Category Archives: Medical Malpractice
Injuries Following a Cesarean Section
Over 1.2 million babies are delivered in the United States by cesarean section according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This accounts for one-third of all births in the United States, and while this procedure is commonplace in the delivery room, if performed negligently, injury, harm and death can still occur. If… Read More »
Surgical Errors
Thousands of patients have surgery each year with complete success. However, every surgery carries some risk, and patients typically sign a release form indicating they have knowledge that there may be unexpected complications either during or after the surgery. No surgery or medical procedures should ever include errors that are preventable. Unfortunately, many patients… Read More »
Medical Malpractice and Hospital-Acquired Conditions
Hospital-Acquired Conditions, also known as HACs, are any conditions that are determined to be a “complication” to a patient’s stay in a medical facility. Hospital-Acquired Conditions are medical conditions that did not pre-exist the patient’s admittance to the hospital. When visiting a hospital, patients expect that they will get better, rather than worse. However,… Read More »
Establishing A Medical Malpractice Case
Medical malpractice is when a doctor, nurse, or other medical professional is medically negligent due to either an act or omission that causes injury to a patient. Medical negligence can be due to errors in diagnosis (misdiagnosis), treatment, or aftercare. Statistics show that medical negligence by health care providers is the third leading cause… Read More »
Legal Rights After A Pharmaceutical Error
Over 7,000 different types of prescription medications exist for purchase in the United States. Pharmaceutical errors are considered a preventable event that involves inappropriate or inaccurate medication use or causes harm to a patient. Unfortunately, statistics from the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention, tell a harrowing tale. Pharmaceutical errors are… Read More »
Medical Malpractice Reform Efforts
In recent years, doctors, insurance companies, and patients have criticized the way medical malpractice is currently practiced. They have argued that the way medical malpractice is done is expensive, unpredictable, and inefficient. Some critics complain that medical malpractice lawsuits have caused insurance rates for doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare providers to skyrocket, which in… Read More »
Basics of Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice claims are some of the most complicated personal injury claims in the business. The wide variety of instances, coupled with the severity of the harm and the magnitude of the numbers involved, makes medical malpractice a difficult undertaking. Below are some of the basic principles of medical malpractice claims. If you believe… Read More »