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Posted on Jun 17, 2013
What is Contributory Negligence? Contributory negligence is used in medical malpractice and dental malpractice cases as a defense for doctors when the patient was partially at fault for their injury. ...
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Posted on May 29, 2013
When you go in to have a surgical procedure performed, then it is regular practice for patients to sign a consent form prior to surgery. One main question that we get asked here at the firm is ...
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Posted on May 23, 2013
Shocking studies reveal that birth injury statistics happen at alarming high frequency- in 2006 there were 2,073,368 birth injuries reported throughout the United States. This could mean that out of ...
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Posted on May 17, 2013
According to a study conducted by the Center for Disease Control, there were a total of 2,073,368 birth injuries reported in 2006 alone. The high number of birth injuries sustained every year is a ...
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Posted on May 6, 2013
Have you been injured as a result of doctor or hospital negligence? The unfortunate truth is that the majority of patient malpractice injuries can be prevented, yet these incidents occur at an ...
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Posted on Apr 18, 2013
Did you know that 48,000 Americans die every year due to a hospital acquired infection? In fact, studies show that hospital infections end up killing three times more people in the U.S. than HIV does. ...
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Posted on Apr 3, 2013
What is misdiagnosis? Misdiagnosis can lead to severe and lasting consequences for a patient. This type of negligence takes many forms- misdiagnosis does not always mean that the doctor overlooked a ...
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Posted on Mar 27, 2013
A hematoma is a collection of clotted blood in the tissue, outside of the blood vessels. This is typically a result of a broken blood vessel or artery that was caused by a head injury. In cases of ...
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Posted on Mar 22, 2013
Pradaxa is a common drug that patients use as a blood thinner, designed as an anti-blood clotting and anticoagulant drug. These prescription capsules are recommended for reducing the risk of stroke ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2013
Do you ever find yourself experiencing severe back pain? Many adults who experience serious back discomfort end up visiting a doctor to find a way to relieve the pain. For years doctors have ...
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Posted on Mar 7, 2013
Erb's Palsy, also referred to as brachial palsy, is a condition that is typically caused from a nerve injury during birth. When an infant sustains an injury to the brachial plexus, this means that ...
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Posted on Mar 1, 2013
There has been a buzz recently as to whether or not bariatric surgery can eliminate some of the symptom of diabetes. There was a study led by Professor Henry Buchwald, head of the Department of of ...
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Posted on Feb 12, 2013
One of the leading causes of Cerebral palsy is when an infant experiences oxygen deprivation during the delivery process. Labor and delivery is a crucial time and if there is even a short period of ...
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Posted on Jan 29, 2013
Bedsores are wounds to the skin and underlying tissue that can develop in a short period of time when there is elongated pressure on the skin. These sores are often referred to as pressure sores or ...
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Posted on Jan 28, 2013
Involvement in a truck accident can lead to substantial injuries or even death of a loved one. The pain, suffering and loss that you can face after a truck accident will never be able to be fully ...
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Posted on Jan 24, 2013
As a patient, you never want to think about the possibility of an anesthesia error occurring. Anesthesia complications can lead to serious health risks and consequences, even wrongful death. Many ...
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Posted on Nov 19, 2012
Are you a victim of medical malpractice ? Have you lost a loved one due to a mistake made by their physician or surgeon? If so, you are not alone, there are numerous occasions in which individuals are ...
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Posted on Nov 15, 2012
Recently, NewsChannel revealed that a dentist in Chesapeake, Virginia, was committing a variety of fraud and negligence crimes which were putting both his clients and his staff in danger. The dentist ...
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Posted on Nov 8, 2012
We rely today on medicine for everything. Whether it is a broken leg, a cold or flu, a constant headache or a car crash, we know that doctors will be there to “fix everything.” Or so we ...
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Posted on Oct 23, 2012
Continuing on from our previous blog about this infamous news story, Attorney Audrey Tolson was brought on as a guest on TruTV to give her legal advice on the case of Georgia vs. Hemy Neuman. He is ...
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Posted on Oct 17, 2012
Case Georgia vs. Neuman In the state of Georgia, there has been a day-care shooting and the father of two children, has been killed from close range. Our lead malpractice attorney, Audrey Tolson, was ...
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Posted on Jul 16, 2012
Supreme Court Ruling on ObamaCare ObamaCare was passed by Congress on March 21, 2010 and later signed in federal law on March 23 by the president himself and it will probably go into full effect in ...
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Posted on Jun 5, 2012
We are pleased to anounce the launch of our medical matpractice blog.
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