What Are the Top Causes of Malpractice Claims Involving Nurses? Nurses are named as defendants in thousands of malpractice cases yearly. Their involvement is typically not as clear as that of doctors or other medical professionals. If you or a loved one has been harmed in this type of incident, … [Read more...]
Who Should Take Responsibility for a Prescription Medication Error?
February 6, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Who Is Liable for a Prescription Medication Error? More than 131 million Americans use at least one prescription medication every day, and the average American takes four prescription medications daily. Each year, between 7,000 and 9,000 Americans die as a result of prescription medication errors. … [Read more...]
Common Causes of a Birth Injury
August 5, 2013 by
One of the most devastating situations you can face is when your newborn child suffers an injury, particularly when it could have been avoided. In far too many situations, debilitating injuries to infants are simply unnecessary, the result of human error. Unfortunately, many tiny infants do not have … [Read more...]
Failure to Diagnose a Medical Illness
February 11, 2013 by
What Constitutes Medical Malpractice for Failure to Diagnose? Few things can be more frustrating, and ultimately more distressing, than seeking medical treatment and being told that you are fine, only to learn later that you have a serious medical condition, one that could have been easily remedied … [Read more...]
Birth Injuries, Doctors’ Negligence and Your Rights in Pennsylvania
November 9, 2012 by
More Than 70 Years of Combined Personal Injury Legal Help in Philadelphia and Allentown Do you know or suspect your child was injured during his or her birth? You may believe that birth is an event in which anything can potentially go wrong and that, when it does, it must be accepted as an accident … [Read more...]
Do I Have a Medical Malpractice Claim?
July 27, 2012 by
If you suffered an injury at the hands of your doctor, nurse, surgeon, pharmacist, or other medical professional, unfortunately, it does not necessarily follow that you have a legal basis for a medical malpractice claim. Medical malpractice doesn't just mean that the doctor made a mistake. It … [Read more...]