A very good discussion about the deadlines for bringing a medical malpractice claim/lawsuit where the surgeon and hospital has left surgical supplies (such as a sponge, piece of a tool, or a small surgical towel) inside a patient’s body after an operation, has been posted by a lawyer at our firm. In reading this…
In a recent new report in a Dallas, Texas newspaper, it was reported that a 29 year-old lady suffered a serious personal injury when she broke her leg back in September of 2008. As a result of this serious personal injury, she went to her local Emergency Department to have her broken leg treated by the Emergency Room doctor.
Personal Injury Lawsuits: According to an article in Lawyers USA in December 2008, medical malpractice lawsuits are on the rise against hospital and other clinics for serious or life-threatening infections that personal injury victims are claiming could have been prevented. Most importantly, juries are holding the hospitals responsible for failing to prevent the resulting personal injuries/infections.
The medical malpractice cap in Virginia (VA) is a law put in through the Virginia legislature which gives special treatment to healthcare providers like doctors and hospitals when they are sued for medical malpractice. The healthcare industry and insurance companies have very strong lobbyists in Richmond, Virginia (VA), the state capitol.The medical malpractice cap in…
Grant Park Care Center in Washington, D.C., has been the center of several investigations and complaints of nursing home negligence. Now an emergency room doctor has come forward with shocking stories about the condition of patients from the adult care facility.