Medical malpractice is a large area of law. When courts make rulings, there is often a hefty award amount. This is true even if a case settles out of court. In addition, the timeline for such a case is often lengthy. It can take both sides a while to gather evidence...
Medical Malpractice
Limits of medical malpractice in California
Medical malpractice is a large area of law. When courts make rulings, there is often a hefty award amount. This is true even if a case settles out of court. In addition, the timeline for such a case is often lengthy. It can take both sides a while to gather evidence...
About 20% of serious medical conditions misdiagnosed
You know your body better than anyone, and you may recognize when something is amiss. You may not know exactly what is causing your discomfort or symptoms, though, so you may depend on your doctor to tell you. Unfortunately, research shows that doctors provide...
What is the new approach to malpractice?
You may think that when you file a medical malpractice claim that you are in for a long court battle. However, the trend is moving towards medical providers paying up for malpractice rather than trying to fight against it, according to the Association of American...
Jury finds hospital guilty of negligence in surgical sponge case
Many people may think of spongy material when they hear of surgical sponges, but in fact, the material is gauze. When soaked with blood, surgical sponges may be extremely difficult to differentiate from body tissue and organs, even for trained professionals. Usually,...
Coping with grief this holiday season
The loss of a parent is never easy. When the death is sudden and unexpected, it can be even harder to understand and cope with your grief. There are several paths open to you if you have concerns that your parent's death occurred as a result of negligence or medical...
What must you prove in a medical malpractice case?
You likely already know that should your physician or anyone else on your California health care team negligently diagnose or treat you in such a manner that you sustain an illness or injury, you can sue him or her for medical malpractice, as well as the practice,...
Common medical errors at hospitals
The hospital is supposed to be a place that you feel comfortable and gives you the opportunity to recover. Your expectation when seeing a medical professional is that you are in safe hands. The unfortunate truth is that mistakes still happen even in this environment....
Spotlight on hospital accountability, safer patient outcomes
Nothing more, nothing less. Paraphrased, that spells out the bottom-line sentiment of one national health care principal speaking out on accountability relevant to hospitals in California and across the country. That individual is Leah Binder, the founder and CEO of...
How broad are the dimensions of medical malpractice?
An accurate response to the above-posed headline query in our blog post today can be quickly delivered, to wit: very broad indeed. In fact, various sources underscore adverse medical outcomes as a top-tier catalyst for patients’ serious injuries and death in...
What are the most commonly misdiagnosed diseases?
Seeing a doctor is the first thing to do when you feel sick. You go to the office, have your doctor check you out and run to the pharmacy to get whatever medicine will make you better. But what would you do if your doctor was wrong? Your issue could be serious-and you...