal […]
ROAD AWARENESS: POTENTIAL HAZARDS TO AVOID THIS FALL
Sidewalks and roads may look pretty covered in the yellow, red and orange leaves of autumn, but unfortunately, these leaves pose a safety hazard to pedestrians, drivers and motorcyclists. To help keep you and your loved ones safe this fall, the personal injury lawyers at Spector Injury & Accident Lawyers have highlighted leaf issues that […]
PURSUING RECOVERY FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INJURIES
When sick or injured, people are at their most vulnerable and they depend on medical professionals to take care of them in their weakened state. Unfortunately, some medical professionals fail to provide the level of care their patients deserve. If a medical professional causes or worsens an injury by failing to exercise due care, they […]
PROPERTY DAMAGE FROM A CRASH MAY REQUIRE A PERSONAL INJURY SUIT
Every driver in Maryland has to carry liability insurance, and many crashes only require insurance claims. When someone suffers significant financial losses that insurance doesn’t fully pay, the person not at fault for the crash may take the other driver to court in a personal injury lawsuit. Although lost wages and medical bills are often […]
PREVENTABLE MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: CEREBRAL PALSY
Brain injury or abnormal brain development before birth, during birth, or immediately after causes cerebral palsy, affecting over 8,000 babies each year. There are an estimated 500,000 children and adults living with cerebral palsy symptoms in the United States. Currently, there is no cure for this neurological disorder. Medical professionals commonly attribute cerebral palsy to […]