317.582.0000Category Archives: Medical Malpractice
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT, ANCESTRY?
In 2017, following an intensive investigation, Indiana physician Donald Cline pleaded guilty to having acted as sperm donor to his fertility practice patients during the 70s and 80s (telling the would-be mothers either that their spouse’s sperm or that of an anonymous medical student would be used to impregnate them. Decades later, through genetic… Read More »
IN THE NEWS – IRISH HOSPITAL APOLOGIZES TO SIX YEAR OLD FOR MEDICAL INJURY
When is an apology accompanied by 18,000,000 Canadian dollars? Fionn Feely should have been delivered three hours earlier than he was. After the High Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, a letter from the “hospital master” of the National Maternity Hospital in Dublin was read in the High Court, in which apologies were… Read More »
WHEN CATARACT SURGERY CAUSES PERSONAL INJURY
“If you’ve suffered an adverse outcome after cataract surgery, you might be wondering if you can or should sue your eye doctor for medical malpractice,” Coulter Boeschen comments in alllaw.com. As with any surgery, he explains, “there is a fine line between known risks and surgical errors.” What is cataract surgery? The purpose of… Read More »
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE STATISTICS CAN BE SHOCKING
Whether you’re a doctor or a patient, the “shocking medical malpractice statistics” shown on the website of thehighcourt.co (a company that matches lawyers seeking jobs with potential employers) are, well – shocking, to say the least… Malpractice in healthcare is the third leading cause of death in the U.S., right after cancer and heart… Read More »
CAN IMPROPER CPR LEAD TO A LAWSUIT?
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, known popularly as CPR, is an emergency lifesaving procedure performed when a person’s heart stops beating. Keeping the blood flow active extends the opportunity for a successful resuscitation once trained medical staff arrives. There are two commonly known versions of CPR: chest compressions combined with mouth=to-mouth breathing hands-Only CPR The Mayo Clinic… Read More »
FOR LACK OF A NAIL, A KINGDOM LOST. FOR LACK OF PROPER CARE, AN EYE
“For the want of a nail the shoe was lost, For the want of a shoe the horse was lost, For the want of a horse the rider was lost, For the want of a rider the battle was lost, For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost, And all for the… Read More »
BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT DURING COVID – THESE ARE THE TIMES THAT TRY THE SOULS OF PATIENTS AND DOCTORS ALIKE
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected just about every aspect of life, including screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care for breast cancer, breastcancer.org explains. In fact, many hospitals stopped performing breast reconstruction procedures, because public health authorities had recommended that elective surgeries be postponed… Because of the pandemic, doctors and hospitals have needed to consider… Read More »
THINK YOU DON’T NEED A DOCTOR AFTER BEING HIT BY A CAR? THINK AGAIN!
As a pedestrian, you’ve just been in a car accident. You’re shaken up, but feel lucky to have escaped serious injury, and your first instinct is to minimize the situation. But, even if you believe you’re OK, get yourself to a doctor as soon as possible, dmv.org cautions. There are two very important reasons… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: VA HOSPITAL WRONGFUL DEATH VERDICT INCREASED AFTER-THE-FACT
It took nearly a decade, but Wilma Coolidge has finally found justice on behalf of her brother Howard Southard, who died at the VA Medical Center in Buffalo, NY. This medical malpractice case revolved around a stent graft that was improperly installed in one of Southard’s arteries causing loss of blood flow to his… Read More »
UTAH AND INDIANA – A PRISON PROBLEM IN COMMON
Utah seems like a “fur piece” from Indiana, but apparently, our two states have some unpleasant things in common. Earlier this year, a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the government was settled for close to one million dollars. While Utah’s jails have the highest death rate per capita in the nation, across Indiana, inmates… Read More »
