Medical malpractice takes place when a doctor makes a negligent error that causes unnecessary harm to a patient. Not every error constitutes negligence—if fact, doctors can make plenty of mistakes that do not. When a doctor’s error breaches the medical standard of care, however, that…
Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening bodily reaction to an infection that can develop outside of a hospital or even in a hospital setting. Though it is dangerous, sepsis is also commonly misdiagnosed—both for people presenting symptoms at the doctor or the emergency room and for…
Patients fill billions of prescriptions they receive from doctors every year in the United States. In addition, a hospital may distribute different medications to thousands of patients on a daily basis. With such a wide variety of pharmaceuticals in use in the United States, medication…
When something suddenly happens or you really don’t feel well after-hours at your doctor’s office, you may head to the nearest emergency room to get help. Emergency rooms exist to diagnose medical conditions and provide needed treatments to stabilize a patient on the spot. Emergency…
A Phoenix, Arizona jury today found that C.R. Bard, a manufacturer of IVC blood filters should pay $3.6 million to plaintiff Sherri Booker who was 37 years old when a Bard G2 blood filter was implanted. Her blood filter which was intended to prevent…
It wasn’t so long ago that medical device makers led us to believe that metal-on-metal hip implants would revolutionize the industry and provide a better, safer alternative to older implant designs. But the revolution was short lived and the metal-on-metal devices began to fail almost…
When it comes to an Ischemic stroke—one that occurs when a blood clot blocks a vessel carrying blood to the brain—time is of the essence. Often medical staff have just hours to act or the blockage can cause serious, irreparable damage to brain cells. In…
My daughter’s spring break begins next week. Thankfully, she’s not old enough to drive, so I don’t have the concern that other parents may feel when their kids head off for spring break road trips. For those who do have kiddos heading out on the…
In recent years, intravenous iron medication has skyrocketed in popularity in the United States as a means of treatment for those 4.5 million Americans who suffer from Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA). IDA is caused by a shortage of iron and red blood cells in the…
Thousands of Americans have filed lawsuits against manufacturers of hip implants for failing to warn doctors and patients about their dangers. According to The New York Times, the medical device industry is ripe with loopholes that allow hip implants and other medical devices to be rushed to market,
In December 2017 thousands of plaintiffs pursuing Bair Hugger lawsuits for hip and knee replacement infections allegedly caused by the surgical warming system learned that the federal judge overseeing their cases refused to bar their preferred expert witnesses from testifying. This was in response t
Litigation continues to grow against Cordis Corportion, manufacturer of the Trap OptEase and TrapEase IVC filters, nickel titanium alloy devices indicated for use in patients at risk for pulmonary embolism. Three IVC filter lawsuits are currently pending in Florida’s Palm Beach County Circuit Court.
