Dealing with a birth injury can be a draining and expensive experience for a parent in New York City and often they choose to file a lawsuit against the hospital or doctor in an effort to meet the additional medical care their child needs. Many injuries caused by...
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Month: June 2013
New York legislation proposes new time limit for medical lawsuits
Our readers may remember the story of a woman in Queens who was the victim of multiple emergency room mistakes in diagnosing her condition, before it was discovered that she had lung cancer. While the woman had been planning to file a medical malpractice lawsuit, she...
Surgical errors result in loss of New York man’s nose
Doctors in New York City who decide to specialize in surgery spend years learning from more experienced physicians and therefore it is difficult to understand why surgical errors happen. When a patient is injured during a surgery, that person may have to undergo...
State court clarifies rule in medical malpractice case
When a hospital error is made, sometimes the patient may find themselves with an injury that requires additional medical care, separate from the problem that they came in with. People in New York City have a general trust in their hospitals and for the most part, many...
Nursing home abuse a growing problem nationwide
There are many older people that live in New York City and at some point in time, children and family members may have to make the difficult decision of placing their older family in a care center. Caring for an elderly adult that suffers from physical or mental...