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Joan Rivers has elicited millions of laughs during her 50-year career, so it’s especially tragic that it wasn’t old age or illness that ultimately silenced the irreverent comedienne, but apparent medical malpractice. Not surprisingly, this article from NYDailyNews.com reports that the comic icon’s daughter is planning to level a lawsuit against one of the doctors…
Read MoreEven Wisconsin’s lawyers hate medical malpractice caps. This provision, which aims to limit the award medical malpractice victims receive, has been the subject of controversy in the legal community. In one case in Wisconsin, writes David Mittleman for The Legal Examiner, a $1.8-million award for a group of state employees got trimmed down to $250,000.…
Read MoreOxygen sustains the body’s vital functions, so maintaining its optimal levels should be a priority in any medical procedure, including childbirth. If a baby suffers oxygen deprivation during delivery, for instance, he/she can suffer serious brain damage and develop the condition called cerebral palsy. This brain disorder can stem from various causes, but it can…
Read MoreChildbirth is supposedly a joyous occasion and a fulfilling accomplishment for women. While their physical health and their baby’s overall wellbeing would be priorities during this time, it doesn’t mean that their psychological health should not be taken care of. An article written by St. Louis Post-Dispatch online reporter Michele Munz shows how some women…
Read MoreIn 2008, Vivian Gagliano underwent a routine hernia operation performed by Dr. Joseph Gordon and Dr. Venkata Bodavula, who was a resident surgeon at the time, at Danbury Hospital, Connecticut. All seemed well until she was stitched up and released. Legal Examiner contributor Eric Chaffin recounts how a little act of negligence cost their employer…
Read MoreWhen Dr. James Dunphy’s wife passed away in 2009 after an appendicitis procedure, Dr. Dunphy sued the surgeon in charge for negligence. What happened next shocked the nation and even New York City medical malpractice lawyers who were following the CBS News report of correspondents Ben Eisler and Mark Strassman:
Read MorePeople trust doctors with their lives, however, sometimes that trust seems misplaced. People have gone into hospitals, and instead of getting better, they’ve actually gotten worse. Medical malpractice is an unfortunate reality and has devastating effects on people’s lives as outlined in a recent press release from Senator Bernie Sander’s office:
Read MorePeople often think that doctors are infallible, but they make mistakes like anyone else. However, when doctors make mistakes it can have dire consequences for their patients. A recent example was a diagnostic error committed where the head of a New York orthopedic surgery unit was held liable for failing to properly treat a serious…
Read MoreAs conventional knowledge have it, most claims handled by an experienced Bronx medical malpractice lawyer from firms like The Law Offices of Joseph Lichtenstein, are due to errors committed during actual surgical or treatment procedures. However, a study claims that surgical errors are not always on the top of the list. An excerpt from an…
Read MoreChildbirth is an extremely delicate process where two lives are at stake: the mother and the infant. The responsibility of preserving both lives falls heavily on the doctor and the level of expertise and experience behind him or her.
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