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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
NOT ALL NEGATIVE MEDICAL EVENTS ARE MALPRACTICE
When you go see the doctor, it’s important to remember that negative outcomes are possible. In some cases, there are simply risks to different types of surgery, for example. Or there are diseases that doctors can treat, but there’s absolutely no guarantee that they can cure them. People sometimes assume that a doctor’s failure to cure […]
PREVALENCE OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Medical malpractice is a type of personal injury that can dramatically affect someone’s life with a severe injury or lead to death. This type of personal injury can range from a mistake when prescribing a medication to severe negligence, which can include forgetting steps in surgery and even operating on the wrong patient. A medical […]
PARENTS SEEK MILLIONS IN MALPRACTICE LAWSUIT
On August 19, 2015, a malpractice lawsuit was filed with the United States District Court in the District of Puerto Rico against the hospital and the doctors who delivered and cared for a Texas, baby boy. The parents of the baby claim the medical staff breached numerous standards of care that caused permanent brain damage […]
NEWLY FOUND SIDE EFFECTS OF PAINKILLERS
A Danish research team has created an overview of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs), which are most commonly prescribed to treat pain, fevers, and inflammation. Their research concluded that common painkillers are far more dangerous than previously believed, especially for the heart. In small doses, people use NSAIDs as over-the-counter medications to treat minor aches, and […]
ACTICE DURING THE HOLIDAYSMEDICAL NEGLIGENCE AND MALPR
The holidays are an extremely busy time in most people’s lives. From traveling to extreme weather conditions to cooking up homemade meals for the family, accidents are bound to happen. Accident statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) showed that in 2018, between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day, over 1,000 driving fatalities […]