Is a Medical Procedure or Surgical Complication Malpractice?
Every year, millions of inpatient surgeries are performed in the United States. Add to that number the medical procedures that are not inpatient procedures, and the true potential for complications…
How to File a Medical Malpractice Claim in South Carolina
While medical treatments and procedures tend to increase stress levels regarding surgery in patients, people feel comforted when doctors reassure them that they are receiving the best level of care….
South Carolina Ranks Worst in Elder Protection
According to a study issued by Wallethub, South Carolina ranks worsts in elder abuse protections. The study rated states on variety of factors to measure the level of elder-abuse all…
Infographic – Medical Malpractice Cases We Can Help With
If you've suffered because of a medical mistake or negligence, you have a right for compensation. This infographic describes some of the medical malpractice cases that we help with: For…
What is medical malpractice?
Medical malpractice is the failure by a doctor, nurse, or surgeon to fulfill professional medical standards due to either willful or ignorant negligence. This negligence can then lead to severe…
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center suspected of negligence
On Monday, February 10 Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center released a statement saying that 18 patients may have accidentally been exposed to a rare brain disease. According to the National Institute…
Independent Report Finds L.A. Hospital Negligent
Los Angeles, CA – The findings of an independent investigative report concluded that Martin Luther King-Harbor Hospital was negligent in the death of homeless Angeleno, Edith Rodriguez. Rodriguez died on…
South Carolina ranks as one of best states for physicians
A recent review on the best states to practice medicine was done and South Carolina ranked high on the list for one of the best climates for physicians. The study…
Family blames childs Erb’s palsy on medical negligence
Parents have filed a lawsuit against the hospital and two doctors who delivered their son after they say doctor negligence led to their son’s Erb’s palsy. According to the lawsuit,…
Hospital wrongly declares newborn baby dead
Two parents from Argentina had the shock of a lifetime after learning that their newborn baby was wrongly declared dead. They were in the hospital morgue to see their daughter…
Red Sox pitcher discusses medical mistake
Bobby Jenks, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, recently talked for the first time about a life-threatening medical mistake that happened to him last December. He underwent surgery at the…
Family awarded $58.6 Million in birth injury lawsuit
The parents of a boy who suffered massive brain damage during delivery have been awarded $58.6 million by a Connecticut jury this week. This is a record for the largest…
$29 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict Upheld
The parents of a boy that developed cerebral palsy after medical staff failed to diagnosis him with a brain infection shortly after birth have been awarded $29.1 million and will…
2 wrongful death lawsuits filed against nursing home in Putnam
Two wrongful death lawsuits were recently filed against Teays Valley Center, a nursing home in Putnam, after two of the home’s residents died. The first lawsuit was filed by the…
Family plans to sue surgeon for liposuction procedure that caused death of woman
The Florida family of a woman who died after receiving liposuction is planning to sue the surgeon who performed the surgery, citing that he caused the woman to have an…
Man Suing Hospital for $25,000 After Death of Wife
A man has filed lawsuits against a Michigan hospital, health care group, and three doctors, after his forty-two-year-old wife died while giving birth to the couple’s triplets. The woman had…
Jury awards $3 million in South Carolina malpractice lawsuit
The husband of a woman that died of septic shock filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the hospital and doctor that where the woman went for treatment. The woman went…