When doctors fail to diagnose breast cancer, patients can lose valuable time that may cost them their lives. Regular mammograms should be a part of every woman’s life starting at the age of 40. However, sometimes radiologists fail to catch these malignant breast lesions when reading a mammogram or ultrasound image. These critical mistakes can…
Every day I and my fellow lawyers at our firm field questions from people in North Carolina (NC) who want to know the answer to this legal question. A recent addition to our medical malpractice library put up by my law partner John C. helps answer some of the basics of what is necessary to…
Last month the Star News took an important look at what North Carolina is doing to protect the state’s health and safety when it comes to medical malpractice. Their conclusions? Although the state has taken important steps towards making sure our doctors are qualified and our hospitals are regulated, the North Carolina Medical Board is…
My colleague, Randy Appleton, wrote an article on the northeast North Carolina Injuryboard blog about a recent Supreme Court ruling affecting the FDA’s regulations in regards to Class 3 Medical Devices. Read the full article about the new FDA regulations.
To get the answer to the question of what an experienced personal injury attorney will tell you to do to avoid having a medical mistake occur to you in a North Carolina (NC) hospital on a holiday weekend, please read the item put up by my fellow medical malpractice lawyer, John C., on our Northeast…