Nursing Home MRSA Infection Lawsuits Nursing homes are not just settings in which the elderly live out their golden years. They also tend to function as limited medical facilities due to the constant need for healthcare services since advanced age among residents correlates with more health issues. The vulnerability present…
What is Medical Malpractice? Did you suffer an injury in a hospital or medical institution? Do you believe that medical negligence is to blame? Can you file a medical malpractice lawsuit? Before you explore your legal options, you must understand the meaning of medical malpractice. You must also recognize the…
How to Determine if You Can File a Wrongful Death Lawsuit When an individual dies in an accident that he or she did not cause, his or her death is ruled to be a wrongful death. This means that another party caused the victim’s death through negligence or reckless behavior….
What is a Letter of Protection? If a victim of negligence doesn’t have insurance, how are their medical bills paid while the insurance company contorts itself (and often established medical science) to avoid paying for the damages they rightly owe? Often, those bills are covered by what is known as…
Types of Nursing Home Abuse Claims Statistics generated by government oversight reveal that nursing home abuse is a serious and persistent problem in the Sunshine State. Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) oversees compliance with federal and state laws about nursing care facilities in Florida that accept Medicare and…
Zantac is one of many medications used to decrease the symptoms of heartburn and acid reflux. In exchange, however, some patients might develop cancer or experience Zantac cancer symptoms. If you or a loved one has already taken Zantac, learn what your legal options are by talking with an experienced product…
Defining a Product Liability Claim Cornell University Law [1] School defines products liability as follows: “Products liability refers to the liability of any or all parties along the chain of manufacture of any product for damage caused by that product. This includes the manufacturer of component parts (at the top…
Florida Medical Malpractice Standard of Care You go to the doctor hoping to get better, but what happens if your doctor’s carelessness injures you? A doctor’s mistakes can require tens of thousands of dollars in additional treatments to fix, and you might end up missing work as well. In Florida, you…
Severe Injuries Inflicted by Defective Household Appliances If you follow the news closely, you will remember a recent article about how a famous French lifestyle blogger was killed–by an exploding whipped cream dispenser. The shrapnel from the dispenser actually pierced her heart, and she suffered a major heart attack and…
The Most Common Forms of Medical Malpractice Medical malpractice is when a healthcare professional breaches their duty of care to a patient, resulting in injury or death. Fortunately, these cases are fairly rare, but when they do occur the consequences can be devastating A variety of situations can lead to…
