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When Doctors Make Errors, We Can Help
Going to the doctor or the hospital should be one of the safest things you do. You are surrounded by medical professionals who spent years in school and in training to make sure they can treat you well. Yet, mistakes happen. But you should not have to pay for them. The Lasting Impact of Medical…
Who Is Held Responsible In A Hospital Negligence Suit?
When mistakes are made in a hospital or other medical environment, the results can be devastating for the patient, even deadly. Errors can happen anywhere along the line, from doctors to anesthesiologists, nurses to pharmaceutical companies and anyone else involved in the process. Generally for a New Haven medical malpractice lawsuit you must be able…
What Causes Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome?
Few things are sadder to read about than babies who were born prematurely or had complications because the mother took hard drugs while she was pregnant. Often, such behaviors from expectant mothers result in a condition called neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). What is Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome? Essentially, NAS happens when a newborn became addicted to…
Is The Telemedicine Trend Fertile Ground For Medical Malpractice?
When Dr. Phil launches a product or service, you know that it is going to get a lot of publicity, even if just through promotion on his TV show. And he and his son launched Doctor on Demand in 2013. Now insurers and others are jumping on the telemedicine bandwagon, much to the chagrin of…
What Evidence Will Win A Medical Malpractice Case In Connecticut?
“I just got out of the hospital and I feel worse than I did when I was admitted. Should I sue my doctor for medical malpractice?” Everyone wants to feel better after a stay in the hospital. After all, that’s why you sought treatment there, right? But just because your condition didn’t improve, or even…
Epidural Error Costs $4.25 Million
One of the questions that can come up in a personal injury lawsuit is, “What is the ability to live a normal life worth?” A Connecticut jury has recently given one answer, in the form of an award of more than $4 million to a woman who suffered an epidural error during labor. How Did…
Traumatic Brain Injury Rehab Can Be Financially Devastating
For victims of head injuries that lead to traumatic brain injuries, advances in medical diagnosis and treatment can present a best-and-worst of both worlds reality. These same technological advances mean that your ability to recover fully, or nearly fully, are better than ever. But the costs connected with superior treatment can be crippling financially, even…