Medical malpractice can occur in any area of a hospital, including emergency rooms. With long waits, high volumes of patients, and staff shortages, emergency room personnel are more prone to errors and accidents than ever before. Overworked emergency room professionals can often miss critical symptoms. They might fail to thoroughly review medical records, ensure the […]

Connecticut residents will probably be aware that an early diagnosis is crucial in cancer cases, and this is especially true when the cancer involved has a very low survivability rate. The survival rate for pancreatic cancer is below 10 percent, and a 2015 study indicates that about one in three people who develop the disease […]

A Connecticut patient who is admitted to the hospital for an illness or injury is very likely to come in contact with a doctor called a ‘hospitalist.” This relatively new type of physician is a specialist in hospital medicine who works exclusively in a hospital setting. Doctors have only been able to obtain board certification […]

A study recently completed by a leading medical malpractice insurer found that the majority of orthopedic surgery medical malpractice claims are due to allegations of improper surgical procedures, and the researchers also discovered that there are many complaints related to poor patient care after a surgery. In an effort to reduce the number of these […]

Plaintiffs in Connecticut medical malpractice lawsuits sometimes face difficulties in proving that their healthcare providers have been negligent, thus having the burden of proof in medical malpractice cases. The possibility that a physician accused of negligence might be the one writing the medical records pertinent to the lawsuit poses one challenge. The common law doctrine […]

A woman was recently awarded a $12 million jury verdict in a case against a hospital that she says turned a relatively innocuous surgery into a lifelong health condition. The Connecticut woman sued both the doctor and the hospital for medical malpractice after a hernia surgery ended with her struggling to deal with a perforated […]

No patient should have to face eye doctor malpractice at the hands of a doctor. Medical negligence by eye doctors sometimes leads to patients suffering vision problems. Vision problems can have a variety of impacts on an individual’s life. Recently, a case has arisen involving allegations of eye-care-related medical negligence. The case involves a man […]

Death due to doctor’s negligence – Medical procedures can be very helpful to patients. However, procedures can quickly become bringers of harm when medical professionals and medical facilities act negligently in connection to them. Medical procedure-related negligence by medical professionals and medical facilities can sometimes even result in a patient dying. No patient should have […]

Recently, a wrongful death case has arisen involving allegations of medical negligence. The case is from Kentucky. The case involves a now-deceased woman who received care from a doctor from Danville, Kentucky, and a hospital in Danville. The administrator of the woman’s estate claims that the hospital and the doctor committed negligence during the course […]

Deep-vein-thrombosis lawsuit – When a patient receives care at a hospital, they expect that the hospital and its staff will act properly in connection to their care. When hospitals and their staff act negligently in connection to patient care, it can result in patients suffering great harm. Recently, a medical malpractice case has arisen involving […]