When experiencing unfamiliar and uncomfortable symptoms, you look to your health care provider to help you understand what is happening to you. However, medical researchers found that approximately 795,000 patients “continue to die or become permanently disabled each...
Month: October 2023
Medical claims A to Z #23 My longest trial Lee Goldsmith, M.D., LLB
As a client you put your case into the hands of an attorney and hope he/she has the experience and stamina to follow through with the commitment made to you when you first met. Too often your legitimate expectations are not met with reality. There are many attorneys...
Distractions in the OR that could result in surgical errors
Medical professionals must perform their duties with reasonable medical care, especially in the operating room, where risks are higher than usual. However, mistakes can happen during surgeries, too. Even the simplest thing in the operating room can distract a surgeon...
What are the leading causes of medical misdiagnoses?
When you visit the doctor’s office, you trust that the healthcare provider will properly diagnose your illness or injury and administer the right treatment so you can get back on your feet and carry on with your life. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for a doctor to...
MEDICAL CLAIMS A TO Z # 22 STATES WHERE I HAVE TRIED CASES LEE S. GOLDSMITH, M.D., LLB
A client recently asked me about my trial experience and the question gave me pause. Yes, I have tried cases in New Jersey, in about nine different counties and in New York, in seven different counties. However, I have also tried cases in North Carolina, Virginia,...
How do infants suffer brain injuries at birth?
Not many life milestones are as transformational as becoming a parent. And after enduring months of mood swings, morning sicknesses and other pregnancy-related complications, all you want is to deliver a healthy baby and begin your parenting journey. Sometimes,...
