Medical Malpractice

Imagine going into surgery for a routine procedure, only to wake up and discover that your care team has operated on the wrong body part. Or perhaps entrusting a hospital with the care of a newborn, but they discharge the baby to the wrong family. These are horrifying...

There have been some concerning studies about doctors listening to their patients. These studies have found that doctors actually tend to interrupt those patients, instead of listening while they describe their symptoms and concerns. For example, one study found that...

Doctors and nurses are expected to do their job diligently to ensure patients get the care and treatment they need. If a patient is worried because they’re suddenly feeling sick or experiencing strange pain, then their doctor should evaluate their condition and give...

Medical malpractice happens when a doctor deviates from the expected standard of care. They make a mistake that shows they were negligent in some way. This means that not all mistakes or adverse outcomes equal medical malpractice. But there are certain errors that can...

People visit the emergency department to prevent death or a worsened condition, but many patients leave the facility in much worse shape. Emergency rooms (ER) are often hectic, with medical professionals scurrying to treat the ill and injured. Unfortunately, such...

If you have ever needed to seek treatment in an emergency department, you understand that this environment can be chaotic. It is easy to see how, in such a busy, tension-filled environment, details of one’s experience might somehow slip through the cracks.  Yet, a...

In the medical industry, doctors and nurses will sometimes refer to “never events.” Even if you don’t work in this industry, you may have seen them referenced in medical journals or news reports. The name really tells you a lot about what these are, as they are events...

Negligent mistakes during surgery can result in untold anguish. Depending on the extent of harm or damage caused, life may never be the same again. Quite often, patients end up with life-changing injuries, permanent conditions, or even die after surgery has gone...

When you sustain a serious injury or are taken ill, you need to see a doctor. Health care providers are legally required to provide a certain standard of care to their patients. If they fail to provide this, resulting in injury, then they may be liable for the damages...

Whenever you visit the hospital or see a doctor, you expect them to give you the best medical care according to the industry standards. Unfortunately, this is not what always happens to the millions of Americans who fall victim to medical negligence by doctors and...