When you are hospitalized for any reason, your healthcare facility has an obligation to make arrangements to protect you from any further harm. This includes considering the possibility that you may be unable to stand or walk on your own, especially following surgery...
In early November, U.S. Bankruptcy judge Robert Gerber issued a decision that allows victims of GM’s ignition switch recall scandal to file for punitive damages. The decision also clarified his April 15 ruling that barred lawsuits for victims that were injured...
Alizabeth and Elvin Hana were devastated when their daughter was born with a brain injury in 2004. The birth injury was caused by severe oxygen deprivation, and the prognosis was not good. According to the Chicago Tribune, their daughter lived only three years because...
In the simplest of terms, medical malpractice occurs when a patient is injured by a medical professional during the course of medical treatment, and that injury was the result of an act of negligence. This is a somewhat over-simplified definition because each state...
Forbes Magazine ran a thought-provoking piece on the real truth behind tort reform in the beginning of March. Here are some of the more telling highlights: 6%: the average return for medical malpractice carriers 1,000,000: estimated number of avoidable deaths in...
John and Sonya Butler were expecting in April of 2005. Sonya had a normal pregnancy; no issues were detected and no problems were anticipated. However, an unfortunate combination of events led to her daughter, Alex, suffering umbilical cord injuries during birth that...
Sepsis and septic shock are an important consideration for recently pregnant women. The body is vulnerable after pregnancy. Resources are depleted, and whether the birth was natural or surgical, large areas of the body are exposed and vulnerable to infection. What is...
Power morcellators are produced by various companies, and have been approved for surgical use by the Food and Drug Administration. Several recent lawsuits are raising questions about the known risk associated with power morcellators and the ethics of their use in...
