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How Can Informed Consent Impact Your Medical Malpractice Lawsuit?

Published on November 9, 2023

As patients, we put a lot of trust in our medical providers, believing that our health is their highest priority. When it comes to making critical decisions about our health, we want to be the ones who ultimately make the decisions; but before we make choices about our healthcare, we have to trust that our Read More…

Can Nurses Be Held Liable for Birth Injuries?

Published on November 5, 2023

Nurses play a critical role in healthcare today, including in labor and delivery. Far from their early role which was primarily to stand by and hand implements to the doctors and provide basic hygiene care to mothers before and after delivery, today’s labor and delivery nurses possess a high level of specialized knowledge and training Read More…

What Is a Doctor’s Duty of Care?

Published on October 9, 2023

We trust our doctors with our very lives, relying on their specialized knowledge to provide care when we’re injured, ill, or experiencing normal health changes related to pregnancy and aging. However, a doctor’s knowledge and skills alone are not always enough to ensure that every patient receives the best possible care. To address that issue, Read More…

What Differentiates Wrongful Death From Medical Malpractice Lawsuits?

Published on August 21, 2023

The unexpected loss of a loved one is traumatic and confusing. If your family member died due to a medical provider’s mistake, you might wonder where to turn. Should you file a wrongful death lawsuit, or is your claim a medical malpractice case? What’s the difference, and which one benefits survivors more?  Even though some Read More…

What Are the Biggest Wrong-Site Surgery Risk Factors?

Published on August 14, 2023

We’re at our most vulnerable and trusting when we’re put to sleep for surgery, expecting to be in the best hands of medical professionals who prioritize our well-being. If you’ve never been in the position to wake up from this sleep only to find that your trusted surgeon performed surgery on the wrong body part, Read More…

When Can an Emergency Room Mistake Lead to a Lawsuit?

Published on July 26, 2023

Medical mistakes that lead to patient injuries are all too common in the United States. Stunningly, recent research from John Hopkins reveals medical mistakes as the third leading cause of death in the U.S. When sick or injured patients rush into an emergency room, they expect the medical providers there to care for them at Read More…

When Can a Prescription Error Lead to a Lawsuit?

Published on July 20, 2023

We trust our medical professionals to hold our best interests as their highest priority in all of our care, from yearly physicals to surgeries and emergency care. Most of us don’t think twice when we take a medication prescribed to us by our doctor, expecting that the drug will improve our symptoms or help us Read More…

How is Wrong Site Surgery Liability Determined?

Published on July 16, 2023

We trust our doctors and medical care providers with our very lives during our most vulnerable moments, yet shockingly, a recent John Hopkins study reveals that medical malpractice is now the third leading cause of death in the United States after heart attacks and cancer, killing from 250,000 to 440,000 patients per year and injuring Read More…

How Common Are Medical Device Injuries?

Published on July 10, 2023

Medical devices are innovative, and life-saving, and have helped to extend life expectancies worldwide, making it possible for people to live longer with chronic diseases. They also allow seriously ill or injured people to remain mobile and enjoy a higher quality of life. However, like all human-designed instruments and electronics, medical devices do not always Read More…

Skin Cancer Safety and Warning Signs

Published on May 11, 2023

While it might be true that sunshine on our shoulders makes us happy, the sun is also the number one cause of premature skin aging. UVA and UVB rays from the sun also lead to skin damage on a cellular level that causes cell mutation and eventually skin cancer, including deadly melanoma. Just five sunburns Read More…