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A Doctors Negligence in Cancer Diagnosis

  Wrongful deaths caused by misdiagnosed or undiagnosed cancer are on the rise.  Early detection of cancer is a key factor in successful treatmen...

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Anesthesia Error: Is My Doctor Liable for Malpractice?

Anesthesia is utilized by physicians and other health professionals in order to make a patient desensitized to or unaware of pain in order to perfor...

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Anesthesia Medical Malpractice

Many times, damages from surgical errors pale in comparison to those occurring due to an anesthesiologist’s error.  The application of anesthesia ...

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Angiography Malpractice Suits

An angiogram is a medical diagnostic test which uses injectable dye in order to make the arteries visible on x-ray films.  The test itself is refe...

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Burn Treatment Negligence and Malpractice

Fires, vehicular accidents, kitchen accidents and chemicals can all result in significant burns.  When an individual suffers a burn injury, there a...

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Coumadin Monitoring Error: Malpractice and Lawsuits

Warfarin, brand name Coumadin, is a prescription drug often prescribed for use in humans as an anticoagulant.  This substance was originally develo...

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Doctor Liability for Medical Diet Treatment

When a patient is on a restrictive diet plan for medically necessary reasons, it is crucial that the patient continues to follow the plan.  Failure...

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Doctor Liability for Patient Heart Disease

Heart disease can cause severe medical complications if proper medical attention is not provided to the patient.  In fact, if left untreated or mis...

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Doctor Liability for Pulmonary Embolism

Pulmonary embolisms are blood clots which pose significant health risks.  Frequently, these clots can be treated when properly diagnosed.  Howeve...

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Doctor Negligence Causing Hysterectomy Injury

A hysterectomy is a surgical procedure utilized to remove the uterus.  The surgery is performed for a variety of reasons, including for treatment o...

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Doctors Liability for Failure to Diagnose DVT

Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is a condition where a blood clot forms in a deep vein such as a leg vein or the deep veins of the pelvis. It is possi...

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Errors During Hernia Surgery

Hernia is a common injury occurring after a severe muscle strain, and involved the bulging of muscles, usually in the groin area. While traditionall...

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Failure to Diagnose Heart Disease

Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States and across the world, and early diagnosis and treatment is a critical factor in the mort...

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Failure to Treat Diabetes

Diabetics face unique medical situations and challenges.  One unique medical challenge is failure to control potassium. Failure to control diabete...

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Filing a Complaint for Hospital Medication Errors

Patients in any hospital setting are often treated using an assortment of medications that, when use incorrectly or without proper care, can result ...

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Handling an Amputation Malpractice Complaint

An amputation, or the complete removal of a limb through a surgical procedure, should be performed only when medically indicated and necessary.  In...

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Heart Disease and Medical Malpractice Cases

Heart disease can result in devastating medical consequences, including death.  If a patient has heart disease that is either misdiagnosed or is tr...

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Heart Surgery Malpractice Suits

Heart surgery is an incredibly risky and complicated procedure, performed for a variety of reasons. Some purposes include valve replacement, device ...

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Heart Surgery and Wrongful Death Suits

Surgical negligence is a common basis for medical malpractice suits in the United States today. Although surgery always carries inherent risks...

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Hospital Acquired Infections: Risks and Medical Malpractice

Every visit to a hospital or medical clinic brings with it an inherent danger of hospital acquired infection. Statistics show that one in twenty pat...

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Hospital Liability for Anesthesia Errors

Every surgical procedure involving anesthesia carries with it some risks. Anesthesia is essentially a delicate balance of chemical administration de...

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Hospital Liability for Stroke

When an individual has a stroke, there may be an underlying medical malpractice claim against the physician or hospital if the individual’s stroke...

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How Negligent Care Can Lead to Failed Knee Replacement

In a failed knee replacement, patients must prove negligent care contributed to the knee replacement failure, in order to file suit and collect comp...

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Hypoxia and Anoxia Malpractice Complaints

Anoxia and hypoxia are used interchangeably to describe oxygen deprivation to an organ. Diminished oxygen can result in a variety of serious problem...

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Injury and Hospital Liability

Hospitals are required to care for patients and ensure that they do not suffer further injury while being treated. One of the most common causes of ...

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Issues of Liability for Hospital Acquired Meningitis

Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges and the fluid around the spinal column.  While viral meningitis can resolve on its own without treatm...

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Laminectomy Errors and Medical Malpractice Suits

Back surgery is one of the most common causes of medical malpractice lawsuits in the United States. These procedures are inherently risky, and often...

