Category Archives: Medical Malpractice
FAQs About Medical Malpractice In Pennsylvania
When a medical professional makes a mistake with their care, is negligent, or behaves in another careless way that injures their patient, the patient may be able to file a medical malpractice claim for compensation. Instances where a medical professional has a relationship with a patient, they also have a duty of care to… Read More »
Have You Suffered A Medical Misdiagnosis?
Being misdiagnosed or failing to receive a diagnosis can be an incredibly frustrating experience with potentially deadly consequences. In fact, misdiagnosis is the #1 cause of medical malpractice claims in the United States. We put a great deal of trust in doctors to keep us safe and accurately identify and correct medical issues when… Read More »
Liability for Pharmaceutical Errors
According to the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention, a medication or pharmaceutical error is defined as “any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the healthcare professional, patient, or consumer.” Today, there are approximately 7,000… Read More »
Establishing a Medical Malpractice Case
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) states that medical negligence by doctors and health care providers is the third leading cause of death in the United States. This cause of death is only behind heart disease and cancer. This statistic is shocking, and literally millions of dollars are spent with respect to… Read More »
