Courts rule on uninsured physicians
New York patients may want to pay heed to a New Jersey Supreme Court case involving a physician who had no medical malpractice insurance. On Sept. 29, a 5-2 split decision decreed that practitioners lacking malpractice insurance to any degree are not to be disciplined by the courts, but by the state’s medical board instead. However, if the medical facility employing the insured physician failed to conduct an appropriate amount of due diligence before making the hire, it may be held liable.
Plastic surgery procedure gone wrong leads to homicide
New York Police Department officials think that a physician of questionable caliber fled to England after the death of a patient on May 30. A 34-year-old BET employee from Maryland traveled to Queens for silicone injections to her backside, but a homicide occurred as the cause of death was systemic silicone emboli because of the butt injections.
New York Boat Accidents Attorneys for Legal Representation
New York Waterways and Ferry Services Water cruises, boats and ferries in New York City help local people and tourists get away on leisure trips. Waters around New York make it a haven for commuters, workers, tourists to travel between land destinations comfortably and quickly. Different types of ferries, water taxies, jet-skis, boats, watercrafts, and […]
Train Accidents and Personal Injury Lawsuits
According to FRA (Federal Railroad Administration) data, a person or a vehicle is hit by a train every three hours. February 2015 witnessed a Metro-North train collide with an SUV near Valhalla, New York. The accident killed six and injured many. The Metro-North services witnessed six deaths and more than 120 injuries in railroad accidents […]
New York City Bicycle Riders are Legally Protected
Bicycling in New York City Bicycling in New York City can be fun. But it can be fraught with danger as well. The city is always expanding to accommodate more automobile traffic. Even though safety regulations are in place for bicyclists, accidents do happen. Bike riders need to cross the lanes or ride across the […]
Why Settle for an Improper Amount?
Bus accidents can paralyze a normal life Bus accidents can have a disastrous effect on your life. It can hurt your earning capacity, and rob your family of peace and happiness. Sometimes the top earning member of the family could be killed in an accident which will cause a massive disruption to that family’s finances. […]
Administering the Wrong Medication to the Patient can Constitute Medical Negligence
Negligence while Prescribing Drugs
Medical Malpractice Involved in Gastric Bypass Surgery
Gastric bypass surgery is a medical procedure practiced to offer long term relief to sufferers of morbid obesity. Though a beneficial process it is associated with dangerous complications including death. Few patients may have to undergo repeated surgeries to correct the complications developed after initial surgery.
Nerve Injuries Due to Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice Causing Nerve Damage
Organ Punction or Performation
New York Organ Punction or Performation Malpractice Causes of organ perforation When an organ’s wall gets completely penetrated during surgery, it is characterized as an organ perforation. Perforations are commonly the result of medical negligence and surgical errors, and may sometimes involve an equipment malfunction too. Other complications and pathological conditions in the body, diseases, […]