Medical Malpractice Leading to Death: How to Get Justice?
Many times, family members may go through the bitter experience of watching someone close to them die as a result of medical malpractice. It is easy to understand the immense pain, anger, and grief suffered by a person who has just lost a parent, child, or spouse to medical malpractice! The only way the victim’s close family member can avenge a wrongful death is through a medical malpractice case related to wrongful death.
Misinterpretation of X-Rays Warrants Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Every medical treatment begins with a series of diagnostic tests like an x-rays, MRIs, ultrasounds, or mammograms as required for specific patient situation. Thus, the radiologists have a supremely ethical responsibility to accurately read and interpret the x-rays or other similar diagnostic results to produce descriptive reports.
Proving Malpractice in Medical Services: The Why’s and How’s
If a patient in the state of New York suffers physical, mental, and emotional loss as a result of medical treatments, then he or she has a legal right to file a medical malpractice case against the hospital, the primary doctor or doctors, or against both the medical facility and the doctor.
Daily Site Inspections
In various types of construction jobs, the outcome of many safety-related issues come down to something very simple – the need to have someone monitoring or inspecting the site and walking around the work area on a regular basis. In reality, companies really shouldn’t wait for outside auditors to come in and look at how […]
Ultrasounds may be helpful in diagnosing breast cancer
With more than half a million deaths worldwide due to breast cancer each year, medical professionals have good reason to seek alternate methods of detecting the disease. According to research published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, ultrasounds may be a good supplement to the mammogram in some cases and may be an effective replacement in cases where mammograms are not available.
Steps for avoiding medication errors
Nurses in New York can reduce the chances of making a medication error by following some simple steps. First, they should observe what is known as the five rights for medication administration. This means transcribing the medication and making sure the right dosage of the right medication is prescribed for the right patient. It should also use the correct route and timing.
Worker’s Compensation Case as Opposed to a Personal Injury Claim
In a personal injury case, the party “at fault” must be established for the case to go forward. However, in a worker’s compensation case, no “fault” is required, but the affected worker is granted legal claims to compensation under specific conditions. Worker’s compensation claims are automatic entitlements, regardless of whether any party was at fault. […]
Personal Injury Claims for Elevator Accidents
In the US, about 900,000 elevators are operational which allows for 18 billion trips every year. These elevators must always be in excellent working conditions to avoid serious accidents. In most cases, elevator accidents take place due to poor maintenance, faulty installation, while in maintenance, or improper use. Malfunctioning elevators are known to cause fatal […]
Personal Injury Claim for Your Child Hurt in a School Bus Accident
As a concerned parent in New York City, it is normal for you to entrust your child’s school-bus with the cardinal responsibility of safely transporting your child to and from school every week day. Thus, when that school bus driver is involved in a serious traffic accident involving other vehicles, pedestrians, and the bus students, […]
Personal injury involving pedestrians: What is the legal course of action?
In metro areas like the New York City, pedestrian injuries are fairly common. In spite of the city’s efforts to reduce traffic accidents and pedestrian injuries, New York City holds a record number of traffic and pedestrian accidents. Pedestrian injuries can happen due to many other reasons too—like an approaching stairway that is often missed, […]