Lavern’s Law extends malpractice deadline
New York legislators have agreed on a compromise to extend the deadline for filing certain medical malpractice claims. The law, which passed the state senate and assembly on Jan. 30, changes the statute of limitations for missed cancer diagnosis cases from 15 months to 30 months after the patient discovers the error. The passage comes two days after Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders announced an agreement on the measure.
Why women are more likely than men to die after heart attacks
Some New York women who have heart attacks may not recognize their symptoms because those symptoms tend to differ from the more highly-publicized ones suffered by men. Furthermore, medical professionals may not treat women’s heart attacks as aggressively as men’s. The Journal of the American Heart Association has published research that says women are more likely to die in the year after a heart attack than men. The reason appears to be the type of care women receive in the wake of such an attack.
Filing a Construction Accident Lawsuit
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, in calendar year 2016, out of 4,693 worker fatalities in the private sector in the United States, 21.1%, or 991 deaths, was in construction – this means that or 1 in 5 workers in the construction business died on the job. The leading causes of death in […]
Brain Injury And Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Nursing Home Abuse – A Guide
Suing a Dentist For Medical Malpractice
What You Need to Know About Medical Malpractice Settlements
Filing a Pedestrian Accident Lawsuit
According to the Traffic Safety Facts from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 5,376 pedestrians and 818 bicyclists died in crashes with automobiles in 2015. These deaths accounted for 17.7% of the 35,092 total fatalities in the United States that year. If 5,376 pedestrian deaths occurred in 2015, it means that nearly 15 pedestrians […]
Train Accidents & Personal Injury Lawsuits
According to the most recent statistics from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), there was a total of 43 train-related deaths between 2004 and 2013 involving Metro-North trains. A total of 84 deaths occurred solely on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) during the same period. Between 2011 and the end of 2014, there was a […]
Endoscopy Complications and Medical Malpractice Lawsuits