Medical malpractice is a type of personal injury claim and, just like many other personal injury actions, there are certain technical requirements that must be fulfilled before a case can ...
In most medical malpractice lawsuits, the plaintiff has a medically necessary operation that is performed negligently resulting in harm. But medical malpractice claims can also arise because plaintiffs did not ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that approximately one in three women in the U.S. deliver through cesarean section (c-section). Over the past few weeks, a number of ...
November 2013 – Bruce Nagel and Greg Kohn settled a medical malpractice / wrongful birth action where an amniocentesis was done so that prenatal cytogenetic testing could be performed to ...
Patients deal with doctors, specialists, nurses, pharmacists and other hospital staff routinely when seeking treatment. During treatment, most expect that the right medication and dosage will be prescribed and that ...
Hospitals are places where people go to get better and they expect to receive adequate care if a hospital stay is required. However, medical mistakes during hospital stays are tragically ...
As a preventive measure, many people visit their doctors for a routine physical on an annual basis. During these routine physicals, when patients find out they have a disease or ...
When you visit a hospital or clinic, you expect that the hospital, hospital staff and/or doctor will exercise a reasonable standard of care and do their best to keep you ...
At some point, most people will seek medical treatment or require medical attention at a hospital. They will expect that the care they receive will be top-notch as they put ...
In 1999, the Institute of Medicine’s report “To Err is Human” estimated that nearly 100,000 people in the U.S. die annually as a result of medical mistakes and errors. This ...
