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Modern medicine should make childbirth safer than ever and birth injuries and deaths a rare occurrence. However, doctors and other health care providers make errors every day, placing mothers and their babies at risk of serious, debilitating injuries. These mistakes can happen at any time during pregnancy or the birthing process. The following is…

More than 250,000 people die in the United States each year as the result of various types of medical malpractice. This makes medical mistakes the third leading cause of death in the country, behind cancer and cardiovascular disease. Some reports claim the number of deaths due to medical malpractice is underreported and could be…

No two medical malpractice claims are alike. However, there are some questions commonly asked by victims of medical malpractice. The following are general answers to these inquiries. If you have a medical malpractice claim or need advice regarding a potential medical malpractice lawsuit, it is imperative you seek the advice of a seasoned medical…

A patient can sue for nerve damage caused during surgery if the surgeon’s negligence was the reason for the injury. Nerve damage is a common medical malpractice claim and a high-risk associated with surgery because of how closely surgeons work in proximity to the body’s nerves. All medical professionals, including surgeons, owe their patients…

Opioids are a necessary choice for many sufferers of chronic pain conditions, victims of recent accidents, and those who have recently undergone surgery. However, opioids are potent and dangerous substances that carry an extreme risk of addiction. Medical professionals can be held responsible for over-prescribing opioids to their patients. However, there are specific criteria…

Nursing homes generally have a good idea of when they are about to be sued for negligence in an abuse and neglect case. They know that your loved one’s medical records could help form the basis for your claim. Thus, they will not go out of their way to make sure that you have…

Medical malpractice lawsuits are among the more complicated types of personal injury cases. After all, you are taking the jury back to the doctor’s office or operating room and trying to convince a group of people without medical training that a doctor made a mistake that caused your injuries. Nonetheless, an experienced medical malpractice…

While the general legal principles in medical malpractice cases are the same across states, each jurisdiction will have specific laws that affect these cases. Arizona has its own rules that apply to cases filed in the state, including one that clearly helps victims of medical malpractice fully recover for their injuries. To receive the…

We trust our medical professionals to provide well-informed advice and care to us, but some of them fail to meet the standard of care that is expected of them. In fact, by the age of 65, a jarring 99 percent of physicians in high-risk services will face a medical malpractice claim.  Medical malpractice is…

Perhaps something troubling occurred to you or a loved one at the doctor or at a hospital: maybe cancer was overlooked and undiagnosed; maybe a surgery went horribly wrong; perhaps the wrong medication was administered. Afterwards, you might have looked around for a billboard for a Phoenix medical malpractice attorney, and not seen one….