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Lawsuit Stemming From Hospital Acquired Infection and Sepsis

Hospital acquired infections are not uncommon, but when treated quickly are not dangerous to the patient. However, in cases where a patient acquires ...

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Lawsuit for Patient Transfer Injury

Patients are frequently transferred among health care facilities.  These transfers can occur for a number of reasons.  For instance, if an elderly...

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MRSA: Infection and Malpractice

Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MSRA, is a strand of bacteria that is notoriously difficult to treat in human patients. This type of...

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Malpractice Due to Unnecessary Surgery

It has been estimate that, of some of the most common surgeries, such as pace maker implant and coronary artery bypass, 20% of the time a less invas...

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Malpractice Lawsuit for Negligent Fracture Treatment

When under a physician’s care for bone fractures, patients can incur further injury if medical care is not properly administered.  In the event ...

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Malpractice Lawsuits Involving DVT

If a patient complains of deep vein thrombosis and physicians and other health professionals fail to take appropriate steps to diagnose the complain...

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Malpractice Resulting in Drug Addiction

Occasionally, a medical malpractice action may be based upon drug addiction caused by unnecessary surgery and subsequent severe pain for which addic...

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Malpractice Suit due to Adverse Drug Reaction

If a patient has an adverse reaction to a medication, there may be an underlying medical malpractice case against the physician and/or health care f...

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Malpractice in Cases of Erythema Multiforme and SJS

Erythema mulitforme is a skin disorder which can begin with a rash but is very painful.  The rash is made up of red spots with purple or blistered ...

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Medical Errors Resulting in Hypoxia / Anoxia

Loss of oxygen to vital organs can be caused during many situations, including at birth and during other organ complications. Diminished oxygen supp...

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Medical Malpractice and Cancer Diagnosis

One of the most common types of medical malpractice cases is misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis of cancer.  This is particularly true of breast canc...

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Medical Malpractice and Cases of Air Embolism

When an air embolism (also called a gas embolism) goes undetected despite warning signs or predisposition, a medical malpractice case may be in orde...

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Medical Malpractice in a Gastric Bypass Operation

More and more Americans are turning to various forms of bariatric surgery as a way of losing a substantial amount of weight. The most common types o...

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Medical Negligence During Kidney Surgery

Kidney operations may be performed for a variety of reasons.  Some of these reasons include nephrectomy, which is the partial or complete removal o...

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Medical Negligence Leading to Heart Attack

In times past, one of the most trusted professionals in this country was a physician.  They healed diseases, comforted the sick, and even took care ...

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Medical Negligence Resulting in Priapism

Priapism is the occurrence of a constant, unwanted erection.  Priapism can be caused by prescription medications, injuries, blood clots, metabolic ...

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Misdiagnosed/Undiagnosed Ectopic Pregnancy

Ectopic pregnancy is a complication that occurs early in a pregnancy where the embryo implants prior to reaching the uterus. The reasons for ectopic...

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Misdiagnosis of Cervical Cancer

A misdiagnosis of cervical cancer can result in delayed treatment and deprive the patient of critical medical treatment, which may not be available l...

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Mistake in Anesthesia Causes Patient Injury: Legal Options

Following a mistake in the administration of anesthesia, such as an anesthesia overdose, patient legal options are only limited by the level of liab...

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Nerve Damage After Surgery Malpractice

Surgery is an inherently risky proposition, and when a surgeon does not perform to the medical standard of care, the risks increase. With regard to ...

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Nerve Damage from Back Surgery

Back surgery is becoming a common occurrence in America, as more and more people suffering spinal, neck and lower back pain turn to surgery to find ...

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Patient Infection: Transfer and Medical Malpractice

Patients go to a hospital to get well, but sometimes the opposite may happen. The possibility of infection is a real risk that affects thousands of ...

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Peripheral Neuropathy Caused by Surgical Negligence

Peripheral neuropathy is characterized by damage to the nerves which carry information between nerves, the spinal cord and the brain. Symptoms of pe...

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Surgical Negligence in Spinal Treatments

When an individual undergoes spinal surgery, there are various risk factors as with any major surgery.  However, when a physician commits medical ...

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Uncontrolled Hemorrhage and Medical Neligence

Hemorrhage is defined as excessive bleeding from the veins, arteries and capillaries into internal and external body tissues.  A hemorrhage of any...

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When Medical Negligence Causes Pulmonary Embolism

Pulmonary embolisms, or blood clots, can be due to various factors.  One of these factors is medical negligence.  In such an instance, it may be ...

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Wrongful Death Claims

Medical Malpractice is, unfortunately, a very serious concern in our hospitals and is a leading cause of w...

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