Resident, Fellow, and Attending Doctors
When you are being treated in a hospital, you will find there are many doctors with various titles. There are mainly residents, fellows, and attending doctors, and it is important for you to know, whom they are, and who is treating you. If you ever need to file a medical malpractice case, having this knowledge can be helpful.
Medical Malpractice Cases Involving Emotional Trauma without Physical Injury – Are They Appropriate For an Attorney?
Waste of Time for an Attorney
Is a Juror Automatically Disqualified if they have Suffered a Similar Injury as the Plaintiff
During a jury selection in a medical malpractice case one of the jurors asks to speak outside and tells us that they have some familiarity with the type of injury of the case we are bringing now. Does this automatically disqualify that particular juror?
Fighting A Medical Malpractice Legal Battle? Stay Away From Social Media!
Social media is becoming more and more popular. The many social media platforms available, including Facebook, twitter, Instagram, and others make sharing of information easy and quick.
Emergency Room Doctors are Obligated to Ensure Patients are not Afflicted with Secondary Injuries
New York medical malpractice attorney explains how an ER doctor accidentally tied off a nerve when treating a laceration on an arm to save a patient causing him permanent injury.
Can You File a Medical Malpractice Case if You go Blind after Cataract Surgery
The patient had a slight cataract and the doctor reassured her that everything would be fine after the cataract surgery. However, the patient came out blind after the cataract surgery. Does this woman have a medical malpractice case?
The impact of adverse events on New York patients
According to a study done by the Journal of Patient Safety, as many as 440,000 patients may die each year due to hospital medical errors. If the figure is accurate, it would represent a significant increase when compared to earlier studies. In 1999, a notable study conducted by the Institute of Medicine found that 98,000 people allegedly die each year due to hospital errors.
Multiple patients get sick after getting simulated saline
New York residents may be interested in a story involving at least 40 patients who were given the wrong intravenous fluid in the U.S. Officials said on Jan. 14 that the patients received an intravenous fluid intended for simulation purposes only. The unsterilized fluid is commonly used to help train nurses and others who practice administering the saline to a high-tech mannequin. Although one person died from the simulated product, it is not clear if the death was directly caused by the substance.
Requests to Charge in a Personal Injury Case
What are Requests to Charge in a Personal Injury Case At the end of the trial, before giving closing remarks, the lawyer has to give the judge a list of various areas of law, based on which, he wants the judge to give instructions to the jury. This is called requests to charge. This list […]
Why do Insurance Company Representatives Attend Trials
After settlement negotiations break down, your medical malpractice case will go to trial. Usually, the doctor or hospital you are suing is protected by some sort of insurance, and you might want to know if the insurance company representatives or supervisor will come to court, and listen to what is going on in the trial.