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- Who is at Fault for an Accident, the Driver or Car Owner?
May 3, 2016
Determining an “at-fault” is one of the primary obstacles in a car accident lawsuit. In some situations, a person who was not driving at the time of the incident could be held liable. Below are a few situations in which the owner of the car – including or instead of the driver – may be responsible for property damage and injuries from an auto collision. Click here to speak to a Philadelphia car accident lawyer at...Read More - Surgical Instruments Left Inside Patients
May 2, 2016
The scenario seems like one from a horror movie: a patient does not feel right after surgery; months or years later, a medical emergency leads doctors to find a foreign item – now infected and surrounded by scar tissue – had been left inside the patient’s body. The situation becomes life-threatening. Tragically, these surgical “never events” have happened to at least hundreds of people in the United States. A report found that nearly 800 people had...Read More - What is GBS?
Apr 29, 2016
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system. Symptoms of GBS may initially include weakness or tingling sensations in the legs, which may then spread to the arms and upper body. These symptoms can increase to the point of immobilizing certain muscles and causing paralysis. Severe GBS cases can be life-threatening, as they may interfere with the heart and/or a person’s ability to breathe. There is...Read More - Medication Errors in Nursing: What Can be Done?
Apr 28, 2016
Nurses are integral in the prevention of medication errors. They are directly involved in the prescription process including advising on dosages as well as detecting errors and taking corrective action before a medication is administered to a patient. While they provide a safety defense against hospital medication errors, nurses can also make dangerous mistakes that have deadly consequences for patients. Drug errors are among the most common medical mistakes in the U.S. In addition to the...Read More - Airbag Injuries Caused by Unnecessary Deployment
Apr 28, 2016
Airbags save lives every day. However, motorists can be killed or severely injured when an airbag malfunctions and unnecessarily deploys. In addition to severe abrasions and burns, a person can sustain permanent eye damage, neck injuries and more. Further, a driver-side airbag that deploys while the vehicle is in motion endangers vehicle occupants as well as the people nearby on the road. Some of the most deadly airbag injuries are not immediately visible. A study published...Read More - Can I File a Slip and Fall Lawsuit for Injuries on Stairs?
Apr 27, 2016
Stairs in any type of building, whether it’s commercial or residential, can present serious hazards if they are not well maintained. When a property owner fails to take care of these dangerous conditions and a person is injured, victims may be able to seek justice and compensation through slip and fall lawsuits. Did you know that slips and falls are the most common workplace injuries? Check out the top 10 slip and fall hazards in the...Read More - Anapol Weiss Vaccine Injury Lawyers Negotiate $2.05 Million for Victim
Apr 27, 2016
Vaccine injury lawyers with Anapol Weiss successfully negotiated $2.05 million in compensation on behalf of a man who suffered a rare and debilitating reaction to a flu vaccine. Anapol Weiss’s client was a healthy and hardworking man who bred and trained horses with his wife until a rare vaccine reaction suddenly rendered him disabled. Within 24 hours of receiving a flu vaccine, he began to experience mild weakness in his hands, severe pain in his wrists, thumbs,...Read More - Parents of Teen Drivers: Safety Tips to Avoid an Auto Collision
Apr 26, 2016
Teenagers have the highest crash rate of any group in the U.S. In fact, 963,000 drivers between the ages of 16 and 19 were involved in police-reported motor vehicle crashes in 2013, which resulted in 383,000 injuries and 2,865 deaths, according to a report by AAA. Parents can be proactive in protecting their children and encouraging safe driving. Below are a few important tips to get started. Choose a Safe Car The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)...Read More - Hospital Inpatient Falls: Medical Malpractice vs. Slip and Fall Lawsuits
Apr 25, 2016
A patient can be badly hurt in a fall in the hospital. Injuries from falling can exacerbate the preexisting condition, or it can cause a whole new set of health problems. Depending on the circumstances of the patient’s injury, negligence could be to blame. A falling incident could be a “slip and fall” injury or a medical malpractice issue. Falls that are unrelated to a patient’s condition – such as slipping on a wet floor that...Read More - Is Patient Abandonment a Medical Malpractice Issue?
Apr 22, 2016
Patient abandonment refers to a situation in which a health care provider terminates a relationship with a patient, fails to provide a reasonable excuse or notice, and fails to assist in selecting a qualified replacement provider. In certain situations, patients who were abandoned and suffered injuries may have grounds for a medical malpractice lawsuit. There are a few general elements of patient abandonment cases: The doctor and patient have established a relationship. The patient was abandoned while he...Read More