Posted on: Thursday, December 30th, 2010
Medical malpractice isn’t always recognized for what it is. Patients tend to believe the best about their doctors, despite troubling outcomes. There are a number of reasons why medical malpractice isn’t quite as prevalent as it could be. One of those reasons is that people don’t always recognize what medical malpractice really is. They trust their doctor to always to the right thing, that they won’t be harmed and that their medical outcomes will be beneficial and not cause them serious injury or death. Unfortunately, and sometimes despite their best intentions, doctors and other health professionals cause pain, injury and [...]
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Posted on: Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
A busy hospital OR presents the potential for surgical errors. Patients trust they will leave the hospital completely intact and unharmed. “It’s a fact of life that most hospitals perform many thousands of various surgeries to correct a variety of different problems for their patients. Those who go under the knife have a great deal of trust in the team that will be working on them and their hope, in their heart of hearts, is that things will go well; that they are not furthered harmed by the surgery. Sometimes, this hope is misplaced,” said Christopher Mellino. Mellino is a [...]
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Posted on: Monday, December 6th, 2010
Burns are painful and frightening for an adult. They are even worse for a child. “It always tugs at my heart to see and deal with a child burn injury. They hurt and are life-threatening for the child because they carry the significant risk of shock, respiratory impairment and the chance of secondary and opportunistic infections setting in,” said Christopher Mellino. Mellino is a Cleveland medical malpractice lawyer of the Mellino Law Firm LLC, in Ohio. While it’s entirely possible for children to burn themselves – after all, curiosity is just about the first name of every child there ever [...]
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Posted on: Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
Getting it right the first time with anesthesia is crucial. If the dose is wrong, patients may suffer severe injuries or death. This is a nightmare that a great number of people suffer from: going into hospital for surgery and either waking up with injuries you never expected, or you don’t wake up at all. Despite the fact that most anesthesiologists are caring, well-meaning and skilled medical professionals, bad things sometimes happen. And when those bad things do happen, it’s time to talk to an experienced Cleveland medical malpractice lawyer to find out if you have a case. Surgery isn’t [...]
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Posted on: Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
Medical malpractice comes in many forms. Forceps delivery may be one of those forms. Delivering a baby is a major deal, to the parents, the baby about to arrive and the staff on hand for the birth. The unfortunate thing is that giving birth may also be ripe for complications; complications that may backfire and hurt the baby. Forceps delivery – often used when the baby is large, labor is prolonged or when the baby is in a breech position – is tricky and may end up causing a lot of harm to a newborn. While forceps delivery is an [...]
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Posted on: Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
Medical malpractice is a lot like mud; it sticks around for a long time. It’s also hard to eradicate. “If you were around in the ’70s, you may recall a study done on medical malpractice insurance. It was actually commissioned by the California Hospital and Medical Associations. It revealed that one out of every 20 patients suffered injuries as a result of med mal and furthermore, that one in 10 died. It was hoped at that time that the numbers would go down over the next 10 years or so,” said Christopher Mellino. Mellino is a Cleveland medical malpractice lawyer [...]
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Posted on: Thursday, November 25th, 2010
One of the main problems with traumatic brain injury is that no one is able to see it. It may manifest itself in many ways, including slurred speech. “Over the years that I’ve been practicing law, I’ve seen a fair number of traumatic brain injury victims. Each one has their particular story and each one manifests their injury in a different way. Typically speaking, some of the similarities amongst victims are loss of short-term memory, cognitive impairment, slowed reaction time, inability to make quick decisions, inability to express themselves and for some, slurred speech that may sound like they are [...]
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Posted on: Saturday, November 20th, 2010
Just when you think you’ve heard it all, here comes stunning news. Imagine two doctors fist fighting in the delivery room. In terms of medical malpractice cases, this one likely takes the cake. Not only is it unusual, but it highlights the fact that doctors are all too human. But when they make mistakes, those mistakes can have drastic consequences. While this case happened in Italy, there is nothing to say it can’t happen in the U.S. or that it hasn’t already happened and no one reported it. It started out as a fairly normal delivery for the woman in [...]
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Posted on: Monday, November 15th, 2010
There’s interesting news in the wind about a better way to treat brain injuries. Thank the Navy for this exciting research. While the results from the project the Navy is planning to work on over the winter won’t be known for some time, the possibilities of their research making a difference to those with traumatic brain injuries is truly exciting. The Navy hopes this will also help combat veterans handle any post-traumatic stress disorder. The ramifications this may have for non-military folk may open a whole new vista of medical treatments that would help accident victims. Traumatic brain injury is [...]
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Posted on: Saturday, October 30th, 2010
Mental incompetence in med mal cases in Georgia does not change the run time of the Statute of Limitations. This may be applicable in other states. In a 5-2 decision, Georgia’s Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge to a statute that exempts med mal cases from the rule that statutes of limitation are tolled for the mentally incompetent. “This particular decision upheld an earlier ruling that a plaintiff’s med mal lawsuit was barred by the two-year limit. The major distinction here is that the case that resulted in this decision was a medical malpractice case and not a general civil [...]
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