Why You Must Act Quickly to Pursue Legal Action [post_thumbnail] A medical mistake turns your world upside down. The immediate aftermath of a birth injury, misdiagnosis, or another tragic event can overwhelm you. The harm you or a loved one suffered is not fair, and civil action against those liable is the surest way to…
When Medical Care Harms Instead of Helps [post_thumbnail] If you sought medical treatment only to suffer unnecessary harm, you may want to talk with a lawyer. A medical malpractice lawyer can review the details of your experience to determine if you qualify for possible compensation. Medical care is expensive enough —unnecessary treatments, procedures, and medical…
[post_thumbnail] It is shockingly common to suffer a brain injury due to a catastrophic accident or a traumatic blow. Yet, many people fail to realize that medical negligence can also lead to these debilitating brain injuries, and in many cases, horrific damages. If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury at the…
[post_thumbnail] We rely on doctors to diagnose, treat, and cure our illnesses and diseases, and treat our injuries. Not only do we depend on them, but we trust them with our health, well-being, and our lives. Doctors are humans and humans are fallible; they make mistakes. Yet, medical errors have consequences, some of which can…
[post_thumbnail] Spine surgeries can go wrong fast. Doctors and their teams operate on bones, cartilage, nerves, and blood vessels close to the spinal cord, the delicate bundle of nerves that communicates messages between the brain and the body. One slip, one moment of inattention, one bad decision, can result in irreparable damage to the spinal…
[post_thumbnail] The human foot and ankle together form a complex system that enables balance and absorbs the daily stress of walking, climbing stairs, running, and jumping. According to the Arthritis Foundation, the foot contains 26 bones, over 100 muscles, ligaments, and tendons, and 30 joints. Almost 25 percent of a human’s bones are in the…
[post_thumbnail] No one expects their eye surgeon to make mistakes during surgery. Unfortunately, sometimes it happens, and the results can leave patients with irreparable damage to their vision. Victims of medical errors in the course of eye surgery have legal rights to compensation from the medical professionals who harmed them. To obtain the money they…
[post_thumbnail] Everyone makes mistakes. However, mistakes made by a doctor or other health professional can have life-changing or even life-ending consequences for a patient. Each year in the U.S., medical errors result in the deaths of around 200,000 people. By some estimates, millions more suffer an injury resulting from a medical error, making mistakes by…
[post_thumbnail] Each year more than 120,000 motor vehicle crashes occur on Pennsylvania’s roads and highways. Tens of thousands of those accidents result in serious injuries, including head traumas that can cause severe, even permanent impairments and disabilities to accident victims. Head trauma victims who suffer their injuries in motor vehicle accidents caused by someone else’s…
Safety Laws and Regulations That Protect Motorcyclists on Pennsylvania Roads [post_thumbnail] Many drivers, especially ones that ride motorcycles themselves or have loved ones who ride, have bumper stickers reminding other motorists look twice to keep motorcyclists safe. During the spring and summer months, when motorcyclists take to Pennsylvania roads, that advice takes on added importance….