Surgical gaffes like amputating the wrong leg make headlines, but we rarely hear of a large number of other mistakes that occur in hospitals on a daily basis. Delays in diagnosis are a big problem,...
The word fracture means to become broken. In the true sense of the word, a fracture and a break of a bone are the same things. There are different kinds of fractures that one can...
Medical negligence occurs when medical treatment falls below expected standards. If a patient becomes injured as a result of medical negligence, that patient might file a lawsuit claiming medical malpractice. If a patient dies, the...
In medical malpractice, a doctor or medical facility has failed to live up to its obligations, resulting in a patient’s injury. Medical malpractice is usually the result of medical negligence – a mistake that was...
A wrongful death lawsuit is filed when someone else causes a death, usually as a result of negligence. The plaintiff in such a case – the person who files the lawsuit – is generally a...
Even though the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) spends considerable funds to prevent construction site accidents, the work of construction is an inherently dangerous activity with an average of 200,000 workers injured every year...