Medical Malpractice & Personal Injury Blog

If you or a loved one have had a stroke, you know how devastating it can be. You probably think of stroke as a natural event: sudden, unavoidable, and often unpredictable. Most strokes are not caused by medical malpractice, but their effects can be w… Read More

The decision to put a loved one in a nursing home is rarely an easy one. Usually, a family makes the difficult choice to move a parent or grandparent to a nursing home only after it becomes clear that they cannot be safely cared for in their own home… Read More

The birth of a baby is a joyful time, and so many births go without incident that when there is a problem, joy is rapidly replaced with worry and distress. One such situation is shoulder dystocia. As the name suggests, shoulder dystocia happens when,… Read More

Medical malpractice can take place anywhere that medical care is—or should be—provided, including jails and prisons. Inmates have a constitutional right to adequate medical care under the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits cruel and unusual punish… Read More

An Oregon Health & Science University cancer patient died because doctors didn’t check the man for a genetic disorder that can make chemotherapy deadly, a $6.4 million lawsuit claims. Chemotherapy Lawsuit Read More

In April, Dr. Gina Anderson filed suit in Benton County Circuit Court against Dr. Sydney Piercey, claiming Piercey had caused her “pain, disfigurement, disability, and reduction in vision” by using substandard silicone in wrinkle-reducing facial… Read More

A Naselle, Washington, woman has filed a $4.6 million lawsuit against Columbia Memorial Hospital, alleging the hospital failed to perform an MRI before she suffered a stroke that left her severely disabled. Stroke Lawsuit Read More

It seems obvious to say it, but mental health issues are health issues. And as with any type of health concern, when someone is suffering from depression, anxiety, or other forms of mental illness, they may seek the help of a medical professional or… Read More