Have you ever gone along with a medical treatment, then later felt like you were left in the dark about the risks? Maybe you consented to a procedure, but now you’re wondering if you would have chosen differently if you had all the information. Or perhaps you experienced a complication… Continue reading Informed Consent Before Medical Treatment in Florida: Know Your Rights
Continue ReadingTelehealth Gone Wrong: Can You Sue for Telemedicine Malpractice in Florida?
Telehealth has become a widespread alternative to traditional in-person medical consultations. A survey by Sachs Media reveals that 62% of Florida residents have used telehealth services. Despite its convenience, telehealth is not immune to medical malpractice. When medical negligence occurs during a telehealth visit, patients may face serious health consequences… Continue reading Telehealth Gone Wrong: Can You Sue for Telemedicine Malpractice in Florida?
Continue ReadingHow Failing to Consider Patient’s Medical History Leads to Medication Errors
Medical malpractice claims embody a high level of complexity. Often, these claims succeed when a doctor’s direct actions harm a patient, classified as commission error. Yet, this represents only one side of medical malpractice. Negligence also includes errors of omission, where harm results from a doctor’s failure to act. One… Continue reading How Failing to Consider Patient’s Medical History Leads to Medication Errors
Continue ReadingWhen Pediatric Care Goes Wrong: What Families Need to Know
Pediatric medical malpractice cases in Florida present unique challenges. Children often cannot clearly communicate their symptoms, placing greater responsibility on pediatricians to accurately diagnose and treat young patients. However, when pediatricians fail, medical errors in a child’s treatment can lead to severe or even fatal consequences. Medical malpractice cases involving… Continue reading When Pediatric Care Goes Wrong: What Families Need to Know
Continue ReadingCOVID Protections Hinder Florida Malpractice Claims
When the COVID pandemic hit the US early 2020, federal and state legislators rushed to erect liability protections for a healthcare system in crisis. With no established protocols for diagnosing and treating the novel virus, healthcare providers found themselves on precarious footing, facing protracted hours and significant personal health risks.… Continue reading COVID Protections Hinder Florida Malpractice Claims
Continue ReadingWhat is NICA and Can it Help Your Family?
Welcoming a new child into the family should be an exciting and joyous time. For many families, sadly, it is instead filled with stress, anxiety, and concerns about the future. This occurs when an infant suffers a serious injury during labor or delivery. Parents often believe that they can file… Continue reading What is NICA and Can it Help Your Family?
Continue ReadingFlorida Supreme Court Changes the Rules on Challenging Experts in Medical Malpractice Cases
Medical malpractice cases are among the more complicated types of personal injury claims in Florida. One reason for this is that state law imposes a number of hurdles that medical malpractice victims must clear before their case can even be heard in court. Among these hurdles is what is known… Continue reading Florida Supreme Court Changes the Rules on Challenging Experts in Medical Malpractice Cases
Continue ReadingUnsafe Conditions at Bayonet Point Hospital
Hospitals are where you go when you are feeling sick or become injured and require treatment to get better. However, hospitals are also big businesses and they often cut corners in order to protect their profits. This is currently the case at HCA Florida Bayonet Point in Hudson, Florida. Two… Continue reading Unsafe Conditions at Bayonet Point Hospital
Continue ReadingLack of Patient Safety in Hospitals
When you go to the hospital, there are a lot of things you can expect to see. Sick patients in the waiting room. Doctors and nurses running around checking on patients. Cockroaches in the operating room. What, you weren’t expecting that last one? Well, believe it or not, these nasty… Continue reading Lack of Patient Safety in Hospitals
Continue ReadingFatal Birth Injuries
A childbirth complication occurs when a mother or child suffers from an abnormal obstetrical condition or experiences an adverse event during pregnancy, labor, or delivery. While some of these complications end up being harmless, others can have devastating repercussions, including the loss of the child. We’ve included information on some… Continue reading Fatal Birth Injuries
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