Medical Malpractice
How Can Medical Professional Liability Affect My Medical Malpractice Case?
When a medical professional causes harm, the first question is who is responsible. Liability makes a major difference in how your claim is handled because it determines who is financially responsible for your suffering. If you are unsure about details...
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Who Is Held Liable for Causing a Birth Injury?
The birth of a child requires skilled medical care from a variety of licensed health care practitioners, including obstetricians, gynecologists, nurses and surgeons. With so many parties involved, it can be difficult to determine who might be legally and financially...
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Types of Medical Malpractice Causing Birth Injuries
Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor, obstetrician, gynecologist, surgeon or another licensed health care provider falls short of the accepted standards of patient care. During the delicate birthing process, any type of medical malpractice could put both the infant and...
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Health Complications Caused By Birth Injuries
The birth of a child can come with unforeseen complications. While physicians are not expected to prevent every birth complication, they do have a duty to uphold the proper standards when providing medical care. If a doctor or nurse falls...
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Most Common Types of Surgical Error
Medical malpractice refers to mistakes made by health care practitioners that can put patients’ lives at risk. A surgical error is a common type of medical malpractice that is among the leading causes of unnecessary patient deaths. If you or...
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Lawrence County jury awards $1.6 Million in medical malpractice case
On May 12, 2022, New Castle personal injury attorneys Dallas Hartman and Patrick Sullivan secured a $1.6 million verdict against William Gilleland, Jr., M.D., in a medical malpractice trial. After a week long trial in Lawrence County presided over by...
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Can I Sue for Nerve Damage Caused During Surgery?
Undergoing surgery always comes with the risk of complications. If you find out that you suffered nerve damage during an operation or procedure, however, there is a chance that it was caused by medical malpractice. Nerve damage is a type...
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Can I File a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit After a Drug Recall?
If you are prescribed a dangerous or defective drug, you may have grounds for one or two different types of civil lawsuits. You may be able to file a medical malpractice lawsuit if the physician who prescribed the drug knew...
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Spinal and orthopedic surgery patients at Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver may have been exposed to HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C
The Colorado State Health Department released a statement that a sterilization breach at Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver may have put spinal and orthopedic surgical patients at risk for infection of HIV, Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C. Porter Adventist Hospital...
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Coastal Health & Wellness Clinics in Galveston and Texas City potentially exposed 9,500 patients to HIV and Hepatitis
The Galveston County Health District announced on March 23rd that approximately 9,500 people have been potentially exposed to hepatitis and HIV over the last three years at dental clinics located in Texas City and Galveston due to poor sanitation. Dr....
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Pharmacist at Select Specialty Hospital in Boardman Accused of Mixing Lower Doses of Prescribed Drugs
Our firm is currently investigating cases of medical malpractice where a pharmacist employed by the pharmacy at a long term hospital located in Boardman is accused of mixing lower doses of antibiotics than what were prescribed for high-risk hospital patients....
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Rockey Allen tests positive for HIV, authorities announce 1,000 people have yet to be tested
Rocky Allen, the Denver-area "serial infector" who made national headlines in February after his indictment, has now tested positive for HIV. In addition to hepatitis B and hepatitis C, some 3000 patients who were potentially exposed to Allen's tainted needles...
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