Errors in diagnosis by doctors and nurses are a very common type of medical malpractice. In fact, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, over half of all medical malpractice claims are due to delays or...
Read MoreErrors in the emergency room can occur from the moment the patient arrives at the hospital. For example, when hospitals do not recognize an emergency situation and let a patient wait too long before a doctor’s evaluation, tragedies can occur....
Read MoreBirth injury cases can be the most legally challenging type of medical malpractice case. If your child has suffered an injury during childbirth, you absolutely need highly experienced Chicago birth injury attorneys with a track record of real and demonstrable...
Read MoreMedical malpractice cases are extremely complex. If you have been the victim of malpractice, you need trial lawyers who are up to the challenge. You need a trial team with a proven record of success in medical malpractice cases. There...
Read MoreEach year, over 40 million patients in North America receive anesthesia. Most of the time, it is administered during surgery to put the patient in an unconscious or semi-conscious state through the use of certain drugs, medications, and/or gasses. Immense...
Read MoreInstitutional negligence occurs when a hospital, nursing home, “surgicenter” or other health care facility violates its independent duty to supervise and ensure that care is safely provided in its facility, resulting in injury to a patient. That is why as...
Read MoreContinued VA medical malpractice: In the past months, a former VA pathologist was charged with manslaughter in the deaths of three veteran patients and is alleged to have botched diagnosis in 3,000 cases, a former nurse has been charged with...
Read MoreA recent report regarding medical malpractice in the U.S. estimated that diagnostic errors by physicians and hospitals resulted in “serious permanent damage” or “immediate or inevitable death” in up to 4 million Americans annually. (Newman-Toker, 2019, p. 227). These errors...
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