Personal Injury: Head and Spinal Injuries
If you happen to be injured in a motor vehicle, you ought to seek immediate medical as well as legal assistance with your first priority to make sure that no added injuries happen. This done, the next step is to consult a New York personal injury lawyer. If head and spinal injuries result from the […]
Sidewalk Slip and Fall Injury Claims
At the very outset liability in personal injury claims for a sidewalk slip and fall are difficult to prove. In order to succeed, claimants will have to prove that premise where the accident had occurred was not maintained properly by the owner resulting in the unfortunate incident. Moreover, to get a claim you will have […]
Personal Injury – Product Liability Lawsuits
More often than not, products fail to deliver on the promises they make in an advertisement. Malfunction resulting from a mechanical defect is all too common. However, faulty products can cause grave bodily harm, which is why consumers have every right to take the matter to court and claim compensation, which will depend on the […]
Icy Winter Accidents and Your Legal Options
An injury from slipping on snow or falling through ice can result in severe injuries or even death (rare but it has happened). Children are the most vulnerable to snow and ice accidents. These accidents are preventable, and property owners are responsible for keeping their premises hazard-free. Snow and ice must be cleared from their […]
An Intersection Accident that is not Your Fault: Your Legal Avenues
New York City witnesses a vast number of motor vehicle accidents, many of which occur at intersections of roads. Two roads crossing each other make one of the most accident-prone locations in the city. Drivers passing through intersections are expected by law to pay careful attention to traffic signals, adjacent vehicles, and traffic regulations. A […]
Can I Sue if my Child now has Cerebral Palsy?
Hundreds of thousands of adults and children suffer from one or other symptoms of the dreaded disease termed Cerebral Palsy. According to the Cerebral Palsy Foundation of USA, thousands of children are diagnosed every year. It is in fact, the most widespread developmental disability found among children in the country.
Medical Malpractice – Wrong Site Surgery
If you think that wrong site surgery is a thing of the past and such cases seldom happen in this high tech modern era, you are wrong. On the contrary such cases are on the rise and each week at least 40 cases are reported to the Joint Commission. The number nearly doubled between 2010 and 2014. For the most part, wrong site surgery is attributed to institutional failure and an entire medical team as well as the hospital staff can be held liable for negligence, according to New York medical malpractice lawyers.
Medical Negligence during Labor
The team of medical experts involved in the birth of a child carries the critical responsibility of ensuring suitable health and safety of the mother and child. Many birth injury cases is traced back to negligence by the medical team during or just before delivery.
Medical Negligence Pertaining to a Uterine Ruptures
Uterine rupture may occur in the form of a tear in the wall of the uterus. It usually arises in the location of the scar of a previous Caesarean section. It may range in severities, from a minor to a compete rupture, severing the entire wall of the uterus. Uterine ruptures are relatively rare, but a patient’s risk factors that may contribute to it must be promptly recorded and watched for by the obstetrician.
Skin cancer diagnosis and visual screening
Medical research shows that New York residents may not have reason to get a visual skin cancer screening. Most skin cancers are nonfatal, but 74,000 Americans are estimated to receive a diagnosis of melanoma in 2015, according to the National Cancer Institute, and more than 9,900 patients are expected to die in 2015 as a result of the disease. The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force released a statement on skin cancer screening in adults without symptoms.
