We live in a society that likes technological solutions. Medical care, in particular, has added more and more elaborate machines and expensive tests in recent decades. What is often overlooked, however, is the importance of human judgment. In medicine, good judgment...
Year: 2015
On guard in the hospital: the importance of patient advocates
A close friend or family member goes into the hospital, expecting to get better. Instead, he or she gets worse and maybe even dies. How can you know whether what happened was no one's fault or the result of medical malpractice? And if a hospital visit is just...
COLONOSCOPY PATIENT SUES DOCTOR WHO MOCKED HIM DURING SEDATION
A patient in Virginia found that he had a very good reason to file a medical malpractice lawsuit when he played back a recording that took place during his colonoscopy. He had turned on the recording device while being given instructions, so he wouldn't forget them....
THE COST OF MEDICAL MISDIAGNOSIS? IT CAN END UP IN THE MILLIONS
Medical malpractice attorneys exist to help those who have been harmed by the mistakes of doctors and other medical professionals. In cases where those mistakes lead to serious, debilitating problems or even death, it's very important to get justice. That justice was...
Injured by a Doctor? You May Need a Medical Malpractice Lawyer
People make mistakes. Unfortunately, that means doctors don't always get things right - that's why the "practice" of medicine is called an art and not a science. If you've been injured by a doctor, either by an honest mistake or a doctor's negligence, you may need a...
Sound The Alarm On Medical Mistakes
Many years ago, in 2000, the National Institute of Medicine performed a study evaluating the frequency and nature of errors in patient care. The results were astounding: an estimated 98,000 patients died annually as a result of preventable medical mistakes. Hundreds...
Should we hire a lawyer? The Hospital where our mother died has apologized and wants to talk with us.
I would always recommend that a family in your situation be represented by legal counsel. The hospital will most certainly have their legal counsel present at any meetings to represent the interests of the hospital and their insurance carrier; there is no reason or...
Proposed Alternatives To Malpractice Litigation Threaten Right to Jury Trial
Even when medical malpractice occurs and causes serious injury and death, a lawsuit rarely follows. When a lawsuit is filed, that generally results in an out of court settlement, or a jury trial if the case goes all the way to court. However, there's an alternative...
One of the most fascinating, and tragic, cases I have ever worked on – Legge vs. Leess
By: Gerald S. Leeseberg, Esq. One of the most fascinating, and tragic, cases I have ever worked on [Legge vs. Leess] involved the deaths of twin three year olds at home the evening following tonsillectomies/adenoidectomies for sleep APNEA, done as outpatient surgery....
OAJ Quarterly – Court of Claims Payments
Who picks up the tab in the Court of Claims anyway? It matters to you and your clients! By: Craig S. Tuttle, Esq. As Ohio's General Assembly continues to propose and enact new legislation providing cover from civil liability for state employees or agents, we as...