YUMA, Ariz. (January 10, 2018) – A mother has filed a wrongful death complaint against an Arizona dental office after the death of her child. The 4-year-old child’s death was reported after the death of a 2-year-old at the same dentist’s office. In December of 2017, 2-year old Zion Jay Gastelum went…
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PORTLAND, Ore. (August 11, 2017) – An Oregon mother is suing a nurse and the hospital she worked at for negligence after her newborn son suffocated to death in her hospital bed. According to the lawsuit which was filed last week, a Portland Adventist Medical Center nurse brought Monica Thompson’s…
Continue ReadingBy: Patrick Salvi Jr. CHICAGO (July 7, 2017) – The House has passed a massive medical tort reform bill that would cap medical malpractice lawsuits by restricting plaintiff non-economic damages at $250,000. The legislation, the so-called ‘Protecting Access to Care Act,” passed 218 to 210. Next up, the Senate will…
Continue ReadingWhen you visit your medical provider due to an injury, illness or treatment for a chronic condition, your medical records play an important role. Your doctor checks these records to learn about your medical history and whether your family has a history of illnesses. The doctor also examines these records…
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (Salvi Law) – A total of 35 people died in the United States after contracting infections from contaminated medical scopes made by Olympus. The deaths come after a company leader told execs not to issue warnings to U.S. hospitals about potentially deadly infections from the tainted scopes, according to…
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.) – A new study suggests medical errors may be the third leading cause of death in the United States. And even more shocking, most medical errors go unobserved. Medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional fails to adhere to an applicable standard of medical…
Continue ReadingWhen suffering from an injury or illness, we go to the doctor expecting to receive the treatment we need to recover. Depending on your condition, this treatment may involve surgery on either an in- or out-patient basis. While doctors frequently discuss with their patients the inherent risks associated with performing…
Continue ReadingCerebral palsy is a condition that can severely affect a person’s muscle tone and control of body movements. According to United Cerebral Palsy: According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, cerebral palsy arises from brain damage that can occur before, during or after an infant’s birth. The following is a…
Continue ReadingIf you began having hallucinations, paranoia, and seizures, you might think you were going crazy, and the people around you might think the same thing. But in some rare cases these symptoms are a sign of a form of brain inflammation known as anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis. For one 24-year-old woman, the…
Continue ReadingWhen a patient is injured or even dies from a medical error, who should have prevented the error? The obvious answer is the medical staff that committed it. But some think patients themselves should play a more active role in accident prevention. Though some advocate the responsibility should rest squarely…
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