Workers Rally for Safer NY Job Sites
We often talk about the work of federal and state regulators, safety advocacy groups and others standing in the gap to provide safety for front-line workers in the construction industry, but in some cases, the workers themselves also seek improvements within the industry. A report in ENRNew York shows thousands of workers rallying on the […]
Claims for a Health and Safety Breach
Every day, there are 6,300 deaths caused by occupational accidents or work-related diseases, which is over 2.3 million deaths per year. There are 317 million annual accidents that occur on the job; a large portion of these lead to extended absences from work. This daily adversity has a vast human cost and it is said […]
Workers Compensation Claim for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, about 260,000 carpal tunnel release surgeries are conducted every year. In all cases of carpal tunnel syndrome, close to 47% are caused by work-related activities, and permanent injury to the affected hand may occur in approximately 1% of people with carpal tunnel syndrome. When compared to all […]
Personal Injury Settlement and Tax Liability
In the United States, a majority of civil litigation consists of personal injury lawsuits. According to the US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, some form of personal injury was involved in 60 percent of the 26,928 real property, contract, and tort trials in 2005. Statistics show that 4 to 5 percent of personal […]
Malpractice Liability for Bariatric Surgery Errors
An estimated 440,000 people in the United States are killed every year by hospital, physician, or nurse errors. Medical errors rank third among the most common causes of death in the country. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics, approximately 50% of all the medical malpractice cases that are pursued by patients are against their surgeons.
Failure to Diagnose Cancer and Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Cancer is one of the major causes of death in the United States as well as across the globe. In 2012, there were 14 million new cancer cases and 8.2 million cancer-related deaths worldwide. Statistics reveal that there will be an estimated 1,685,210 new cases of cancer in the United States and 595,690 deaths caused by the disease in 2016. Within the next two decades, the number of new cancer cases will rise to 22 million.
Ectopic Pregnancy and Medical Negligence
In 2014, statistics showed that the rate of ectopic pregnancy was 19.7 cases per 1,000 pregnancies in North America and it is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality in the first trimester. 9% of all pregnancy deaths are caused by an ectopic pregnancy.
Doctors more likely to misdiagnose difficult patients
New York residents might be surprised to learn that patients who are deemed “difficult” by doctors are at increased risk for a misdiagnosis, according to two new studies published in the journal BMJ Quality and Safety. Researchers say the reason is that physicians faced with difficult patients are more likely to be distracted from their clinical work, particularly when dealing with complex medical cases.
5 Important Things to Know about Medical Malpractice
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the third leading cause of death in the United States is medical negligence, right behind heart disease and cancer. In 2012, more than $3 billion was spent in medical malpractice payouts, meaning that there is an average of one payout every 43 minutes. It is estimated that approximately 200,000 patients are killed each year as a result of medical errors.
New York Injury Attorneys Take a Look at Gas Line Construction Injuries
Recently, a construction crew was using a drilling rig at a construction site in Long Island City when the rig hit a high-pressure gas line. According to the New York Post, a “geyser of flame erupted” after the gas line was hit. Fortunately, the two-alarm fire was contained in the rig and the fire did […]