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Category Archives: Medical Malpractice
When Surgeons Leave Something Behind
After Lenny LeClair had surgery to treat a digestive disorder, he felt fine. However, a few months later LeClair experienced non-stop vomiting and excruciating abdominal pain. A CT scan revealed that surgical sponges became embedded in his intestines. LeClair underwent many surgeries, but he will need a plastic pouch attached to his abdomen for… Read More »
When Surgeons Operate on the Wrong Body Part
When Pamela and Kenny Metheny took their 15-year-old son Cody to the hospital to remove a lesion on his brain, they were undoubtedly extremely worried, as any parent would be. It is almost certain, though, that they could not have imagined what eventually happened. The surgical team operated on the wrong side of their… Read More »
The Hospital Gift Nobody Wants: Infection
The last thing you expect to get in a hospital is an additional medical complication in the form of infection. Hospital acquired infections, also known as Nosocomial infections, strike about two million Americans annually, constituting about ten percent of hospital visits. According to estimates from the American Medical Association, 80,000 Americans die each year… Read More »
Florida Statute of Limitation in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Actions
A statute of limitation is a law that places a time limit on your ability to pursue a legal action. Unless there’s an exception, once the time limit expires, you lose your ability to file a lawsuit. There are different time limits for different causes of action. An attorney can help you determine which… Read More »
When Does Medical Malpractice Cause Birth Injuries?
In 2002, a New York jury awarded Brad and Maureen Brenner $80 million to care for their child who was prematurely born with cerebral palsy 12 years ago. It is still one of the biggest awards on record in New York. The jury found malpractice on the parts of Doctors Steven Kline and Ira… Read More »
Signs Your Health Care Practitioner Committed Malpractice
Usually getting your tonsils out means a routine, outpatient surgery and all the ice cream you can eat. The tragic death of 12-year-old Carly Jane Liptak during her tonsillectomy two years ago shocked Floridians who wondered how this could happen to an otherwise healthy girl. Doctors claimed that “complications of tonsillitis” killed Carly, but… Read More »
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