You go to the hospital to get better from a serious illness, not to get one. Yet one of the most frequent causes of death in hospitals is infection acquired in the hospital. Of the nearly two million patients who acquire such an infection, nearly one…
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Medical costs are on the rise in the United States, and the cost of health insurance and health care are a burden for many American families. The cost of health care has outpaced inflation in this country every year since 2008. Hospitals, labs, docto…
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Most people are familiar with the concept of “wrongful death,” in which one party’s negligent or reckless act caused the death of another person. Less well-known is the idea of “wrongful birth.” Wrongful birth cases usua…
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Have you ever received multiple bills from a single procedure—from a surgeon, anesthesiologist, radiologist, and a medical facility, perhaps? If so, you’re familiar with the concept that a hospital, and the medical professionals who work ther…
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You went in for a medical procedure. As always, your doctor explained the risks of the procedure to you, noting that some risks are more likely than others to materialize. You understood what you were reading and being told. Maybe you had a spouse or…
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If you had to guess the top three causes of death in the United States, what would you pick? Heart disease? Cancer? Accident? Stroke? Those are indeed among the top causes of death, but the number three cause (behind heart disease and cancer) is actu…
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The Oregon Supreme Court has handed down a ruling that upholds a law limiting the amount of damages people can collect when suing the state or state employees. These damages are capped at $3 million dollars. That may sound like a lot, but for those w…
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You or a loved one was injured in the course of receiving medical care. You feel sure it was due to malpractice, and you’ve decided to file a lawsuit. What next? There’s a lot that needs to happen in between the time you decide to sue, an…
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If you believe that you or a loved one may have been the victim of medical malpractice, you are probably considering legal action. More than with other areas of personal injury law, the lawyer you choose for your medical malpractice case makes a trem…
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If you’re asking that question, you’ve probably been through two difficult and expensive experiences: significant medical treatment, and medical treatment that did not go well or as expected. Those two events mean that you’ve alread…
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