Modern medicine has conceived many wondrous achievements in recent years. Heart attacks can now be treated with the use of angioplasty and stents. Medications can be used to prevent patients from experiencing future cardiac events. More effective treatments have been discovered for chronic conditions like diabetes. Some diseases, such as…
One of the more complex types of Boston personal injury litigation is medical malpractice. It occurs any time we go to the doctor as a serious illness could be misdiagnosed leading to serious personal injury or even death. However, many medical malpractice cases result from incidents that occur in a…
In a case from the Washington State Supreme Court, plaintiff went to his doctor on September 1, 2011 because he had a painful lesion located on the bottom of his foot. The doctor with which he made an appointment was his primary care provider (PCP). Once his PCP saw the…
In a recent case from the Supreme Court of California, the case was tried before a jury, and jurors returned what is known as a special verdict. A normal verdict form is simply one that asks if the defendant is liable or not, and if the defendant is liable, then the…
In Baptist Ventures, Inc. v. Hoke, a personal injury appeal for the Supreme Court of Alabama, plaintiff was allegedly injured as a result of medical treatment she received from the defendants. The defendants in this case run an Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) medical practice. Plaintiff was a patient of…
In Boston medical malpractice cases, sometimes the term “never events” gets thrown around. It’s a reference to the types of medical errors that health professionals agree should never happen. And yet, they do. Some examples: Retained surgical instruments (surgical tools, sponges, etc. being left inside a patient after a procedure);…