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Legally Targeting a Defective Product Manufacturer

You have purchased a brand new electric rice cooker but as soon as you operate it, you receive an electric shock. The second day, your hands were a little wet during the operation of the rice cooker, and you receive an electric shock that made you roll over the floor while the cooker gets thrown off the stone kitchen top with its electric chord still plugged on to the electrical outlet. A sorry scene! After you receive the second shock that sends you across the floor, you are really mad with the cooker manufacturer. You have even received some burns, hurt your left arm and

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Medical Malpractice Law Dealing with Anesthetic Toxicity

Although anesthesia is crucial for surgical success, an overdose of anesthesia can lead to life-threatening conditions for a patient. The anesthetists are usually expected to be knowledgeable about the various types of anesthesia, the required dosage, and the rates of injection-for the anesthesia to work accurately during surgery.

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Medical Malpractice Associated with Misdiagnosis

When a patient discovers that a doctor failed to diagnose a serious health condition on time- which led to disastrous consequences for the patient-whether in the hospital or in the doctor’s chamber, the patient has the right to sue the doctor. The key consideration in a medical malpractice lawsuit related to misdiagnosis is whether there is an identifiable lack of qualification on the part of the doctor. Another angle may be “medical negligence.” which can lead to more serious legal proceedings against the doctor.

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When respiratory conditions are really asthma

New York residents may be interested to know that according to a study done by researchers at GlaxoSmithKline, nearly 33 percent of patients diagnosed with a respiratory disease may have in fact had asthma. Failing to diagnose asthma in patients in a timely manner could result in future complications for patients or even death. Data was collected from 2,090 patients who completed the European Community Respiratory Health Survey.

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Improving the safety of medication administration

While medication is meant to help people with pain, injuries and illnesses, it is also causing adverse affects to patients in New York and around the country. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 700,000 people around the country make medication-related emergency hospital visits each year. For these reasons, it is important that medical personnel are familiar with the federal regulations regarding the administration of medication, as outlined by the CDC.

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Family petitions Supreme Court in birth injury malpractice claim

When the father of a girl who was born with birth defects sued the federal government for medical malpractice, the courts dismissed it based on the Feres doctrine. For New York readers who are not aware, the Feres doctrine keeps members of the armed forces and their families from filing injury claims against the federal government when the injuries occur during military duty.

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