Convalescent Hospital Sued in Connection to Woman’s Death
A lawsuit has been filed in San Luis Obispo Superior Court alleging that a convalescent hospital in Atascadero, California allowed a woman recovering...
$12 Million Dollar Fraud Settlement with Hospital
A $12 million dollar settlement in a whistleblower lawsuit brought against a Miami Hospital was recently reached. The federal lawsuit alleged that a...
Gastric Bypass Surgical Malpractice Results in Multi-Millions Dollar Verdict
Recently, a botched gastric bypass surgery performed at Memorial Hospital Jacksonville resulted in a $178 million jury verdict. In this case, a young...
History of Surgical Malpractice
For as long as humans have been performing surgical procedures, there have been concerns and complaints about how such surgeries were performed. The...
Establishing the Causal Link Between Medical Malpractice and Injury or Death
It is absolutely vital for your attorney to show that your medical provider failed to meet the standard of care which other average...
Unsterilized Medical Equipment May Constitute Surgical Malpractice
According to internal documents and other sources, a large number of allegedly negligent incidents involving surgical patients being exposed to dirty, unsterilized, medical...
Informed Consent to Medical Tests or Procedures
Whenever a physician, hospital or clinic is providing what is considered to be a significant medical intervention, meaning any sort of testing or...
How to Reduce the Chances of Doctor Misdiagnosis
According to some estimates, there are approximately 40,000 to 80,000 deaths every year in hospitals across the United States that occur due to...
Don’t be Afraid to ask the Right Questions when Pregnant
Medical professionals in Chicago spend years training and preparing for their vocations. A doctor has typically had more than eight years of education...
Common Warning Signs of Nursing Home Abuse
The holidays are a great time to spend with family, which often includes visiting older relatives at nursing homes and similar care facilities....
