The harmful and wasteful consequences of misdiagnosis
Doctors in New York City and across the nation are devoted to providing consistent and correct aid to the patients they serve. Unfortunately, even skilled and ethical physicians can commit errors in diagnosis at times. Not only do such mistakes have the potential to cause serious patient harm; they also lead to massive wasted health care expenses as patients receive proper treatments for ailments that they don’t actually have.
Fastening, Weight and Fall Protection: The Three-fold Requirement for Scaffolds
Under the specific terms of New York’s labor law, scaffolds have to meet various criteria in order to be considered safe. Lack of proper safeguards leaves a company liable in various kinds of work injury situations. Because New York law has its own unique and stringent rules on scaffold work injuries, it’s easy for companies […]
Screening changes in prostate cancer may affect early detection
New York residents who are concerned with recent changes in recommendations for breast cancer screening might want to consider the latest statistics related to another cancer screening scenario. The instances of prostate cancer screenings were more frequent prior to a change in recommendations by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. In 2012, the group announced that there might be more harm than good coming from systematic screening for prostate cancer. Among the issues of concern was the fact that most cancers being detected were slow-growing. In fact, more men died of other issues after a diagnosis of prostate cancer than actually died of prostate cancer at the time of this change.
“Grave Injury” in New York
Not many of the injured victims who come in to speak with experienced injury lawyers understand categories and levels of injury as applied in New York state labor law. The fact is that there is a certain threshold for specific kinds of injury claims and cases that go beyond the usual workers’ compensation claim. Up […]
What Makes NY’s Scaffold Law Unique?
There’s been a lot of controversy over the years about the New York scaffolding law, also called “New York Labor Law 240.” It’s something that most people outside the field aren’t very familiar with, but it ends up being a big deal in terms of workplace liability for New York construction workers. What Does the […]
Heart patients often wrongly diagnosed with aspirin allergy
According to a new study, cardiac patients in New York and nationwide are often misdiagnosed with an aspirin allergy and taken off of aspirin therapy without ever being tested by an allergist. This means that many patients needlessly lose the benefits of an effective and inexpensive cardiovascular treatment that has few side effects.
Hospital slip-and-fall accidents
A New Yorker who slips and falls in a hospital may end up suffering bruises, broken bones and other injuries. Hospital slip-and-fall accidents may fall under medical malpractice in certain cases, while in others, they may be able to proceed under a theory of premises liability.
Stilts: NY Law on Mobile Vertical Equipment
It’s not uncommon for New York courts to really get into the details of a scaffold case or other work injury case. Victims and their families should be aware that certain kinds of scaffolding injuries and other workplace injuries are protected under New York Labor Law 240, which is also sometimes known as the “Scaffold […]
Who Will Help Around the House?
If you haven’t said it yourself, you’ve probably heard people use the following phrase: “If there were just two of me, I could get everything done.” One of the biggest burdens on the modern household is juggling the work lives and careers of adult family members while handling the daily responsibilities for cooking and cleaning, […]
Lawsuit claims that labelling error caused unwanted pregnancies
Many women in New York rely on contraceptive pills to prevent unwanted pregnancies, but a strict schedule must be followed if the drugs are to be effective. The Alabama-based pharmaceutical company Qualitest recalled several of its birth control pills in 2012 after discovering that they had been labelled incorrectly, and the company is now facing litigation from 111 women who claim that the error led to unwanted pregnancies. The company is also being sued by two women who did not become pregnant.
