Category: Medical Malpractice Law

One of the main reasons a person goes to the doctor is to seek professional medical advice or treatment for a specific ailment. While your doctor is the medical expert, you also have a say in your treatment. After all, it is your body, your health and your life. Be sure you gain all the knowledge you need…

When medical emergencies happen, it’s often up to the doctors and nurses working in a hospital’s emergency department to save a patient’s life. These healthcare providers regularly save lives and prevent further injury or illness for those taken to the ER. However, healthcare providers are human and can make mistakes. These mistakes, however, can be harmful and sometimes…

Losing a loved one is always a hard thing to accept. However, when family members suspect that medical malpractice was to blame for the death, they understandably want answers. Requesting an autopsy can help provide valuable information about how the person died and what caused the death. When this is the case, it is important for family members…

Over the past few decades, researchers have made strong connections between brain injuries and the development of Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia over time. In fact, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, one study showed that older adults who suffered a moderate traumatic brain injury at some point in their lives were 2.3 times more likely to…

Most people have heard of the “black boxes” found on airplanes. These boxes are tools that are used in the event of a crash that allow investigators to study what happened onboard that led to the accident. Now, researchers have created the same type of black box for use in operating rooms to determine when surgeons make mistakes…

Anyone can suffer a brain injury in a serious accident. These injuries are often caused by a jolt to the head or penetration of the skull that impairs the brain’s functions. They frequently occur in auto accidents, falls, construction accidents, and acts of violence. Brain injuries can also be the result of medical negligence. This type of brain damage…

Imagine having a CT scan or MRI that indicated you needed expensive and painful back surgery, only to find out later that the surgery was unnecessary. That is exactly what workers at Walmart were experiencing, according to company officials, who noted that high error rates in diagnostic imaging tests were leading to unnecessary surgeries and medical expenses. Because of…

Do you think you suffered an injury due to the negligence of a medical assistant or registered nurse? You could be owed compensation if their actions failed to meet an acceptable standard of care, causing you serious harm as a result. It’s easy for patients to be confused about the differences between registered nurses and medical assistants. There…

Patients sometimes have to undergo certain imaging procedures such as x-rays, CTs, mammograms, brain scans, MRIs, and more. These diagnostic procedures help doctors and radiologists determine whether there is something abnormal in a person’s body. No one wants to hear they have abnormal imaging results. However, it’s important to be notified of abnormal results are discovered. The failure…

The birth of a child should be one of the happiest moments of a woman’s life. Sadly, for some women, problems related to pregnancy or birth can lead to the end of a life rather than the start of a new one. About 700 women die every year from pregnancy complications, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…