Medical malpractice is what lawyers call a “cause of action.” A cause of action is a set of facts that allow one person to bring a lawsuit against another. If you can establish these basic facts, your lawsuit can move forward. If one or more of t… Read More

Getting medical treatment typically involves a lot of paperwork: medical histories, insurance forms, HIPAA releases, and various consents. Buried within all of that paper is often something called an arbitration agreement. You have probably signed at… Read More

One of the most painful things a medical malpractice attorney has to tell a client is that they have a good case, but that it’s too late to file a claim, because the statute of limitations has expired. You have only a limited amount of time to file… Read More

Many people assume that medical malpractice lawsuits can only be filed against someone with a l license to practice medicine: a doctor. In fact, any provider of medical care can be the defendant in a medical malpractice action: a nurse, a pharmacist,… Read More

If a tree falls in the forest but no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? And if medical malpractice causes a death but goes unreported, did it really happen? In the case of the tree, the answer is no: sound waves must strike an eardrum or… Read More

Somewhere between 750,000 and 1,000,000 people fall in United States hospitals every year. Falls are perhaps the most common safety incident reported in hospitals. Some falls in hospitals don’t result in serious injury, but many do. Serious falls c… Read More

It was only a few months ago that most of us were glued to our televisions watching the Tokyo Summer Olympics. As always, one of the highlights of the Games was women’s gymnastics, and viewers across the world were eagerly looking forward to seeing… Read More

Cauda equina syndrome is a medical and surgical emergency. This rare, but serious neurological condition may have a rapid or gradual onset and can, if not treated promptly, lead to severe and permanent disability. “Cauda equina” is Latin for “h… Read More