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Find Out How Misdiagnosis Led to $28.9 Million Victory in Court

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on March 13th, 2017 in Medical Malpractice Blog

A misdiagnosis that enabled doctors to completely whiff on efforts to even recognize a woman’s dangerous condition resulted in her symptoms worsening significantly and to her winning a $28.9 million medical malpractice lawsuit. We’ll...

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Surgical Errors More Common Than You’d Think

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on March 30th, 2016 in Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

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A 60-year-old Connecticut woman is now suing a hospital for removing the wrong rib and subsequently trying to cover up the blunder by lying. The plan was for the woman’s eight ribs to be...

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Are You A Victim Of Malpractice? Who Pays In That Case?

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on February 24th, 2016 in Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

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There’s a common saying that physicians have a God complex because of the effusive praise they receive from most of their patients. Unfortunately, physicians are mere mortals and they do make mistakes. When they...

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The Continuous Treatment Rule Is Important to Malpractice Law

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 20th, 2013 in Medical Malpractice Blog

Like any other area of law, the standards and norms that apply to New York medical malpractice lawsuits are filled with details, technicalities and nuances that need to be properly understood so that people...

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