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What Damages Are You Entitled To In a Medical Malpractice Case?

2017-11-07T21:54:17-08:00January 5th, 2017|Categories: Criminal Lawyer, Medical Malpractice|Tags: |

When it comes to your medical history, are you eligible for damages in a court of law when it comes to medical malpractice? Medical malpractice unfortunately is more common than you think. You are actually probably just as likely to get into a car accident as you are to experience malpractice as a patient when you are sick. Don't think that the numbers when it comes to injury and death from malpractice are that high? Up to 98,000 deaths of individuals were caused as a direct result of medical errors. This comes according to research published by the Institute for Medicine in 1999. These errors were common and routine enough to cause over a million injuries in the U.S. every single year. Yes, you heard that right. Over a million injuries. So if [...]

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Medical Malpractice: Everything You Need to Know

2017-11-07T21:58:25-08:00November 1st, 2016|Categories: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury|

Medical negligence is the third leading cause of death in the United States. It may seem unlikely, but it's true. That means that it isn't as devastating in numbers as heart disease or cancer is-- but it's close. On a personal level, it can seem like the pain from losing anyone due to medical malpractice is unending. Unfortunately, billions are paid out for malpractice suits every year. Read on to find out more about malpractice in the medical field so you're up to date. Medical malpractice could happen to anyone-- an alarming realization, to say the least. The legal definition of this term is when a health-care provider does not provide the standard of care when it comes to treating a patient. Whether they deviated from this standard of care will essentially prove [...]

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Medical Malpractice, Alarm Fatigue Gets Attention

2017-11-07T22:12:32-08:00April 13th, 2016|Categories: Medical Malpractice|Tags: |

Do you trust a hospital to take care of you? If you were staying in a hospital and your life relied on an alarm and a response to the sounding of that alarm, how confident are you that you would get the care that you need in order to save your life? Maybe you'd rather not know the statistics or the problems plaguing private and public hospitals these days. As much as people would like to believe that medical workers are miracle workers, at the end of the day they are all human and susceptible to the same human weaknesses that everyone else is. Unfortunately, you or someone that you love may be injured or even pass away as a result of this type of malpractice. It may also worry you to know [...]

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When You Should Sue A Nursing Home for Medical Negligence

2017-11-07T22:19:02-08:00February 16th, 2016|Categories: Medical Malpractice|Tags: , , |

If you have a loved one in a nursing home, you want to know that they are receiving the very best in care. However, mistakes do happen. While we'd all like to think that our loved ones aren't susceptible to these kinds of errors, the truth is that things like this happen all the time. No one is immune to human error, but you can seek compensation and justice for the damage caused. If a nursing home health staff makes an error in medication, you could have a case for medical malpractice. Read on to find out more about when you should sue a nursing home for medical negligence. When You Should Sue A Nursing Home for Medical Negligence An experienced medical malpractice lawyer will be able to tell you whether you have [...]

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Sobering Medical Report May Validate Your Fears

2017-11-07T22:20:59-08:00January 12th, 2016|Categories: Medical Malpractice|Tags: , |

How many times have you been sick or had something wrong with you but were scared that you would go to a doctor or the hospital, only to be misdiagnosed? It's a pretty common to fear to have, and at times you might feel that you're being overly paranoid. The terrible thing is, that fear is actually pretty valid, according to a new report. The report was released by the Institute of Medicine this week and it's called "Improving Diagnosis In Health Care." The Institute also published a landmark report in 1999 that was titled 'To Err is Human.' It's their most recent report that is getting people even more worried, however. The report is cracking open people's perceptions about the capacity of medicine and revealing sobering statistics about just how likely the [...]

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Medical Malpractice: Misdiagnosis and Delayed Diagnosis

2017-11-07T22:24:04-08:00December 29th, 2015|Categories: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury|Tags: , , , |

Did you know that over ten percent of cancer cases are misdiagnosed in the beginning? A delayed diagnosis can be incredibly dangerous to a patient. Many cancers that would be treatable progress to a stage where they are more difficult to treat or even untreatable, leading to suffering, complications, and even death. A misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis can be deadly when it occurs. If you think that you have a case, you will need a team of legal professionals with experience in this field on your side. Contact the Law Offices of Payas, Payas, and Payas if you believe you have enough for a case concerning delayed or misdiagnosis. Clients often require a medical malpractice attorney for cases of misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis. For many cases, the parties involved will deny negligence any [...]

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Do I Have a Medical Malpractice Case?

2017-11-07T22:29:02-08:00September 29th, 2015|Categories: Medical Malpractice|

Millions of people seek out medical attention every year. Sometimes it goes smoothly, and you're in and out without any fuss, back to your old self. However, many people go in for medical attention and are negatively affected as a result of a mistake made by a doctor or nurse. If this is the case for you, you may have grounds for a medical malpractice lawsuit. The basis for a medical malpractice suit involves showing or proving that a medical professional or doctor made a mistake which fell below the prevailing professional standard of care, and you were harmed as a direct result of that mistake. Medical malpractice isn't just limited to doctors, either. It could be a technician, nurse, or any other medical professional. It doesn't always have to be an active [...]

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Legal Help with Nursing Home Abuse

2017-11-07T22:31:51-08:00August 13th, 2015|Categories: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury|

Nursing home abuse is a real problem which many people are dealing with. Most times those who take their elderly to nursing homes want to believe that they have put their loved ones in safe homes and where they will be taken care of. Though most nursing homes are well reputed and do provide good services, some of the few are plagued with abuse from nurses and managerial staff. For the elderly, such abuse and neglect can be a source of tremendous psychological and physiological stress. At the old age which they are, such neglect and abuse can affect the state of their health and cause more problems. Some of the most often documented cases are ones pertaining to wrong medications given and overdosing on medications. Wrong Medications At times, some nursing homes [...]

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10 Things You Want To Know About Medical Malpractice

2015-05-15T06:26:10-07:00May 15th, 2015|Categories: Medical Malpractice|

The following is a review of medical malpractice, and 10 things you ought to know about them. 1. Medical malpractice is the 3rd leading killer in the US If a survey published by the Journal of America Medical Association is to be believed, medical malpractice ranks as the 3rd leading cause of death in the US. In the year 2012 alone, around $3 billion was utilized in medical negligence claims settlements. This averages to a payout after every forty three minutes. 2. What is medical malpractice? Medical malpractice occurs when a physician acts in disregard to the accepted standards of healthcare. Which simply means a doctor failing to do what is necessary under similar circumstances. Essentially medical malpractice equates to gross negligence on the part of the healthcare provider. 3. How can you [...]

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Erb’s Palsy Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

2015-02-28T08:33:56-08:00February 28th, 2015|Categories: Medical Malpractice|

Erb’s palsy is a disorder that occurs during birth that results in paralysis or in milder cases, weakness of the arm of the affected baby. This condition is mostly a result of medical malpractice. Should you be in such a circumstance, you are entitled to enlist the help of an Erb’s palsy medical malpractice attorney to identify your legal options. Typically, this condition occurs when the brachial plexus sustains a stretch injury. The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that is located close to the neck that branches out with the arm’s nerves. These nerves are responsible for the proper movement and feeling of the arms, hands and fingers, which this disorder impairs. Infants with Erb’s palsy are usually subjected to months of treatment, and in the most severe cases, even surgery [...]

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