Posted by: James Fitzgeraldon November 17th, 2017 in Birth Injury Blog
A Brooklyn couple has been awarded $26 million – more than twice what they sought – in a medical malpractice incident that led to one of their twin daughters losing her life and the...
A woman and her husband have filed a $22 million medical malpractice suit against a medical center for permanent damages caused by problems with anesthesia. Cases like this are not as unusual as you...
A new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) confirms that more and more patients are using their smartphones and digital voice recorders to record their doctor’s office visits. While most...
Posted by: James Fitzgeraldon July 19th, 2017 in Autism Blog
It was previously thought by many that the difficulty some autistic individuals have with looking others in the eyes was a signal of indifference. A new study, however, is throwing cold water on that...
Posted by: James Fitzgeraldon July 10th, 2017 in Autism Blog
A new study carried out by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) suggests that exposure to various metals may increase the likelihood of a child developing autism. Researchers reached their findings after...
Posted by: James Fitzgeraldon June 16th, 2017 in Autism Blog
If you’re a parent or guardian of an autistic child, you may want to think about registering him/her for an introductory surfing camp this summer. The camp is called Surfers Healing and is specifically...
If you feel that you’ve been a victim of medical malpractice, just how long do you have to take legal action against those who have wronged you? We’ll talk about it in this issue....
A doctor who was nowhere to be found when a birth went horribly wrong has been found negligent by a jury. In their decision, the jury also awarded $23.1 million to the child’s family...
Posted by: James Fitzgeraldon May 19th, 2017 in Autism Blog
According to a survey from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about a quarter of a million children with autism wander off each year. Another survey spearheaded by a pediatrics director with...
In a perfect world, your doctor could be trusted to be forthcoming about any mistakes he or she made while providing medical care. Sadly, this is not a perfect world, and a recent study...