Medical Malpractice
Paramedics, who are generally the first to arrive on the scene of a medical emergency need to administer treatment that meets the applicable standard of care. As the first on the scene we depend on paramedics to have the knowledge, training, and experienc...
Woman Sues Paramedics Whose Actions Were Responsible For Loss Of Her Baby
09th July 2010Paramedics, who are generally the first to arrive on the scene of a medical emergency need to administer treatment that meets the applicable standard of care. As the first on the scene we depend on paramedics to have the knowledge, training, and experienc...
Medical Malpractice
Several problems can develop in the course of a pregnancy. One complication that is extremely dangerous and needs prompt action is fetal distress. Fetal distress commonly occurs after the unborn baby's oxygen supply is somehow cut off. Fetal distress is o...
Doctor And Nurse Settle Legal Action After Letting Fetal Distress Deteriorate And Unborn Child Dies
09th July 2010Several problems can develop in the course of a pregnancy. One complication that is extremely dangerous and needs prompt action is fetal distress. Fetal distress commonly occurs after the unborn baby's oxygen supply is somehow cut off. Fetal distress is o...
Medical Malpractice
Several complications can occur in the late stages of a pregnancy that may put the health of the unborn baby at risk. An umbilical cord compression is an especially significant risk to the unborn child. This problem comes up when excessive pressure is pla...
Trial Of Lawsuit Over Baby's Cerebral Palsy Leads To $15.8 Million Verdict
09th July 2010Several complications can occur in the late stages of a pregnancy that may put the health of the unborn baby at risk. An umbilical cord compression is an especially significant risk to the unborn child. This problem comes up when excessive pressure is pla...
Medical Malpractice
The mammogram is an important tool available to physicians to diagnose a female patient's breast cancer when it is still in the early stages, and in so doing saving the lives of these women. However the mammogram is only as effective as the doctor who int...
Jury Finds Physicians Liable For Malpractice By Misreading Mammograms And Gives Patient $12 Million
09th July 2010The mammogram is an important tool available to physicians to diagnose a female patient's breast cancer when it is still in the early stages, and in so doing saving the lives of these women. However the mammogram is only as effective as the doctor who int...
Legal
Men and women with a family background of colon cancer as well as people with symptoms are at higher risk of getting colon cancer. The main procedure used by doctors to check for colon cancer when an inidividual has a family history or reports a symptom, ...
Colon Cancer Kills Woman After Doctor Missed It During Three Colonoscopies
09th July 2010Men and women with a family background of colon cancer as well as people with symptoms are at higher risk of getting colon cancer. The main procedure used by doctors to check for colon cancer when an inidividual has a family history or reports a symptom, ...
Medical Malpractice
Statistically less than one percent people diagnosed with colon cancer are younger than thirty-five. Yet, given the deadly nature of the disease doctors typically concur that rectal bleeding, even in an individual under thirty-five, should be investigated...
Jury Awards $2,500,000 To Husband And Daughter Of Woman Who Died Of Metastatic Colon Cancer
07th July 2010Statistically less than one percent people diagnosed with colon cancer are younger than thirty-five. Yet, given the deadly nature of the disease doctors typically concur that rectal bleeding, even in an individual under thirty-five, should be investigated...
Medical Malpractice
This year approximately fourteen percent of the 193,000 adult men identified as having prostate cancer will already have advanced prostate cancer by the time the cancer is detected. With screening, including digital examinations and PSA blood tests, many ...
Couple Pursue Legal Claim Against Doctor Who Postponed Detection Of Man's Prostate Cancer
07th July 2010This year approximately fourteen percent of the 193,000 adult men identified as having prostate cancer will already have advanced prostate cancer by the time the cancer is detected. With screening, including digital examinations and PSA blood tests, many ...
Medical Malpractice
This year roughly fourteen percent of the 193,000 men diagnosed with prostate cancer will already have advanced prostate cancer by the time the cancer is detected. With routine testing before the onset of symptoms, including digital examinations and PSA b...
