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What Classifies My Injury As Catastrophic?
Any serious injury can have a devastating consequences for the victim and the family of the victim. This is even more true with a class of injuries known as catastrophic injuries. These injuries an extremely debilitating and generally have a permanent impact on the life of the victim and their family. Catastrophic accidents can occur […]
Read MoreI Was Awake During Part Of My Surgery, Now I Have Severe Mental Trauma
When major surgery is performed, anesthesia is usually administered. Properly used anesthesia is incredibly valuable to patients. It can make a major operation somewhat bearable. If you are going under the knife, you are placing place enormous faith in medical professionals. You expect that they will treat you will prudent care and take every reasonable […]
Read MoreChiropractors Need Medical Malpractice Insurance Too
Much like other medical professionals, the care given to patients by chiropractors must meet certain legal standards. When a chiropractor fails to provide a reasonable standard of care, they may be committed medical malpractice. If you have injured by a chiropractor in California you should speak to an attorney. You may have a valid chiropractor […]
Read MoreMy Dental Procedure Went Wrong
Dental malpractice is a major problem in California. When you go to the dentist, you reasonably expect that the dental professional will keep you as safe as possible during any oral procedure. A dentist, and dental assistants, are required to provide patients with appropriate care that meets legal standards. If your dentist fails to live […]
Read MoreTrick-or-Treating Safety Tips
Halloween is a time where children are excited to dress up as their favorite characters and parents are excited to take their little ones out to show off their costumes. However, Halloween can also be very scary, for children and parents alike, when you have people playing tricks rather than giving treats, or giving treats […]
Read MoreMost Common Medical Malpractice Cases in Sacramento
When you are feeling under the weather, most people first seek over the counter medicine to cure them, and if that does not work they tend to seek medical attention. You trust that when you seek medical attention that you will be provided the utmost care and that the proper procedures will be used. Though […]
Read MoreCalifornia’s Statute of Limitations for Medical Malpractice
Though we all like to believe that injuries during medical treatment by medical personnel does not happen, unfortunately it does. Sometimes you find out immediately that an injury has been sustained to you, however, often times, you do not find out that an injury has occurred until later. So in these cases, what should you […]
Read MoreMost Common Medication Errors
We, as people, expect that when we visit a doctor’s office and medication is prescribed it will be sufficient in helping make us feel better. If the medicine does not work we tend to go back to the exact same doctor so that they can prescribe us “better” medicine. However, what happens when you have […]
Read MoreUnsterilized Dental Equipment can Lead to Malpractice Claims
A dentist is expected to maintain a certain standard of care like any other medical professional. When a dentist fails to provide the required level of care and causes injury, the injured patient can hold the dentist accountable by filing a legal claim for dental malpractice. Dentists can breach their duty of care in many […]
Read MoreMixing Medications and Adverse Reactions
One of the most common forms of medical malpractice involves medication errors. Statistics indicate that pharmaceutical departments filled more than 4 million prescriptions for medications in the United States in 2014 alone. With the large number of different medications given to patients both in pharmacies and in hospitals, it is not surprising that errors are […]
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