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23 Feb 2010, 2:00 am
Yesterday I wrote about two studies which looked at how depictions of medical treatment on television are not only wrong, but in some cases, dangerously so. I described a study last year which found that some doctors were performing life-saving medical intubation incorrectly as the result of seeing the procedure performed improperly in television shows like ER and House M.D. However, as the second study shows, the inaccurate treatments span far beyond one particular procedure, and the danger is not… [read post]
19 Jan 2011, 7:25 am
Statute of limitations and Your Connecticut Medical Malpractice Lawyer
An experienced Connecticut medical malpractice lawyer may advise you that the statute of limitations limits the amount of time you have to take action. If you or your Connecticut medical malpractice lawyer do not file suit within the statute of limitations than your case may be dismissed, and you may be prohibited from taking any legal action on that case.
These limitations vary between states, and your Connecticut medical… [read post]
13 Jul 2011, 5:55 am
By Kevin Duffan, Medical Malpractice Lawyer in Virginia
My colleague John Cooper recently published an article on our Virginia personal injury attorneys’ website in which he discusses the traits you should look for when determining who is the best Virginia medical malpractice lawyer to handle your case. There are publications and websites like Martindale-Hubbell, Best Lawyers in America, and Virginia Super Lawyers that provide peer-reviewed information about VA injury lawyers. To learn more, check… [read post]
4 Dec 2010, 12:46 pm
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As a Memphis, Tennessee medical malpractice lawyer, we wanted to report on the following article and advise we are available to discuss the facts of your case with you.
The Dallas Morning News (8/1, Dunklin, Ambrose) reported that “national medical research increasingly supports the long-held concern that poor supervision of doctors-in-training at teaching hospitals contributes to patient harm, even death.” Two months… [read post]
25 Mar 2013, 1:42 pm
The driverless car being developed by Google may be the most important innovation in vehicle safety since safety belts. If Google meets its goals for reduction in traffic accidents, then millions of people could be saved from injury or death and billions of dollars could be saved.
Google’s driverless car technology uses sensors and cameras to detect the physical form of the road, read signs and watch for vehicles and pedestrians. The car uses the data to adjust speed and steering… [read post]
26 Mar 2013, 5:59 am
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As a Memphis, Tennessee medical malpractice lawyer with the ability to also investigate claims in Mississippi and Arkansas, we wanted to provide this information to the public.
Medical Malpractice Lawsuit in the United States: An Overview
Medical malpractice and negligence is the sixth leading cause of fatalities in the United States. More than 98,000 preventable deaths and over 200,000 injuries occur every year because of wrong diagnosis, hospital… [read post]
4 Dec 2010, 12:48 pm
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As a Memphis, Tennessee medical malpractice lawyer, we wanted to report on the following article and advise we are available to discuss the facts of your case with you.
The Boston Globe (8/2, Saltzman) reports that a Boston medical malpractice lawyer filed last week filed a lawsuit against Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center on behalf of a patient who underwent “unwarranted” prostate surgery after a hospital… [read post]
26 Jun 2011, 11:00 am
By Jim Lewis, North Carolina Medical Mistakes Attorney
In his latest post to our firm’s Northeast North Carolina Injuryboard blog, my personal injury law firm colleague Rick Shapiro welcomes North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue’s veto of SB 33, a bill that would place caps on noneconomic damage awards to victims of emergency room doctors, surgeons, nurses and pharmacists’ errors and negligence. The bill, which could still become law if the NC General Assembly overrides the veto, would also make it… [read post]
25 Jan 2010, 7:58 pm
Utah Wrongful Death Attorney
Personal injury at times results in the death of a loved one. The spouse and dependent children of someone who has died as the result of the negligence of another are entitled to damages for the loss of their loved one including the loss of earnings and loss of companionship of the father or mother who died.
Lawsuits of this nature are referred to as “wrongful death” lawsuits and are independent of a personal injury lawsuit. For example, a person who was… [read post]
21 Nov 2011, 2:07 pm
2012 could be historic for injured patients if the Florida Supreme Court follows the lead of Georgia, Illinois, and other states who have declared caps on damages in medical malpractice cases to be unconstitutional. The courts have reasoned that limitations on damages violate an individual’s access to the courts, treat the medical profession different from all others, and often force the state taxpayers to absorb the cost of future care.
