Medical Malpractice & Personal Injury Blog

From time to time in this blog, we refer to “informed consent” in the context of health care and medical malpractice. But what does informed consent mean, and what happens if a patient fails to give it? If you have ever undergone surgery or anoth… Read More

If you think about it, modern anesthesia is something of a miracle. It makes available procedures that would otherwise be incredibly painful (like tooth extraction) or nearly impossible (like open heart surgery). Anesthesiologists are among the most… Read More

If you have been injured by medical malpractice, you know that you may be entitled to a financial recovery from your doctor or hospital. What you may not have thought about is how the amount of that recovery is determined. How do you put a price on a… Read More

If you have a health concern and are planning to see a doctor, your focus is probably (and properly) on yourself. Will it be a serious diagnosis? Will your illness be life-changing? Are there effective treatments? You may not be thinking much about y… Read More

Recently in this blog we discussed the three components of a strong medical malpractice case. Not all negative outcomes from medical treatment or procedures are due to malpractice, and sometimes we have to tell people that we don’t think it’s fai… Read More

One interesting thing about practicing medical malpractice law is the fact that people often think they have a good medical malpractice case when they do not have a case at all, and other people do not even consider filing a lawsuit because they do n… Read More

There has been a lot of talk in recent years about “the death of expertise,” but when an outcome matters, smart people still consult experts. That’s especially true in the law. Expert witnesses in medical malpractice cases often the difference… Read More

You have probably heard of lawsuits including damages for “pain and suffering.” But you may not have thought about exactly what that means. If you have been injured by medical malpractice, damages for pain and suffering could be considerable. To… Read More