NY Labor Law 240: For Lack of a Harness
New York Labor Law 240 provides various protections for construction workers and others doing tough physical work within the state. One element of this legislation regards workers who work up in the air or on scaffolds or ladders while building or repairing buildings. However, despite the apparent simplicity of this language, other elements of the […]
Widow sues 2 New York hospitals for husband dying twice
A widow filed a medical malpractice suit against two hospitals in Buffalo after one emergency room doctor pronounced her husband dead when he was still alive. She says that her husband might still be alive had the medical team paid attention to her.
Cellulitis is a Fairly Common Non-Contagious Medical Condition
An Overview of cellulitis
Earlier breast cancer detection leads to better outcome
New York women may be interested in the results of a new study that demonstrates the importance of early breast cancer detection. Researchers from the Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organization, the University of Twente and Erasmus University Medical Center looked at medical data that was collected from approximately 174,000 Dutch women who had been diagnosed with breast cancer between 1999 and 2012.
Sustaining a Brain Injury at Birth
Brain injuries are very rare at the time of the birth, they mainly develop due to medical malpractice in a majority of cases. They are often very serious and life threatening and influence the normal development and growth process.
Shaken baby syndrome symptoms
Most New York parents are told about shaken baby syndrome when they begin to have children. Shaken baby syndrome occurs when a parent or caregiver essentially shakes the baby’s brain, causing an injury that could lead to death or serious injuries.
Slip and Fall Accidents: What to do if you are a victim?
Slipping on a wet or otherwise slippery floor, stair, or ground, or tripping over something on a floor or the ground are common accidents. In many cases, the owner or occupant of property cannot always be held responsible for failing to immediately pick up or clean every slippery substance on a floor. Nor is the […]
Uncontrolled Diabetes can Lead to Kidney Damage, Heart Disease, or Stroke
Diabetes is a serious medical condition
Failure to diagnose breast cancer can lead to worsened condition
When New York residents go to their doctors with concerns about the possibility of having breast cancer, being told that there is a clean bill of health is a relief. There are, however, times when the doctor makes a mistake and there is a failure to diagnose the disease. With cancer so prominent a problem, significant attention is dedicated to its treatment and trying to find a cure. Given the risks inherent with the disease, a failure to diagnose and delayed treatment might place the patient in a worsened condition.
Courts rule on uninsured physicians
New York patients may want to pay heed to a New Jersey Supreme Court case involving a physician who had no medical malpractice insurance. On Sept. 29, a 5-2 split decision decreed that practitioners lacking malpractice insurance to any degree are not to be disciplined by the courts, but by the state’s medical board instead. However, if the medical facility employing the insured physician failed to conduct an appropriate amount of due diligence before making the hire, it may be held liable.