Sepsis and a Wrongful Death Case
Patient Dies Due to Sepsis
What are Pharmacy Errors
Pharmacy errors arise typically when patients go to pick up their medication, and they start taking the medication without looking at the particular pill or reading the inserts that accompany the particular medications. If it is the wrong medication then the patient will get sick or have some sort of negative side effect that could lead to dire implications.
Overcharging for Medical Records
A fire department surgeon is fined $10,000 for charging a patient $66 extra to provide his medical records. The patient was an 89-year-old man, who had requested his medical records from the surgeon. In the state of New York, any person can request copies of his or her medical records.
Reasons Why Your Medical Malpractice Case could be Rejected by an Attorney
You have suffered injuries because of the carelessness or negligence of a doctor or the hospital staff in New York and you want to file a medical malpractice lawsuit to claim compensation for the losses and harm you have suffered. However, an attorney might not want to accept your case and attempt to carry it into the end zone. There can be several reasons for this.
Res Ipsa Loquitor in a Medical Malpractice Case
In order to file a medical malpractice case in the state of New York, you are required to bring in a medical expert to support your claim. The claim should show that there was wrongdoing, the injuries were caused by the wrongdoing, and the injuries are significant and/or permanent. However, in certain instances expert testimony is not required.
The Defense can Change its Stance after a Deposition
In a medical malpractice case, the defense attorney strongly denies that his client has done anything wrong, until the plaintiff’s lawyer finishes questioning the doctor at pre trial testimony. In this case, the plaintiff has suffered significant injury following a colonoscopy procedure.
A Peremptory Challenge in a Jury Selection
What is a peremptory challenge in a civil lawsuit in New York, involving a personal injury case?
Can Your Attorney Stop You from Answering a Question at a Deposition
Generally Your Attorney cannot Raise an Objection
A Medical Malpractice Case Involving a Delay in Diagnosis
A patient claims that the doctor failed to diagnose his fracture, and he wants to know whether he has a valid basis for filing a medical malpractice case against the doctor.
Does the Victim Receive the Full Amount Awarded by the Jury
Why is it that when an injured victim winds up winning a large verdict, which creates virtual ink in the online media and perhaps some real ink in the printed media, yet you never receive any news about what happens months or even years later, when that injured victim receives the actual final check.