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Physician May Be Liable For Malpractice From Concluding Blood Is Because Of Hemorrhoids And It Turns Out To Be Colon Cancer

By Joseph Hernandez · 14 years ago

Just the thought that one might have colon cancer tends to bring up fear in the majority of us. It can thus feel very reassuring for your physician tell you that you merely have hemorrhoids ...

A Study Of Car Accidents Caused By A Teenaged Driver Who Was Drinking

By Joseph Hernandez · 14 years ago

In general, young drivers are at higher risk of geting into an accident. Just about every day one can find reports of still more accidents involving teenage drivers. Many accidents involve several teenagers in a ...

$4,500,000 Jury Award Against Paramedics Who Overlooked Symptoms Of Placental Abruption

By Joseph Hernandez · 14 years ago

Paramedics, who are generally the first on the scene of a medical emergency need to administer treatment that meets the applicable standard of care. Their ability to recognize symptoms, to make quick and accurate decisions ...

Comparison Of Claims Where Patients Were Not Told About Abnormal Cancer Screening Test Results

By J. Hernandez · 14 years ago

How would you react if you found out that you had prostate cancer? How would you react if you then additionally learned that the cancer was advanced making it, at the current time, not curable? ...

2 Matters Involving Lawsuits By Families Of Pedestrians Killed In A Car Accident

By J. Hernandez · 14 years ago

There is a a lot on the line in matters involving the death of a pedestrian from a car accident. Some of these deaths will result in a wrongful death lawsuit. These are challenging lawsuits ...

Erb's Palsy Injury To Child Caued By Physician Error May Be Liable For Malpractice

By Joseph Hernandez · 14 years ago

Erb’s palsy is an injury that affect's an infant's shoulder, arm and hand, leaving the baby with a limp arm. The injury typically occurs during delivery from excessive force on the baby’s head, neck or ...

$4,500,000 Settlement Reached In Placental Abruption Malpractice Lawsuit

By Joseph Hernandez · 14 years ago

It is common for expectant mothers to put themselves and their unborn baby in the care of a physician to get them through labor and delivery. It may frequently take a fair amount of time ...

Nurse Misses Symptoms Of Fetal Distress And Newborn Sustains Brain Damage

By Joseph Hernandez · 14 years ago

In case a pregnant woman who has previously given birth via a C-section gives birth to another baby via natural childbirth there is an increased chance that she will sustain a ruptured uterus while in ...

Patient May Have A Lawsuit For Medical Malpractice As A Result Of Doctor’s Failure To Diagnose Cancer of the Colon

By Joseph Hernandez · 14 years ago

Imagine a conversation with a doctor that goes as follows: Patient: "Doctor, I am spotting blood in my stool." Doctor: "You probably just have hemorrhoids." However, some time later this individual discovers that the bleeding ...

Driver Versus The Injured Party - The Conflict Of Two Versions Of The Car Accident And How To Show The Truth

By Joseph Hernandez · 14 years ago

Accidents take place. That is also true for accidents involving motor vehicles and pedestrians. Lawyers skilled in taking on pedestrian injury lawsuits are knowledgeable about not only the mechanics of the accident, the insurance problems, ...

How Attorneys Might Proceed After Insurance Company Claims Victim Was At Fault For The Accident

By Joseph Hernandez · 14 years ago

It is not rare for someone hurt in a vehicle accident to be confronted with a defendant who denies liability. Frequently, these defendants actually blame the plaintiff for the accident. Since a large number of ...

Failure Of Physician To React To Baby Group B Strep Symptoms Brings About $6.15 Million Settlement

By Joseph Hernandez · 14 years ago

If a newborn with a Group B Strep infection does not receive appropriate treatment right away the baby might suffer long term severe harm. A Group B Strep infection in a newborn can develop into ...

Husband And Wife Settle Against Physician Who Held Up Detection Of Man's Prostate Cancer

By Joseph Hernandez · 14 years ago

This year approximately 14% of the one hundred ninety three thousand men diagnosed with prostate cancer will already have advanced prostate cancer by the time the cancer is detected. With routine testing before the development ...

$4.5 Million Settlement In Case Involving Baby's Brain Injury After Placenta Abruption

By Joseph Hernandez · 14 years ago

Doctors are entrusted by pregnant women with the well being of their unborn baby. But doctors often are not present through the entire labor process and leave nurses and staff to keep an eye on ...

64 Year Old Discovers He Has Advanced Colon Cancer Despite Doctor Knowing His Symptoms For Years

By Joseph Hernandez · 14 years ago

Colon cancers on occasion bleed. In certain cases, the blood may show up in the stool. When the cancer is near the rectum, the blood might even surface as bright red. Even when the blood ...