Medical Malpractice

• General Types of Compensatory Damages in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Cases

  Scott Smith | March 24, 2007 4:16 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Loss of IncomeYou are entitled to compensation if your injuries prevent you from working, causing you to lose income. For example, if you are a landscaper who can't work for a week because you sprained an ankle in an accident, you are entitled to compensation for that week of lost wages. You are also entitled to lost wages if you miss work because of treatment.If the injury is serious enough...

• Hiring a Personal Injury or Medical Negligence Attorney on Contingency

  Scott Smith | March 14, 2007 2:13 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Abraham Lincoln once said, "A lawyer's time and advice is his stock in trade." In essence, asking an attorney for his advice is no different than asking an accountant to set up a business plan or do your taxes, a doctor to examine you, render a diagnosis and prescribe treatment or hiring an electrician to fix the wiring of your home. Nonetheless, many people are under the impression that...

• Study Shows Long Hospital Shifts and Sleep Deprivation Cause Deaths in Hospitals

  Scott Smith | December 12, 2006 4:36 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  A recent Harvard Medical School study found long hospital shifts and sleep deprivation resulted in fatigue related mistakes and increased harm to patients by 700%. Residents who worked five marathon shifts (24 hours or longer) in a single month directly correlated with making errors that in turn increased the risk of death by 300%.The study included the fact that medical residents are regularly...

• OSU Medical Center Settles Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

  Staff Writer | August 15, 2006 4:02 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Twenty-four year old Kerri Swain was under the care of Ohio State University Medical Center three years ago when she suffered severe brain damage. The family settled with a doctor who treated Kerri for $2 million, but the hospital, which admitted liability, was not willing to offer her the $10 million that her family was seeking. The Medical Center settled the lawsuit earlier this month, but...

• What is a Statute of Limitations and How Does it Apply to Bodily Injury from Auto Accidents and Medical Malpractice Claims?

  Scott Smith | March 10, 2007 4:12 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  As with all lawsuits, a statute of limitations restricts the time in which you can file a lawsuit for negligence. In Ohio, the statute of limitations for most personal injury negligence is two years. If you miss the deadline, you usually have no legal recourse. Note that the statute of limitations for medical malpractice cases is only one year with exceptions. O.R.C. Ann §2305.11. If you...

• Medical Providers Bill for Medical Negligence

  Scott Smith | November 16, 2006 4:44 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Medical providers bill the patient for care that results in medical negligence. Some of the largest businesses in the country have called on hospitals to apologize and waive costs related to "never" events - medical errors these employers say should never happen in the first place.Medical negligence such as surgery performed on the wrong body part or mixing up donor sperm and/or donor eggs for...

• The Medical Malpractice Crisis That Wasn't

  Scott Smith | March 21, 2007 2:19 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  People in Iowa learned the United States Chamber of Commerce medical malpractice crisis exist in this country doesn't exist after all.Lawmakers in Iowa, like Ohio, have continuously urged reform in the legal system to cap pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice lawsuits. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce representing the interest of big business and big media complain that big verdicts...

• Hospital Errors in Minnesota on the Rise

  Scott Smith | January 22, 2007 12:57 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  For the second straight year Minnesota hospitals reported medical errors resulting in death rose from the previous year. Overall the death toll from medical negligence showed a 50% increase in the number of "adverse events" reported by hospitals and centers for surgery between October 2005 and October 2006 citing to the Annual Minnesota State Report.The program Minnesota has in place a...

• Medical Negligence Deaths Are Preventable Study Finds

  Scott Smith | October 26, 2006 4:36 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association demonstrated a high percent of medical negligence deaths were preventable with better care. Almost one quarter of active care patient deaths were considered at least possibly preventable with optimal care while six percent of medical negligence deaths rated as probably or definitely preventable. The test consisted of 14 Board...

• Girl's Death Due To Dentist's Treatment

  Scott Smith | September 28, 2006 2:23 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  A 5 year old in Chicago died after her dentist administered three types of sedation to fill two cavities and her teeth capped. It is reported Diamond Brownridge was given an oral agent, an intravenous drug and nitrous oxide that proved fatal. Her mother was asked to step out of the LIttle Angel dental group for the otherwise procedure and when she returned approximately 30 minutes later she...