Healthcare professionals make mistakes, but one would expect the mistake to be corrected and not be made over and over again. Unfortunately, studies have found that medical professionals make costly and sometimes fatal mistakes/Hospital Errors without reporting them and without making changes to keep them from happening again. Each year, approximately 37 million people are […]

Justices Also Rule In Interesting Premises Liability Case By BRENDEN P. LEYDON The Connecticut Law Tribune September 19, 2012 The Supreme Court decided several interesting cases regarding tort issues this year. One recent case(failure to inform) just released in August shed new light on a variety of complex issues. Downs v. Trias, 306 Conn. 81 […]

Nursing home and long-term care staff in Connecticut are under strict regulations to ensure that prescription medications are administered according to doctor’s orders. If your loved one in a nursing home or long-term care facility has suffered injury because of a medication error or side effects from medication errors, you may pursue compensation from the […]

Connecticut nursing home residents sometimes have to go to the hospital. When they are discharged and return to the nursing home, it is common for medical mistakes to be made. Medication errors in nursing are a fairly common phenomenon. A study shows that having a nurse practitioner visit with such patients within the first 48 […]

Back in August, we talked with our readers about the importance of seeking the help of a lawyer after experiencing a medication error. As we explained in that blog post, medication errors can happen in any hospital, in any state. Even here in Connecticut. And whether it results in injury or not, it is still […]

Sometimes, patients of medical centers here in Connecticut are given medications by the centers. The ways in which medications are administered can vary quite a bit. Some medications are administered through a pill. Others are administered through an injection, which may cause Injection Negligence. When the staff of a medical center is administering a medication […]

One hopes that all doctors that practice here in Connecticut make sure to act properly towards their patients. This includes taking all proper steps, such as carefully checking a patient’s medical history prior to giving them a medication or conducting a surgical procedure on them, to ensure that patients are not exposed to a medication […]

No patient should have to face medication errors at the hands of a doctor. Medication errors, such as the prescribing of a medication that is inappropriate given the circumstances, can be extremely harmful to a patient. The woman’s relatives filed a medication error lawsuit in this case as the doctor sued for negligence. A case […]

When pharmacists or pharmacies commit prescription-related negligence, it can result in individuals suffering great harms. Such harms can be very impactful on an individual. Thus, it is very important for pharmacists and pharmacies to act properly when filling prescriptions for individuals. Here is an example of a lawsuit where a pharmacist gave wrong medication to […]

Avelox Lawsuit: No individual should have to experience prescription-related negligence at the hands of a pharmacist or pharmacy. Such negligence can result in harmful prescription errors occurring. Recently, a case involving allegations of prescription-related negligence has arisen. The case is from West Virginia. The case involves a woman who reportedly went to a pharmacy in […]