When a pedestrian is involved in an automobile accident, the results are often fatal. For this reason, many cities have taken significant measures to improve pedestrian safety. Despite those efforts, many parts of the country are still experiencing a rise...
Read MoreMedical malpractice – medical treatment that is substandard to the point of causing harm, death, or injury to a patient – is now the third leading cause of death in the United States. What really constitutes malpractice, though, and do...
Read MoreEarlier this year, the BMJ published a frightening and ground-breaking report – medical errors, or medical mistakes made during the course of treatment, cause more deaths than traffic accidents, construction accidents, diabetes, and even obesity. In fact, the only cancer...
Read MoreSavvy patients might know they need to research their doctor’s history. They may even know where to look. But what they may not realize is that the information provided on bad doctoring practices and the disciplinary actions taken against poor-performing...
Read MoreAccidental falls are one of the leading causes of injury in the United States. Colder temperatures and precipitation lead to icy driveways, sidewalks, stairways, and streets; this only further increases the risk of injury due to falls, slips, and trips...
Read MoreThere is a growing problem inside hospitals, one that most people do not know about and hospitals do not like talking about. It kills more individuals than car accidents, strokes, respiratory disease, diabetes, and suicide. In fact, the only two...
Read MoreNursing home residents and their families face more than the risk of abuse and neglect, a recent New York Times article reported. The multi-billion dollar industry has created a way to suppress the constitutional right of residents and their families...
Read MoreAt Hurley, McKenna, & Mertz, we are well aware of the trauma that accompanies the wrongful death of children in foster care, as we have both experience and success with such cases. A recent article in the University of La...
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