If you have suffered from medical malpractice due to errors in the emergency room, diagnosis or surgery, you should contact an experienced attorney to evaluate and represent your case. Whenever a medical professional is considering using any type of medical treatment or procedure on a patient, he or she must first get an informed consent …
Who’s Responsible in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits?
Whether you have suffered due to a surgical error, emergency room error, misdiagnosis or any other form of medical negligence, it is important to have an experienced medical negligence attorney on your side. Those who have suffered from errors during surgery, errors in the ER, misdiagnosis from a physician or other form of medical negligence, …
Basic Information About Medical Malpractice
Whether you have suffered due to a surgical error, emergency room error, misdiagnosis or any other form of medical negligence, it is important to have an experienced medical negligence attorney on your side. Individuals who have suffered from medical malpractice, due to misdiagnosis, surgical error, ER error or other forms of negligence while under medical …
Useful Links for Medical Malpractice
The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) Web site talks about patient safety. The U.S. Agency for Health Care Research & Qualityacts as a resource, providing links and info about patient safety, general health and patient tips. Patient Safety talks about how to provide patient care that is superior and safe. This is provided by the Joint Commission International. …
Dangerous Bedsores Put Patients at Risk in New York Hospitals
Image by BruceBlaus When you consider the safety of a hospital, you’re probably focused on issues like surgical complications and fatality rates. While the type of information is obviously important, it doesn’t tell the whole story. That’s why the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade drills down into a wide range of practices, procedures, and outcomes. Some …
Dangerous Bedsores Put Patients at Risk
When you consider the safety of a hospital, you’re probably focused on issues like surgical complications and fatality rates. While the type of information is obviously important, it doesn’t tell the whole story. That’s why the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade drills down into a wide range of practices, procedures, and outcomes. Some are as simple …
New York Medical Malpractice Victims Have Greater Protections
The insurance and medical lobbies are both very powerful in the United States, which is the primary reason that more than 30 U.S. states have caps on the damages a victim of medical malpractice can recover. In states where this cap exists, the jury’s judgment is overridden by a statutory limitation on the damages that …
Hospitals Could Avoid Some Costly Mistakes with a Cheap Solution
Surgical errors happen more often than people might realize — and can be devastating for the patient. Preventable errors that take place in a New York operating room are often prime candidates for medical malpractice suits because of the devastation that they could cause. Adding to some people’s outrage is the fact that many of …
How Much Time Do I Have to Start a Lawsuit?
Many people ask, how much time do they have to start a lawsuit when they have been injured in an accident or as the result of medical malpractice? First of all, if you are injured in an accident, you must first seek medical attention. After that, you should call a lawyer who is experienced in …
Do you suffer from an injury to your brachial plexus that was caused by negligence?
The bundle of nerves originating near the neck and shoulder is known as the brachial plexus. Controlling the shoulder, arm, and hand, this network of nerves may be injured in a number of ways. Injury may be permanent and, in severe cases, may result in the loss of use of the arm or loss of …
Did a NYC dentist turn your smile into a frown? Dental malpractice cases are not as uncommon as you might think.
When seeking dental care, you expect procedures to be performed properly by an experienced dentist or dental hygienist. Unfortunately, sometimes a dentist can be negligent in their care and procedures, and you can be injured or face more dental damage. When this happens while visiting a dental professional, it is referred to a dental malpractice. …
How do you prove that an anesthesiologist was to blame for complications or unfortunate death during surgery?
When an individual is scheduled to have surgery, there is a team of doctors and staff that are responsible for patient care before, during and after the procedure. A key member of the team with a critical role is the anesthesiologist. It is the anesthesiologist’s duty to assess and provide the proper level of anesthesia …
Were you given the wrong prescription at a pharmacy?
When you go to a pharmacy to pick up a prescription, you are counting on the pharmacist to fill it and dispense instructions for use or consumption correctly. If they were to provide you with the wrong medication and/or instructions, there could be serious health consequences and, in some cases, an avoidable death. Pharmacists have …
Did negligence cause an accident that led to you having a limb amputated?
An accident that causes you or a loved one to lose a limb is a traumatic, life-altering experience. And when the accident occurred due to another individual’s negligence or carelessness, it is devastating incident indeed. While no one is saying that you can replace a lost limb with monetary compensation, experienced NYC Amputation Injury Attorneys …
Can you sue your doctor if you weren’t treated properly or were misdiagnosed?
When you visit a medical professional, you are trusting them to make the right decisions regarding your diagnosis and prescribed treatment. However, New York medical malpractice attorneys know all too well that many doctors and medical professionals are often negligent, resulting in additional pain, suffering, and even illness or death of those whose fate is …
How do medical malpractice attorneys in NY determine if an error during surgery is actually medical malpractice?
If you or a loved one has suffered additional injury or even unfortunate death as a result of medical treatment or a surgical procedure, you may have a right to compensation due to medical malpractice. However, not all cases in which additional suffering occurs can actually be considered medical malpractice, and doctors, medical facilities and …
Were doctors negligent in treating you or a loved one after an accident? You may have the right to sue.
Being in an accident is traumatic enough, especially if you or a loved one suffered injuries and needed to go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment. Suffering additional injuries or being left without proper treatment due to medical malpractice is even worse, and if that happens, you normally have the right to sue for …
Did a wrongful diagnosis cause you or a loved one more injury?
When you visit a doctor or a specialist, you are counting on them to provide you with an accurate diagnosis of whatever maladies you may be suffering from, followed by a prescribed treatment that can eliminate or reduce the symptoms of those maladies. If all goes well, you’ll be feeling better and thankful that your …
Do you sue a doctor or a hospital for medical malpractice?
It is hard to forget all the recent news stories regarding Joan Rivers and the alleged malpractice that occurred in the hospital that likely led to her death. While that malpractice story made major headlines, the sad truth is that there are many other stories just like it that occur every day in New York …
How do NYC personal injury attorneys help you receive compensation for future medical expenses
After an accident, with or without a personal injury attorney in NYC, you may receive a settlement that covers your medical expenses for any injuries you sustained. However, some injuries often require future medical treatment, and insurance companies don’t often take that into account when they offer you a settlement. NYC personal injury attorneys often …