Posted in Medical Malpractice on April 24, 2013

Did you know that an estimated 40,000 to 80,000 Americans die each year from missed medical diagnoses? A new study has found that diagnostic errors are the main source of successful malpractice claims and are the most common, most costly and most dangerous of medical mistakes. If you or a loved one has suffered...

Posted in Medical Malpractice on April 3, 2013

We trust our healthcare professionals to use sterile equipment and follow proper procedures when they take care of us. But what happens when they don’t? Thousands of Oklahoma residents are finding out the hard way. Health officials in Oklahoma are urging more than 7,000 patients of an Oklahoma oral surgeon to undergo hepatitis and...

Posted in Medical Malpractice on March 2, 2013

More than 3 million Americans are living in nursing homes. That is 1 of every 7 Americans over the age of 65 and 1 of 5 of those older than 85. That’s a lot of children and families concerned about their parents’ well-being. Although most cities have a wide range of choices in nursing...

Posted in Medical Malpractice on January 2, 2013

Pregnancy and the birth of a child should be one of the happiest times in a parent’s life. But sometimes complications occur during birth and children are left with birth injuries such as cerebral palsy, bell palsy, brachial plexus injury or hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. While not all birth injuries are preventable, actions by the medical...

Posted in Medical Malpractice on October 23, 2012

A Cleveland-area cardiologist is being investigated by the FBI and his work is being probed by three Northeast Ohio hospitals to determine if he unnecessarily placed stents in the hearts of patients. If you believe you have been a victim of this medical negligence, speak to a Cleveland medical malpractice lawyer today for a...