Medical malpractice law has always been a… [read post]
22 Jan 2010, 3:07 pm
Utah Road Construction Car Accident Attorney
Everyone hates construction, and if you haven’t noticed, it seems like Utah’s roads are always under construction whether in Salt Lake City, Ogden, or Provo. In spite of the massive reconstruction of I-15 which took place in the late 1990s, I-15 continues to have extensive road construction. Not only does this construction cause delays (and with them headaches and road rage), it also causes an unsafe driving environment in which accidents… [read post]
26 Mar 2013, 5:54 am
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As a Memphis, Tennessee medical malpractice lawyer with the ability to also investigate claims in Mississippi and Arkansas, we wanted to provide this information to the public.
Medical Malpractice Lawsuit: Grounds for Filing Claim Litigation
On March 11, 2013, a Dauphin County court ordered Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center to pay $250,000 in compensation to an Elizabethtown resident for failing to tackle his post-operative problems. Eric… [read post]
7 Dec 2011, 5:44 pm
By Randy Appleton, Medical Negligence Attorney in Virginia
My colleague Jim Lewis has written about the recent news that Medicare is opening up its claims database to insurance companies, employers and consumer groups so the organizations can grade doctors and hospitals. Efforts to produce healt care provider report cards are aimed at helping consumers pick medical specialists. To learn more, check out “Does Your Doctor Make the Grade? Physician Report Cards Coming Soon.”
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4 Dec 2010, 12:44 pm
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As a Memphis, Tennessee medical malpractice lawyer, we wanted to report on the following article and advise we are available to discuss the facts of your case with you.
The New York Times (10/19, D7, Rabin) reports in Vital Signs that “despite a requirement that hospitals abide by a standard set of procedures to prevent surgical mistakes like operating on the wrong patient or the wrong body part, such errors continue to… [read post]
15 Mar 2011, 4:42 am
From WNYC News, we have the latest on the fight over medical malpractice caps in Albany. Assemblyman Richard Gottfried is allied with patient safety, but does not sound confident about the result of the coming budget negotiations.
From Missouri, we get another reminder of the failure by tort “reformers” to focus on the source of medical malpractice litigation–negligent, or in this case, drunk physicians. How about a little dose of criminal liability to shape things up in the… [read post]
31 Dec 2011, 11:50 am
By Emily Mapp Brannon, Surgeon’s Mistake Victim Attorney in Virginia
An attorney with the Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton law firm has published an article on cut bowel injuries stemming from careless medical errors. The complications a patient can suffer from a nicked bowel are excruciating. Some patients even have to wear a colostomy bag for months in order for the perforation to hear properly. To learn more, check out “Bowel Perforation During Surgery Can Cause Life-Altering… [read post]
2 Jul 2012, 10:00 am
According to a recent article in The Sacramento Bee, there has been another challenge to California's controversial medical malpractice law, the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA).
In a case involving an attorney, Gary Gavello, who died after an operation, his wife and three children are appealing their recent award in their lawsuit against the anesthesiologist. MICRA limits any damages in a lawsuit that pertain to emotional loss due to the death of a loved one or pain and suffering to… [read post]
23 Jan 2010, 2:55 pm
Failure to Diagnose a Heart Attack
Over a million Americans suffer a myocardial infarction (commonly referred to as a “heart attack”) each year. About half of all heart attacks result in severe injury or death to the patient. Quick and proper treatment can often prevent fatality, so there is no room for mistake or negligence on the part of medical providers. Unfortunately, we have seen several cases in which emergency room doctors, cardiologists, or other physicians have ignored symptoms,… [read post]
12 Feb 2011, 12:43 pm
It’s now well established that tort “reformers” and hypocrisy go together like peanut butter and jelly. Just think back to one of my favorite examples: alleged newsman and tort “reform” champion, John Stossel, who railed against frivolous lawsuits, but had no problem bringing one of his own. It was during one of his hard-hitting, investigative pieces about professional wrestling. Poor John wanted to reveal the terrible secret about the sport–that it is fixed–even… [read post]
4 Dec 2010, 12:36 pm
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The Dallas Morning News (11/17, Dunklin) DMN Investigates blog says, “A new federal report found that 1 in 7 Medicare patients experienced harmful medical care during hospitalization, extending their stays in many cases, contributing to the deaths of some and costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.” In the report, the “inspector general projected that about 134,000 Medicare patients had endured so-called… [read post]