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| The accidental loss of a loved one in a fatal accident is devastating to the survivors. When someone we know and love dies, we are cruelly deprived of all of the affection, knowledge, memories, spirit and skills that our cherished loved ones brought to this world which can never be recovered. The key to moving on when devastation strikes is understanding what has happened and being able to anticipate any untoward ramifications that may grow out of such an event. read more |
| The human brain is a delicate organ that can be injured in many different ways. Every year, over 2 million Americans sustain traumatic brain injury. When those injuries result from the fault of another, individuals have the right to seek legal assistance from qualified lawyers to help defray the expenses to which brain injuries can give rise. We are proud to have represented numerous clients who have sustained brain injuries in surgical mishaps, automobile accidents, industrial disasters, slip and falls and a multitude of other traumatic events, and to have been able to obtain favorable results for them. read more |
| There is no greater time in one’s life than the birth of their child. Expecting and delivering a new baby should always be a happy time which is utterly free from medical complications. However, when conduct by medical professionals results in injuries or death to a newborn, medical malpractice has occurred. Such “birth injuries” can occur during pregnancy, during delivery, and during newborn care immediately following delivery. Furthermore, improper handling of a baby during delivery can result in loss of oxygen causing brain damage, Cerebral Palsy, Erbspalsy, mental retardation and seizures. We know that children with these complications require special treatment, occupational therapy, medication and attendant care. read more |
| It is an unfortunate fact that many hardworking people become seriously injured by products manufactured and sold by corporations which should ideally be safe for consumers. However, often times these corporations fail to pay just compensation to the affected victims of their negligence.
Product liability deals with instances when someone becomes needlessly injured because of a faulty or defective product. Examples of product liability would be someone who is injured due to their brakes failing on their car, choking on a bone that should not be in a sandwich, a faultily built item such as a chair, an electrical outlet exploding, an imbibed drug that has resulted in devastating harm or any other situation where a physical object which is made by a company fails and causes one harm. read more
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Catastrophic Medical Malpractice
| Medical malpractice occurs when a medical provider acts below the standard of care during a medical treatment causing injury to the patient. The “standard of care” is the accepted standard recognized by other health care providers in the same field of medicine under similar circumstances. The following is a list of some conducts that falls “below the standard of care: |
- Failing to remove a sponge or other article after surgery
- Failing to diagnose a tumor and or cancer while reading an x-ray
- Improperly performing surgery or a procedure
- Failing to properly administer anesthesia
- Negligently caring for an elderly patient
- Failing to properly deliver a baby, resulting in cerebral palsy or other brain damage
- Failing to care properly for the mother before or during delivery
- Puncturing a nearby organ or tissue during surgery
- Failing to diagnose a condition in time to treat it properly
- Failing to refer a case to a medical specialist
- Prescribing incorrect medication
- Incorrect diagnosis that results in a failure to treat a medical condition
- Failing to order necessary and appropriate medical tests
- Emergency room negligence
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Pralysis/Spinal Cord Injuries
| Spinal cord injuries are always life-changing events for not only the victims but also their families. Serious spinal cord injuries require a lifetime of therapy, medical treatment, and rehabilitation. Most people never fully recover from spinal cord injuries, especially when the injury results in paralysis or quadriplegia. Because of the extensive medical care required for spinal cord injury victims, huge medical costs accompany most spinal cord injury cases. Therefore, it is imperative to secure the necessary financial resources to insure appropriate care for victims of spinal cord accidents. It is precisely via dedicated and caring legal professionals that victims of spinal cord accidents can insure that such resources are secured. read more |
| Automobile/Truck/Motorcycle Accident |
| Too many times in our society, innocent victims are created due to the types of everyday traffic accidents that plague our nation. Car accidents comprise more deaths each and every year than the number of American soldiers who died during the entire Vietnam War. There are astronomical health care costs associated with such accidents. Thus, one is struck with the ‘double whammy’ of coping with catastrophic injuries only to become subsequently mired in unrelenting health care bills. read more |
| Slip and fall cases are as common as they are avoidable. By law, businesses have a responsibility to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of their patrons. Far too often, simple but effective safeguards are dispensed with by businesses that are trying to inappropriately cut costs or are just being plain careless. Whatever the reason, the outcome of their removing safeguards is damages and suffering that could have easily been avoided. read more |
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