Best New York Personal Injury Lawyers Hold Doctors Accountable for Negligence
Had a personal injury, car accident or malpractice that left you or a loved one in a hospital? According to the NY Times, 98,000 patients die in the US every year due to avoidable hospital mistakes. This includes medical malpractice, negligence, errors and omissions. New York's best personal injury lawyers know...
Myths & Facts About NY Personal Injury Law
In a recent piece at Ithaca Journal, Michael Getnick, President of the NY Bar Association, raises a strong argument against the Obama administration's proposed changes to and limitations on medical malpractice claims. As leading NY personal injury lawyers attest, Personal injury can adversely effect a person's long-term life well-being, health, and ability to function....
Flu Vaccinations :: NY Personal Injury vs. Public Protection
Two months ago, Top NY Personal injury Lawyers wrote about the efforts of New York hospitals to brace for Swine Flu injuries. Fears of claims regarding medical malpractice, negligence and failure to diagnose prompted some medical centers to order wall-to-wall supplies of the H1N1 vaccine. Suppose a patient walks into a NY hospital and presents signs of the disease,...
Long Island New York Hospital Leaves Patient on Operating Table
Hospitals make mistakes. Errors and omissions can occur before, during, and after any given medical procedure, say New York's personal injury attorneys. In fact, New York hospitals have a history of medical malpractice. Recall the $3 Million Meningitis Medical Malpractice in which Morrison & Wagner successfully proved a NY hospital's failure to diagnose. Recently, New...
Medical Malpractice Fears Driving New York Hospitals to Brace for Swine Flu Injury
New York Hospitals are bracing for the worst, say New York personal injury lawyers. According to this week's NY Daily News, forty-seven New Yorkers have already died wrongful deaths due to Swine Flu H1N1 infections. Medical centers are fearful, trying hard to avoid a failure to diagnose a Swine Flu H1N1 infection. New York...
Fight Against Cancer & Infection :: Merck Vaccine Wins Again
Hospitals and doctors frequently prescribe heavy drugs in efforts to treat infection and its accompanying injury. But top New York injury lawyers insist that an ounce of prevention beats a pound of cure. Failure to diagnose and treat an infection can lead to long-term personal injury, pain and suffering. In a classic instance of...
Birth Injury: Hospital Negligence Causes Infant Death
Babies are born every hour in New York's busy hospitals. Unfortunately, medical malpractice strikes with similar vengeance, say New York's top personal injury lawyers. Maryland hospitals show the same trend. According to a Maryland jury, these first-time parents lost their newborn son due to avoidable childbirth complications. Their obstetrician elected to force the baby out during birth, using...
Nursing Home Negligence Causes Wrongful Death
Personal injury often involves professionals providing negligent care for senior citizens, the infirmed and children. To illustrate, see this $3 Million medical malpractice involving failure to diagnose, for a two-year old, and this failure to diagnose an infant infection. According to top accident and injury lawyers, these types of slip and falls are often blatantly preventable, if negligent parties...
Congress OK's New York Bill Increasing Medical Malpractice Rights for Patients
People get hurt all the time due to medical malpractice by physicians, nurses, and medical practitioners. For example, see this story about New York hospital's failure to diagnose an infection in a child's hips. Fortunately, leading New York personal injury lawyers won $3,425,000 for the victim's family. We also reported on...
$3 Million Meningitis Medical Malpractice - Hospital's Failure to Diagnose
Meningitis is a life-threatening condition. It involves an inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. Meningitis is classified as a medical emergency. When a hospital failed to diagnose a case of Meningitis for a two year old patient, the family turned to New York's toughest personal injury attorneys. The...
