http://www.goinglegal.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com There are several types of mistakes medical staff make when faced with an expectant mother experiencing a placental abruption. The reason that an abruption of the placental is so dangerous for the unborn child is that is can greatly lessen the amount of o... http://www.goinglegal.com/why-nurses-might-fail-to-notify-a-doctor-that-baby-suffers-from-a-placental-abruption-2062592.html 23rd February 2011 Erb’s palsy is a type of an injury that can affect a baby’s shoulder, arm and hand, giving the baby a limp arm. This type of injury may arise in the course of childbirth if excessive pressure is applied, thereby damaging the nerves in the shoulder. In cas... http://www.goinglegal.com/medical-malpractice-liability-if-physicians-negligence-causes-childs-erbs-palsy-injury-2055978.html 22nd February 2011 Premature rupture of membranes is a situation where the amniotic sac ruptures before labor. When a physician that determines that a mother has suffered a premature rupture of membranes the medical community normally concurs that the treating doctor ought ... http://www.goinglegal.com/malpractice-lawsuit-against-physician-for-failing-to-diagnosing-premature-membrane-rupture-1939618.html 08th January 2011 There will be roughly three million individuals injured this year in a motor vehicle accident. Two million of those people will endure permanent disabilities. That is approximately one lifelong injury from a motor vehicle accident every 16 seconds. Each l... http://www.goinglegal.com/the-way-different-factors-can-add-to-the-value-of-an-auto-accident-case-1856617.html 22nd November 2010 This year about 14% 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, a number of these individu... http://www.goinglegal.com/years-of-physician-ignoring-abnormal-screening-test-results-leaves-man-with-avanced-prostate-cancer-1775233.html 04th October 2010 Patient: “Doctor, I am spotting blood in my stool.” Physician: “It is probalby nothing. You in all likelihood just have hemorrhoids.” Tragically, some time subsequently this individual learns that the bleeding was really the result of a cancerous tu... http://www.goinglegal.com/why-ignoring-symptoms-of-colon-cancer-might-result-in-a-medical-malpractice-claim-1762023.html 24th September 2010 Each state has unique laws concerning medical malpractice or wrongful death cases resulting from a stillbirth. In certain states the father has no standing to file a claim, only the mother can file a case. In several states a mother is only able to pursue... http://www.goinglegal.com/parents-of-stillborn-baby-sue-physician-for-malpractice-in-use-of-vacuum-extractor-during-childbirth-1759426.html 23rd September 2010 Physicians typically use two tests to screen male patients for prostate cancer. The thought is to diagnose the cancer early - before it has a chance to spread while treatment is likely to eliminate the cancer rather than wait until the cancer advances and... http://www.goinglegal.com/how-malpractice-cases-might-allege-metastatic-prostate-cancer-due-to-holdup-from-watchful-waiting-1759346.html 23rd September 2010 It is not uncommon for lawyers helping victims of motor vehicle accidents to see a claim with two drivers who give radically diverse accounts of the accident. Experience on the part of the lawyer and the readiness to fully investigate the circumstances of... http://www.goinglegal.com/why-defendants-give-false-testimony-about-their-role-in-a-motor-vehicle-accident-1747398.html 15th September 2010 Do you think you're safe by following the rules and using a crosswalk to cross the street? You you try to only cross a street at a marked crosswalk. If perhaps there were a guarantee that drivers would follow the rules and give pedestrians in a crosswalk ... http://www.goinglegal.com/examples-of-pedestrians-severely-hurt-while-in-a-marked-crosswalk-1719186.html 26th August 2010 Imagine you are a man and you go to your doctor for your yearly checkup. Imagine the physician orders blood tests, including a PSA test which is used for the early detection of prostate cancer. So far, so good. This is the way to determine whether a male ... http://www.goinglegal.com/what-happens-when-doctors-do-not-follow-up-on-abnormal-digital-exam-and-psa-testing-1719180.html 26th August 2010 The correct expert witness can make the difference between a winning outcome and the loss of a car accident claim. In realistic terms, though, it is not always economically feasible to retain an expert witness. The economics of a case involving minor inju... http://www.goinglegal.com/bicyclist-seriously-harmed-in-motor-vehicle-accident-compensated-3500000-with-assistance-from-exp-1717937.html 25th August 2010 The fetal heart rate monitor provides doctors and nurses with useful data regarding the health of the unborn baby while the mother is in labor. The tracings from the monitor are interpreted for signs that the health of the unborn baby is in danger. Should... http://www.goinglegal.com/physicians-and-nurses-pay-40-million-settlement-in-lawsuit-regarding-infant-with-cerebral-palsy-1714657.html 23rd August 2010 Once multiple