Posted: September 8, 2022
Medical malpractice may refer to any situation in which a healthcare provider fails to meet acceptable standards of care. When you are injured through medical malpractice, it’s a good idea to talk to an attorney who can assess your claim and help you determine if you have cause to file suit.
Examples of medical malpractice include:
Posted: July 25, 2022
Injury to the head is the most common type of birth injury. This includes minor issues such as scratches and bruising and more severe problems, such as hemorrhaging or facture.
Posted: March 9, 2022
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Posted: October 18, 2021
Several types of negligence can result in harm to a patient. Some of the most common types of medical malpractice are:
Posted: September 29, 2021
When you find yourself in the position of needing emergency medical care, you’re placing your full trust in the competence and care of emergency room personnel. Sadly, emergency room negligence is far from uncommon – and mistakes can lead to serious or even deadly consequences.
Negligence in the emergency room can include:
Posted: August 25, 2021
Medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare provider fails to deliver the level of care, treatment, or attention a patient is entitled to and injury or death is the result. Examples of medical malpractice include:
Posted: August 9, 2021
Birth injury cases are exceptionally complex. Defendants hire legal teams that take full advantage of these complexities in an effort to avoid liability and, in the process, prevent families from getting fair compensation for their child’s injury. It is vitally important to the success of your case that you have a legal team on your side that knows not only how to counter these arguments, but can provide sufficient evidence to help your family secure the compensation needed for you and your child’s future.
Posted: July 2, 2021
Electronic fetal monitoring errors can be injurious or even fatal to babies, but proving that an error in setting up or reading fetal monitors can be very difficult. The birth injury lawyers at Watkins, Lourie, Roll & Chance have taken steps to better understand how electronic fetal monitoring errors can happen, including continuing education courses to enhance our knowledge.
Posted: June 1, 2021
Nurses are often the primary medical professional involved in labor before delivery. By and large, these medical professionals do everything possible to help protect both mother and baby, but sometimes mistakes, oversights, or neglect can occur – and when this happens, injury to the baby may prove unavoidable.
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