Recent Posts in June, 2013

• Grounds for Filing a Medical Malpractice Claim

  Jun 21, 2013
  Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor or other healthcare professional causes harm by not providing adequate care. This may include misdiagnosis or ...
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• Traumatic Brain Injury Expert Studies Ohio Veterans

  Jun 18, 2013
  Last week, we told you about a study in which active-duty soldiers who’d suffered multiple traumatic brain injuries were found to consider suicide ...
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• Doctor's Cerebral Palsy Gives Her a Unique Perspective on How to Treat Patients

  Jun 16, 2013
  As a child, Dr. Jan Brunstrom-Hernandez knew she wanted to go into medicine when she grew up, but she had no intention of treating cerebral palsy ...
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• High School Student with Cerebral Palsy Competes in Triathlon

  Jun 13, 2013
  Thanks to three teachers, a high school sophomore with cerebral palsy recently completed a triathlon consisting of a 500-meter swim, a 12.4-mile bike ...
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• Physician's Shield Act May Be More Than It Appears

  Jun 12, 2013
  Georgia may be playing with fire when it comes to medical malpractice lawsuits. If a doctor does not live up to federal quality-control measures, that ...
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• Doctor's Apology Inadmissible in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

  Jun 12, 2013
  Jeanette Johnson suffered a bile duct injury while having her gall bladder removed in 2002. When she returned to the hospital a month later, Portage ...
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• Anesthesiologists' Mistake Leads to Brain Injury and $17.5 Million Malpractice Verdict

  Jun 11, 2013
  Sheriod Merritt was leaving a southern Walmart when a stray bullet struck his jaw. Though the wound was not life-threatening, the 24-year-old father ...
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• Cerebral Palsy Patient Wins Near-Record-Setting Judgment Against Hospital

  Jun 10, 2013
  A medical malpractice lawyer won a $130 million judgment in April after advising a family to reject a hospital’s $8 million settlement offer in 2009 ...
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