317.582.0000Category Archives: Medical Malpractice
INVESTIGATION OF MATERNAL DEATHS AND INJURIES IN THE U.S. YIELDS SHOCKING RESULTS
As medical malpractice attorneys in Indiana, we are very interested in the recent investigation by USA Today of maternal deaths and injuries in hospitals. At Ramey & Hailey Law, we have been protecting patients’ rights for more than forty years, and the data compiled in this investigation is shocking. As USA Today reporter Alison… Read More »
OPIOIDS – THE NEW FRONTIER OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
It’s amazing and horrifying, and it’s time to educate lawyers, judges, and the community at large about it, says Joshua Horton of the Romano Law group in Florida. Yes, opioid abuse now surpasses gun shots and car accidents combined, Romano says. Drug abuse has become the #1 cause of death for Americans under 30… Read More »
INDIANA MEDICAL INJURY: THE 5 ELEMENTS AND THE 2 RULES
To win any lawsuit for negligence, you must prove five “elements”, findlaw.com explains: Duty: Did the defendant (the medical provider) have a duty to act in a certain manner towards the plaintiff (the patient)? Breach of duty: Did the medical provider breach that duty by failing to exercise reasonable care? Cause in Fact: Were the medical provider’s… Read More »
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS – KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!
It may not qualify as a soothing bedtime story, but the book The Biggest Legal Mistakes Physicians Make: And How to Avoid Them should be on the reading list of every healthcare practitioner. Although author Steven Babitsky is advising doctors, I can tell you his advice to “take proactive steps to minimize the effect… Read More »
ARE YOUR LOVED ONES RECEIVING THE APPROPRIATE STANDARD OF CARE?
A highly disturbing 2018 end-of-year headline reports that home healthcare nurses failed to intervene or call for help when their patient’s condition was worsening. Then, after the patient died, the providers allowed the body to remain in the home for nearly two days without telling anyone! Just months earlier, due to negligence at a… Read More »
YOUR INJURY ATTORNEYS IN THE NEWS: MALPRACTICE LED TO INJURY INSTEAD OF HOPED-FOR HEALING
It might be said that medical malpractice is one of the saddest categories of the law, because it involves injury and suffering that happened when what was hoped for was – help and healing… Lawsuits may be filed against doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists, healthcare facilities, pharmaceutical companies, and others who provide healthcare services. When a… Read More »
DOCTORS UNDULY DISCIPLINED SEEK LEGAL RECOURSE
“The Medical Licensing Board of Indiana and the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency are prohibited from providing legal advice on issues contained in the laws and regulations. For legal advice, please consult an attorney”, cautions the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency. Many physicians are doing just that, turning to the lawyers at Ramey & Haley for advice dealing… Read More »
COMPENSATION AFTER COLONOSCOPY?
Colon cancer is reported to be the second most diagnosed cancer, and in fact is the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. Colonoscopy is the test most widely used for colon cancer detection, and that screening procedure is recommended for all adults over age 50. While nobody loves having a colonoscopy,… Read More »
TALCUM AND OVARIAN CANCER– HAS THE PROBLEM BEEN SOLVED?
“Does talcum powder cause cancer? A legal and scientific battle rages”, reports Jen Christensen of CNN. More than 4,800 women and their families have now sued Johnson & Johnson, claiming their ovarian cancer traces back to their use of the company’s talc-based product, Johnson’s Baby Powder. Other lawsuits have been brought against: Valeant… Read More »
IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING – TO AN INDIANA MALPRACTICE LAWYER
The tragic story of Robert Lehman: After Robert Lehman injured his back at work (he’d been picking up lumber as part of his work for Bashor Homes), he was sent to Methodist’s Dunlap Urgent Care Center for treatment, where he was given a shot and told to return to work. As Lehman’s condition continued… Read More »
