Medical professionals are trusted to provide safe, competent care, but mistakes can happen. When a healthcare provider’s negligence causes serious injury, illness, or death, patients and their families may have the…
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Doctors have a fiduciary duty of care in New York. This legal responsibility, which requires doctors to set aside all other concerns and only do what’s best for their patients,…
Dozens of spine surgery patients at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center were treated with a product that was not approved for use in such procedures, The New York Times reported. The…
Most people assume birth injuries are rare because scheduled inductions are well-planned and carefully executed. In most cases, that’s true. But complications arise somewhere in the process about one-tenth of…
In June 2022, a New York judge will rule on a physician’s claims that the federal No Surprises Act denies doctors “the right to bill their patients for the reasonable…
In order to prevent medical malpractice, it is important for patients and their families to understand examples of medical malpractice. When you know how to spot malpractice, you’re more likely…
The Role of an Expert Witness in a Medical Malpractice Case The job of an expert witness in a medical malpractice lawsuit is to give their professional opinion about whether…
Medical malpractice is more than a poor result or an unintentional mistake. Instead, medical negligence is a lack of care. Doctors have one of the highest duties of care in…
Before she had stomach surgery at an Arizona hospital, Janine specifically told doctors she did not want a pelvic exam. They gave her one anyway. And, this was not an…
A hip replacement is done to correct a problem with the bones and joint of the hip-part of the bone and joint is removed and is replaced with a synthetic…
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