Medical Malpractice

When you are taken ill, you hope the doctor you will see will provide the care you need so you can get back on your feet and resume your daily activities. Unfortunately, sometimes, things do not always go as planned. While the hospital or doctor is expected to...

When something is drastically wrong with someone's health and there are real risks of long-term consequences, people rush to the emergency room. Emergency rooms around the country see people with issues ranging from broken bones to a neurological event like a stroke....

Nobody likes to be stuck in the hospital. When you’re there, you feel like you have no personal agency or control over your own situation and health.  Unfortunately, when you leave, you may be in worse danger.  Why is the transition to in-home care so deadly? ...

Your doctor might have administered the wrong dosage of a drug, but you brushed off the incident. Months later, you start developing complications associated with the wrong dosage. Can you still file a case for their malpractice?  The truth is your case might be...

Every expectant parent wants their child to be born healthy. No parent is ever prepared to discover that their new bundle of joy suffered a birth injury due to negligence on the part of the medical practitioner in attendance. Thousands of birth injuries occur in the...

You rely on your doctor to figure out what is wrong with you and help you get treatment. Doctors are often the only ones who can recommend specialized testing to check for issues ranging from cancer to soft tissue injuries. Unfortunately, some physicians don't listen...

There is a lot that could go wrong when you enter a hospital for surgery. Some of these risks are unavoidable, as the human body is complex and can sometimes react in strange ways. However, most surgical errors are entirely preventable, and some are the sort of thing...

A few different factors can cause cerebral palsy, but it often stems from a lack of oxygen during birth. This can, in some cases, be caused when a doctor makes a mistake.  For instance, the child’s position during birth can be such that it cuts off the airflow....

When you fall ill, you trust that you will walk into the doctor’s office and receive the treatment you need to get back on your feet. However, this is not always the case. It is not unusual for the health care provider to make costly mistakes that eventually result in...

Medical practitioners are held to an incredibly high standard of care, and they meet this standard most of the time. Unfortunately, this duty can fall by the wayside, and you can be hurt by the person whom you have entrusted with your wellbeing. When a medical...