October 2016 Archives

Breast cancer is still commonly misdiagnosed

On behalf of Goldsmith & Goldsmith, LLP posted in Injuries on Tuesday, October 25, 2016.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month - the time of year when products suddenly turn pink. The objective is to raise awareness of breast cancer and encourage women to get preventive breast cancer screenings. It is also a reminder to younger women to conduct self-examinations and see a physician if they detect anything unusual.

Preventable Causes of Medical Malpractice

By Lee Goldsmith of Goldsmith & Goldsmith, LLP on Wednesday, October 5, 2016.

I recently attended the annual meeting of the American College of Legal Medicine. A featured speaker was Kenneth Shine, M.D., from the University of Texas, who was instrumental in the work of the Institute of Medicine and the continuing work to make medical care safer.

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$3 Million Settlement for Pedestrian Run Over by a Bus
On a clear and dry winter morning, in 2008, shortly before New Year’s Eve, our 59 year old female client was hit by and run over by a bus, as she was crossing Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn... Read More
$800,000 Settlement for Failure to Diagnose Splenic Artery Aneurysm
This was an action pending in the EDNC Federal Court brought pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act under California Law for capped pain and suffering of $250,000 ... Read More
$600,000 Settlement for Nursing Home Malpractice
The case, which settled for $600,000 before trial, involved a 98 year-old woman with dementia who was wheelchair-bound and was an in-patient in the long term care section... Read More
Settlement for Confidential Sum for Failing to Diagnose Lung Cancer
This patient was a 61-year-old man who had two chest x-rays incidental to other procedures and was never advised that the x-rays revealed a mass in his lung. Read More
Settlement for Confidential Sum for a Falldown and Fractured Femur in Nursing Home
The case, which settled for a confidential sum in the high six figures, involved an 87-year-old mother of four children who was widowed... Read More

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Preventable Causes of Medical Malpractice

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