Male Diagnosed With State 4 After Doctor Ignored Abnormal Test Results
07th July 2010This year roughly fourteen percent of the 193,000 men diagnosed with prostate cancer will already have advanced prostate cancer by the time the cancer is detected. With routine testing before the onset of symptoms, including digital examinations and PSA b...
Medical Malpractice
The fetal heart rate monitor provides physicians and nurses with valuable information relating to the health of the unborn baby while the mother is in labor. The information from the monitor is used to track whether the baby is well or is in a compromised...
$4.0 Million Case For Child With Cerebral Palsy As A Result Of Mistake By Medical Staff
06th July 2010The fetal heart rate monitor provides physicians and nurses with valuable information relating to the health of the unborn baby while the mother is in labor. The information from the monitor is used to track whether the baby is well or is in a compromised...
Accident claims
It is not unusual for someone injured in a motor vehicle accident to be presented with a defendant who denies fault. Frequently, these drivers basically place responsibility with the plaintiff for the accident. Because many motor vehicle accidents do not ...
Defendant Who Blamed Victim For Accident Settled For $450,000 After Victim's Expert Disproved Defend
25th June 2010It is not unusual for someone injured in a motor vehicle accident to be presented with a defendant who denies fault. Frequently, these drivers basically place responsibility with the plaintiff for the accident. Because many motor vehicle accidents do not ...
Medical Malpractice
Colon cancer is the second leading reason for deaths due to cancer. Each year, around forty eight thousand individuals will die as a result of colon cancer. A large number of these deaths would be prevented with early detection and treatment through routi...
When A Diagnosis Of Colon Cancer Metastasis May Lead to A Malpractice Lawsuit
24th June 2010Colon cancer is the second leading reason for deaths due to cancer. Each year, around forty eight thousand individuals will die as a result of colon cancer. A large number of these deaths would be prevented with early detection and treatment through routi...
Medical Malpractice
An expectant mother who is a carrier of the group b streptococcus may transfer the bacteria to her baby during labor even when the mother does not present any symptoms. Studies demonstrate that from about 25% of pregnant women are colonized with group b s...
$3.875 Million Settlement For Newborn's Brain Injury When Pediatrician Did not Realize Child Had GBS
23rd June 2010An expectant mother who is a carrier of the group b streptococcus may transfer the bacteria to her baby during labor even when the mother does not present any symptoms. Studies demonstrate that from about 25% of pregnant women are colonized with group b s...
Medical Malpractice
Colon cancers on occasion bleed. In certain cases, the blood may show up in the stool. IN those circumstances in which the cancer is near the rectum, the blood may even surface as bright red. Regardless of whether the blood cannot be seen, the bleeding ma...
Person Learns He Has Advanced Colon Cancer Even Though His Doctor Knew Of Symptoms For Years
23rd June 2010Colon cancers on occasion bleed. In certain cases, the blood may show up in the stool. IN those circumstances in which the cancer is near the rectum, the blood may even surface as bright red. Regardless of whether the blood cannot be seen, the bleeding ma...
Medical Malpractice
Prostate cancer is a terrible disease. While not 100% accurate there are diagnostic tests that assist doctors to identify whether a patient has the cancer. However due to the prospect of false negatives (a negative test result even though the patient in r...
Doctor Ignores Five Years Of Symptoms And Abnormal Tests Of Patient With Prostate Cancer
23rd June 2010Prostate cancer is a terrible disease. While not 100% accurate there are diagnostic tests that assist doctors to identify whether a patient has the cancer. However due to the prospect of false negatives (a negative test result even though the patient in r...
Medical Malpractice
A planned vaginal childbirth for a pregnant woman who has previously had a C-section ought to consider that this puts the pregnant mother at risk of a ruptured uterus. When this happens the unborn child's precious oxygen , which is generally obtained thro...
Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Claims Infant Sustained Permanent Disability Due To Missed Signs Of Feta
18th June 2010A planned vaginal childbirth for a pregnant woman who has previously had a C-section ought to consider that this puts the pregnant mother at risk of a ruptured uterus. When this happens the unborn child's precious oxygen , which is generally obtained thro...