» Medical Malpractice

Let’s face it: the last thing you want to do when you’re not feeling yourself is drag yourself to the doctor’s office, sit in a crowded waiting room, wait even longer in the exam room, only to spend a few minutes with the doctor before being us… Read More

Millions of American families have been affected by the suicide of a loved one. If yours is one of them, you have our sincere sympathies. The fact that suicide is common doesn’t make it any less devastating. It can be all the more devastating if yo… Read More

When a parent is unable to care for their child, the child may end up in foster care. Children in foster care are uniquely vulnerable; they may have suffered trauma, abuse, or neglect, and are separated from the only home they know, imperfect as it m… Read More

When you are in police custody, you are completely dependent on the police for every basic need: your food, your ability to communicate with your loved ones, and your medical care. And regardless of what you may have done to end up in police custody,… Read More

Allergic reactions can be terrifying to experience. Anaphylaxis is a severe, systemic allergic reaction; it is life-threatening, and requires immediate treatment. In anaphylaxis, blood pressure plummets, airways swell, and patients can lose conscious… Read More

When we talk about personal injury and medical malpractice, we often refer to the “elements” of a claim: those assertions that must be proven for the claim to succeed. The elements of a medical malpractice claim are: The existence of a duty of ca… Read More

Going into a hospital or surgical center for a needed surgical procedure, and waking up to find you’ve had the wrong operation, or surgery on the wrong site, is a patient’s nightmare. And while “wrong person, wrong procedure, wrong site” surg… Read More

Nearly everyone alive has experienced pain—sometimes mild and fleeting, sometimes serious and chronic. Considering how universal the experience of pain is, it’s surprising that medical professionals don’t do a better job of understanding and ma… Read More