Medical Malpractice & Personal Injury Blog

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

For many people, having a healthy baby is a source of great joy; there’s a reason that a birth is often referred to as a “blessed event.” But pregnancy can also take a great toll on the pregnant person: physically, emotionally, and financially.… Read More

Doctors refer to it by its acronym, SCFE, pronounced “skiffy:” a jaunty-sounding name for a painful and potentially debilitating condition. What is slipped capital femoral epiphysis, how is it diagnosed and treated, and what happens if it is not… Read More

Sometimes, a doctor’s negligent action (or lack of action) clearly leads to a worse result than would have occurred otherwise. If a patient goes into surgery to have his right leg amputated, and the doctor amputates the left leg instead, that is cl… Read More