What happens when the Hospital Loses Your Medical Records
You are planning to submit a medical malpractice lawsuit for the injuries your baby has suffered due to improper obstetrical care during the time of your delivery. However, when you try to attain copies of your medical records, you are told by the hospital that they cannot locate the electronic fetal monitoring strips, for instance. Now if you go ahead with the lawsuit, what can happen to the hospital because they cannot locate your baby’s medical records?
Wrong Anesthetic as a Basis for a Medical Malpractice Case
Anesthesiologist Misses Reading the Surgical Testing Notes
C-section births result in higher risk of health complications
According to a recent study carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, women in the U.S. who undergo C-sections are more likely to suffer from a wide range of medical complications. Due to these findings, women in New York and around the country may want to seek out other means of giving birth if they are pregnant or planning on having a baby.
Failure to prepare patients for surgeries in Manhattan
A survey done by Gallup researchers indicates that pre-surgery education is an important part of ensuring that individuals undergoing medical procedures have positive outcomes. When people who are about to undergo a medical device implantation surgery know what to expect throughout the process, after it is completed and how to care for themselves, they are likely to have better recovery rates and fewer problems. However, those who did not feel they were prepared were more likely to have trouble.
What Recourse do Victims of the Amtrak Train Derailment Have
What Happened? Amtrak train no. 188 with 238 passengers on board, derailed on Tuesday when it jumped the tracks at a curve, while travelling from Washington to New York. The crash left more than 200 people injured and claimed eight lives. However, many are still in critical condition and the death toll is expected to […]
Can Your Lawyer Remove Certain Information from Your Medical Records
Your lawyer offers your medical records into evidence, but before the jury sees them, your lawyer wants to redact certain information from your records. Will the judge allow this?
There is No Point in Arguing about who is Responsible during the Negotiations
When you start to negotiate with the defense attorney, why is it that you no longer focus on who actually caused your injuries?
A Guide for a Medical Malpractice Victim to Claim Compensation
What is Medical Malpractice?
Can a Doctor’s Apology be Used as Evidence
You are in a New York hospital recuperating and you feel the doctor who treated you has caused you significant harm. If this doctor now comes and apologizes to you, then does that wash his hands of any legal obligations that could involve compensation for you, for the injuries and losses you have suffered?
Amtrak Derailment Leaves 7 Dead, 200 Injured
An Amtrak train travelling on the Washington-Boston corridor derailed as it took a curve at over twice the permitted speed limit. All seven coaches of the train were derailed in the accident. At least seven people have died and more than 200 of the 243 people on the train including its engineer have been injured. […]