doctors become involved in the care a patient it can be very important for them to communicate urgent diagnostic results as well as follow-up and treatment suggestions to the patient and other doctors. The need for such communication is not ... http://www.goinglegal.com/after-patient-tells-3-physicians-about-his-symptoms-physicians-do-not-detect-prostate-cancer-for-yea-1673089.html 03rd August 2010 Paramedics, who are generally the first on the scene of a medical emergency need to provide treatment that meets the applicable standard of care. Their ability to notice symptoms, to make fast and accurate decisions as to whether to contact a physician fo... http://www.goinglegal.com/45-million-for-mother-who-lost-baby-from-delay-in-medical-care-1647522.html 09th July 2010 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... http://www.goinglegal.com/woman-sues-paramedics-whose-actions-were-responsible-for-loss-of-her-baby-1647498.html 09th July 2010 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... http://www.goinglegal.com/doctor-and-nurse-settle-legal-action-after-letting-fetal-distress-deteriorate-and-unborn-child-dies-1647464.html 09th July 2010 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... http://www.goinglegal.com/trial-of-lawsuit-over-babys-cerebral-palsy-leads-to-158-million-verdict-1647437.html 09th July 2010 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... http://www.goinglegal.com/jury-finds-physicians-liable-for-malpractice-by-misreading-mammograms-and-gives-patient-12-million-1647320.html 09th July 2010 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, ... http://www.goinglegal.com/colon-cancer-kills-woman-after-doctor-missed-it-during-three-colonoscopies-1647288.html 09th July 2010 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... http://www.goinglegal.com/jury-awards-2500000-to-husband-and-daughter-of-woman-who-died-of-metastatic-colon-cancer-1643281.html 07th July 2010 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 ... http://www.goinglegal.com/couple-pursue-legal-claim-against-doctor-who-postponed-detection-of-mans-prostate-cancer-1643272.html 07th July 2010 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... http://www.goinglegal.com/male-diagnosed-with-state-4-after-doctor-ignored-abnormal-test-results-1643263.html 07th July 2010 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... http://www.goinglegal.com/40-million-case-for-child-with-cerebral-palsy-as-a-result-of-mistake-by-medical-staff-1639177.html 06th July 2010 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 ... http://www.goinglegal.com/defendant-who-blamed-victim-for-accident-settled-for-450000-after-victims-expert-disproved-defend-1619830.html 25th June 2010 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... http://www.goinglegal.com/when-a-diagnosis-of-colon-cancer-metastasis-may-lead-to-a-malpractice-lawsuit-1618884.html 24th June 2010 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... http://www.goinglegal.com/3875-million-settlement-for-newborns-brain-injury-when-pediatrician-did-not-realize-child-had-gbs-1616290.html 23rd June 2010 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... http://www.goinglegal.com/person-learns-he-has-advanced-colon-cancer-even-though-his-doctor-knew-of-symptoms-for-years-1616239.html 23rd June 2010 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... http://www.goinglegal.com/doctor-ignores-five-years-of-symptoms-and-abnormal-tests-of-patient-with-prostate-cancer-1616214.html 23rd June 2010 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... http://www.goinglegal.com/medical-malpractice-lawsuit-claims-infant-sustained-permanent-disability-due-to-missed-signs-of-feta-1607743.html 18th June 2010 Consider the following conversation: Patient: "Doctor, I notice blood in my stool." Physician: "There is nothing to worry about and you most likely simply have hemorrhoids." Tragically, some time subsequently this person learns that the bleeding was ... http://www.goinglegal.com/patient-may-have-a-medical-malpractice-claim-as-a-result-of-physicians-failure-to-diagnose-colon-ca-1607729.html 18th June 2010 Erb's palsy is an injury that affect's a newborn's shoulder, arm and hand, giving the newborn a limp arm. An Erb's palsy injury can arise in the course of childbirth if excessive pressure is applied, harming the nerves in the shoulder. In case your child ... http://www.goinglegal.com/malpractice-cases-alleging-childs-erbs-palsy-was-attributable-to-physicians-error-1606933.html 18th June 2010 The fetal heart rate monitor provides doctors and nurses with valuable information regarding 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 doing well or is in fetal distre... http://www.goinglegal.com/4000000-settlement-reached-over-error-by-doctors-and-nurses-that-led-to-infants-cerebral-palsy-1595853.html 10th June 2010 This year about fourteen percent of the 193,000 men who learn they have 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 of these indivi... http://www.goinglegal.com/years-of-physician-ignoring-abnormal-test-results-leaves-patient-with-metastatic-prostate-cancer-1586605.html 04th June 2010