317.582.0000Category Archives: Medical Malpractice
MEDICAL MISTAKES CAN CAUSE CEREBRAL PALSY
Even before an infant has a chance to take the first breath, negligent practices on the part of a medical professional have the power to change its life for the worse – permanently… “Cerebral palsy is a neuromuscular disorder that affects movement, muscle tone, balance, and posture. It is caused by damage that occurs… Read More »
TO SUE OR NOT TO SUE – THAT IS THE MEDICAL MALPRACTICE QUESTION
Medical malpractice occurs when a patient is harmed by a medical professional who fails to competently perform his or her medical duties. Does that happen a lot? Apparently, quite a number of patients think so. In a recent survey conducted by Medscape, 49% of family physicians reported being sued for malpractice! Unfortunately for the… Read More »
ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR LAWYERS – ANYTHING BUT SOFT
“To be successful nurses, there is no doubt that we need specialized skills to perform clinical tasks,” writes Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, DRNP in nursingcenter.com. Those measurable, specialized “hard skills”, she explains, are learned through nursing education and on-the-job training. But what about skills such as teamwork, communication, and work ethic? Although those are… Read More »
WHEN NURSES ARE CHARGED WITH MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
“When a nurse makes a mistake that never should have happened, it means the standard duty of care they are obligated to uphold was not well adhered to,” begins an article in the Southern Maryland Chronicle. And while the medical faculty may also be liable for issues like short staff, long hours, and faulty… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: RICHARD HAILEY SERVES AS CO-COUNSEL IN TRAGIC TEXAS MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE
In July of 2017, 60-year old MM had undergone a “practice” surgical procedure to see whether an implant called a spinal cord stimulator (a “paddle” connected to threaded wires with electrodes) could be inserted into her spine to relieve her ongoing back pain. When MM reported a significant degree of pain relief from the… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: PRISONER VS. PRISON – A TALE OF TWO MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE LAWSUITS
Often, when people hear about a medical malpractice lawsuit, the picture that comes into their mind is of a case brought by a patient (or sometimes by the survivors of a patient) against a doctor. Typically the doctor is accused of having made a mistake (wrong diagnosis, wrong treatment, wrong medicine), thereby causing harm… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: HEART RHYTHM DRUG POISONED PATIENT’S LUNGS
Often, at Ramey & Hailey Law, by the time we are speaking with a patient – or with that patient’s survivors – about personal injury as a result of medical malpractice, many months or even years have passed since the unfortunate set of events that caused them so much sorrow. Typically, those clients had… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: DOUBLE-BOOKED DOCTORS CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY TO PATIENTS
When a single doctor is supervising surgery in two (even three?) different operations rooms (at the same time!) – that sounds like a recipe for personal injury lawsuit. Actually, overlapping surgery is a longstanding practice, JAMA Internal Medicine explains, for several very valid reasons: to improve hospital resource utilization to educate surgical trainees to… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: NEGLIGENCE UNMASKED AT PENNSYVANIA TRIAL
In the state’s first verdict in favor of a civil trial plaintiff since the start of the pandemic (with all trial participants wearing masks except when testifying behind a plexiglass), a Pennsylvania jury has awarded $10.8 million to the father of a young man who suffered permanent brain injury as a result of a … Read More »
HOLDING THOSE ACCOUNTABLE FOR PREVENTABLE HARM
A CSF (cerebral spinal fluid) leak occurs when fluid leaks from the brain into and through the nose. Such a leak can be very dangerous, explains the Johns Hopkins Medicine website, resulting in headaches, nasal drainage, visual disturbances, tinnitus (ringing in the ears), and even meningitis. Leaks can occur after head injury – or… Read More »
