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March 6, 2009
When your lawyer works for a contingency fee, he will take a percentage of the money you recover when you win your lawsuit. This percentage generally ranges from 20-50% of the total monetary award. If you do not win your case, your lawyer will not receive any money for his services.
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February 4, 2009
When we visit a doctor, we expect to receive the best treatment and care available. But what happens when the medical professionals we trust fail to notice or diagnose a serious medical condition that can or does result in death?
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February 4, 2009
Wrongful death can be the result of a wide range of events or accidents. The most common causes of wrongful deaths include automobile accidents, medical malpractice and construction or job-related accidents.
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February 1, 2009
Erb's palsy is a preventable birth defect that affects the shoulder, arm and hand. It is one of several possible brachial plexus injuries caused by shoulder dystocia during childbirth; it is usually preventable.
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February 1, 2009
Unfortunately, symptoms of serious medical conditions such as cancer and heart attacks can be misdiagnosed, leading to grave consequences.
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February 1, 2009
We are told by proponents of capitalism that people are inherently self-serving, even selfish, and this is true to some extent, it is only a half-truth at best.
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February 1, 2009
Simple blood tests (on the order of those that are still required in some states) can detect whether a person is a carrier for the genetic defect responsible for the disorder, which will hopefully encourage carriers to refrain from breeding or even abort potentially defective fetuses.
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January 22, 2009
Hansten Healthcare's RROHC Program Enables Hospitals to Enhance the Patient Experience and Improve Nurse Delegation
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January 4, 2009
A wrongful death occurs when someone is killed as a result of the negligent or reckless actions of another person. In situations where a person's actions are intended to harm or kill the victim, it will be considered wrongful death as well.
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December 31, 2008
A 2006 study by the Institute of Medicine reported that at least 1.5 million Americans are sickened, injured or killed each year by errors in prescribing, dispensing and taking medications.
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December 11, 2008
Archive Systems announced an agreement with The Cavanagh Law Firm to provide business records storage services.
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December 5, 2008
Most people have heard the phrase "wrongful death," which means that someone died due to someone else's negligence or wrongdoing. However, "wrongful birth" is a term not heard nearly as often as wrongful death.
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December 4, 2008
Atlanta legal nurse consultant Liz Buddenhagen, RN, CLNC, has launched a new website and additional services to assist the Atlanta legal community.
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December 3, 2008
Sometimes, the inherent complications of surgery are worsened by a mistake made by a doctor or nurse during the procedure.
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November 23, 2008
The hectic, stressful environment of emergency rooms combined with long work hours for medical professionals opens the door to a wide variety of medical errors that can lead to medical malpractice.
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November 22, 2008
Medical negligence is a fact of life in the healthcare industry. Medical mistakes happen far more often than many people realize. So why, then, are we so hesitant to point fingers and raise our hands when we feel something has gone wrong?
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November 6, 2008
When people enter the hospital for any type of treatment or medical care, they expect to be diagnosed and treated properly by trained medical professionals. Unfortunately, medical errors are the fifth-leading cause of death in the United States, responsible for up to 98,000 deaths annually.
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November 5, 2008
Just like anyone else, physicians, nurses and other medical personnel sometimes make mistakes. However, unlike others, the mistakes made by medical personnel can lead to grave consequences for patients.
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October 30, 2008
What constitutes a wrongful death? There are specific times when a person dies that the law considers a "wrongful death" situation.
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October 23, 2008
When you hired an attorney to help see your way through legal issue, you probably never imagined that you'd end up with more problems than you started with.
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