Prescribing Contraindicated Medication is Medical Malpractice Medical error is one of the unofficial leading causes of death not only in the country, but worldwide as well. Healthcare may be much more available to people now than ever but instead of focusing on the quantitative benefits, we should be looking into the quality of care provided. …
Anesthesia Errors Cause Severe Injury to Patients It is thanks to anesthesia that modern medicine is able to accomplish such impressive surgical feats. Anesthesia itself has been a part of medicine long before modern surgery; back when the numbing of pain for healing practices was accomplished with herbs and tinctures. Today the process is thankfully …
Failure to Transfer Patients to Appropriate Facilities The act of seeking treatment is not as simple as going to your doctor and submitting yourself to examination for a prognosis. As we all know, there are often several stops to different specialists, testing facilities/labs, and treatment centers when it comes to treating a serious health issue. …
Undiagnosed Cardiac Condition Medical Malpractice The current leading cause of death in the united states is heart disease with 614,348 people dying every year because of it. In fact, heart disease has been the leading cause of death in this country for the past few decades with cancer and respiratory disease following closely behind. Your …
Long Term Motorcycle Accident Injury Consequences There’s nothing quite like riding a motorcycle: the wind whistling around you, the road whizzing by beneath you, and the engine purring as you ride down the road. Unfortunately, riding that motorcycle can carry some heavy consequences. Driving a motorcycle means that you have little protection between you and …
Hospital Negligence can Cause Severe Injury The most serious injuries that people sustained are often treated in an emergency setting at the nearest hospital that they are rushed to. There they will be treated along with many other patients of varying degrees of injury and sickness that require anything from emergency surgery to long term …
Seeking Compensation for a Resort Excursion Injury In 2017, Florida set another tourism record, with more than 116 million visitors coming to the state over the course of the year. Many of those visitors choose to stay in resorts, with planned excursions from the resort making up important parts of their vacation. Unfortunately, negligence on …
High School Athlete’s Life Altering Injury Receives Optimistic Treatment A new source of optimism and hope has now been afforded to a former high school athlete who received a life altering sports injury. High school junior Wilben Morrisaint was left paralyzed by an injury sustained during a Blanche Ely High School football game that left …
Attorney Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud and Receives no Jail Time One of six personal injury attorneys part of an insurance fraud scheme has managed to avoid a sentence to time in prison through a guilty plead. The attorney is known as Steven Slootsky and practiced personal injury law in Boca Raton, Florida. Slootsky, along …
Serious Complications From Failing to Diagnose a Spinal Epidural Abscess It is expected that our healthcare providers will be able to recognize and diagnose serious health issues when they are provided with the appropriate information and signs. It is no easy task to diagnose one of many diseases based on medical history and reported symptoms …
Guillain-Barre Medical Practice Claims Damage to our nervous system can have serious lifelong consequences. Our ability to not only feel and sense is endangered, but also our ability to control certain bodily functions. This is why it’s imperative that healthcare providers prioritize the proper screening for and diagnosis of ailments that target this system of …
Florida Surgical Errors and a Medical Malpractice Claim Did you know that patients have actually died because surgeons removed the wrong organ, left surgical instruments inside a patient’s body, and even operated on the wrong patient? This may seem far-fetched, but the World Health Organization has actually created a checklist for surgeons in order to prevent such …
Compensation for Your Transverse Myelitis Spinal injuries have the potential to drastically alter someone’s quality of life. The spinal cord is the keystone on which the human body’s foundation is built. Should it be injured in any way, its structural and neurological functions could be compromised. One of the most debilitating conditions to affect the …
You can Receive Compensation for Your Doctor’s Failure to Diagnose Treating or curing a disease or injury is only half of a healthcare provider’s battle. The first half is the diagnosis of what that healthcare provider and patient will be fighting. This diagnosis of a disease, injury, condition, etc. is what will set the pace …
Arachnoiditis Can be Caused by Your Doctor’s Negligence One of the most debilitating causes of back pain can be the pain disorder known as arachnoiditis. It can cause a person’s back and spine to feel an incredibly uncomfortable stinging sensation and also lead to neurological issues. This painful condition can be the result of a healthcare …
Serious Complications From Cauda Equina Syndrome Medical malpractice is always a difficult situation where negligence can cause serious issues for those affected but medical malpractice when cauda equina syndrome is involved, can lead to drastic life altering complications. These complications can proceed to significantly reduce a victim’s quality of life. One can expect extensive medical …
10 Reasons a Personal Injury Attorney may Refuse Taking Your Case You took advantage of the personal injury law firm’s offer of a free consultation about your case. You thought it went well; the lawyer you met with was professional, confident and listened carefully to what you said. But at the end of your meeting, …
Drunk Drivers On the Road Regardless of Busts Driving through Sarasota’s quiet Gulf Coast communities, the last thing you would expect is to end up in an accident with a drugged driver. Unfortunately, however, illegal drugs continue to be a problem in Sarasota County. In a recent story in the Herald Tribune, Sheriff Tom Knight described a six …
New York Uber and Lyft Vehicle Cap Puts Pressure on Drivers New York City has recently signed into action the official cap on Uber and Lyft rideshare vehicles in an effort to curb the growing traffic and transportation issues that have been growing in the city’s streets. The primary concern has been with how the …
Defective Products can Cause Serious Chemical Burns Recently, a nine-year-old boy living in Hinsdale, New York, suffered severe burns when his Skechers light-up sneakers malfunctioned, according to Metro UK. During a “water day” at his school, his athletic shoes got wet and began leaking battery acid. He suffered second-degree burns and was unable to walk due to his badly burned feet. …
Stage Injuries are More Common Than You Think Sarasota’s vibrant theater community means an incredible array of performances available to viewers on a regular basis. There’s plenty of opportunities to see ballets, plays, operas, musicals, and more—not to mention plenty of chances for theater enthusiasts to engage in their own performances. Unfortunately, along with those …
Soccer Related Injuries and Seeking Compensation The 2018 FIFA football World Cup celebrated quite a few firsts. It was the first time Russia had hosted the World Cup, the first time referees used video replay, and (sadly for Croatia) the first time a team allowed an “own goal” in a World Cup final. In Europe, …
You Could Receive Compensation for Smartphone Overuse Do you sometimes feel like you’re missing something vital if you’re separated from your smartphone? Are you often checking email, texting your buddies, scrolling through your social media feeds or playing your favorite game wherever you happen to be? Smartphones are a great addition to our daily lives, …
Non Disclosure Agreement Between Omarosa and Trump In Question News broke this past weekend about former White House aide and Apprentice contestant, Omarosa Manigault-Newman’s controversial claims against President Donald Trump. The controversial claims of misogyny, racism, and mental decline come accompanied with Omarosa showing secretly recorded audio of a conversation she had while working in …
