Understanding the differences between a birth injury and a birth defect is vital to getting the right answers about your child’s health condition. These terms often surface in medical discussions, yet they mean very different things. While both can impact a child’s development and quality of life, their causes, timing, and legal implications differ.   Knowing […]

Going in for any type of surgical procedure is stressful enough. If you begin to worry about a possible surgical error, your anxiety will be off the charts. Despite all the training and protocols, surgical errors can still occur, leading to severe complications that may require additional surgery to correct. In extreme situations, they can […]

In the realm of health care, patient safety is paramount. Yet, despite most providers making their best efforts to avoid medical errors and other types of malpractice, they still occur, often leaving behind devastating consequences. Unfortunately, these incidents happen more often than most of us would like to believe. Medical malpractice and mistakes are now […]

When it comes to your health care and safety as a patient, identifying the warning signs of an incompetent doctor can, literally, be a matter of life or death. In the realm of health care, where lives hang in the balance and well-being is of utmost importance, the role of a competent doctor cannot be […]

The majority of us trust doctors to take care of us when we’re sick, injured, or just going in for a check-up. What we don’t expect is for something to go wrong…for a doctor or nurse to misdiagnose or prescribe the incorrect dosage for medicine, or harm us during a procedure. All medical professionals owe […]

Malpractice. Negligence. Liability. Damages. A lot of terms get thrown around in personal injury cases. Each of these terms has a specific meaning as defined by state and federal statutes. In civil law, these definitions are important, as they stipulate who has the right to seek compensation under what conditions. If you were injured by […]

Data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that in 2020, there were 131.3 million visits made to U.S. emergency rooms. At least 38 million of those visits stemmed from injury-related events. And of all patient encounters, at least 18.6 million of those visits ended up with a patient being admitted […]

If you’ve been harmed by the negligent or wrongful actions of a health care provider, you have only a limited amount of time to bring legal action. Medical malpractice claims are notoriously complicated and difficult to litigate, and the amount of time and preparation that goes into creating the strongest possible case is significant. At […]