Levin Injury Blog

Can You Sue a Hospital for Emotional Distress?

 

Can You Sue a Hospital for Emotional Distress? When you pursue treatment in a hospital, you expect a high overall standard of care and attention to your case’s details. You want your medical care providers ...
Are You at Fault if Someone Pulls out in Front of You? Unfortunately, following a motor vehicle accident, it is not always clear who caused the crash or who is at fault for the damages and losses that resulted—eve ...

When to Hire an Attorney After a Car Accident

 

When to Hire an Attorney After a Car Accident Do you know when to hire an attorney after a car accident? The simplest answer is this: you should hire an attorney after a car accident if you or anyone else s ...

What To Know About Tire Blowouts

 

What To Know About Tire Blowouts Tire-related accidents caused 738 deaths on U.S. roads in 2017, the last year for which statistics are available, according to the National Highway Traffic Safe ...

What Qualifies as a Medical Error?

 

What Qualifies as a Medical Error? Patients rely on their healthcare providers to make sound decisions and provide competent care. There is simply no room for mistakes in a medical setting. Medic ...

What Are the Top Five Medical Errors?

 

What Are the Top Five Medical Errors? No one expects to sustain an injury while receiving medical care. Patients turn to their healthcare providers for competent care. However, mistakes like receivi ...

Birth Injuries and Medical Negligence

 

Birth Injuries and Medical Negligence Babies and mothers commonly suffer injuries during childbirth. Many injuries occur because of the physical challenges of labor, but some are preventable and cau ...

Surgical Errors and Medical Negligence

 

Surgical Errors and Medical Negligence Surgical errors are avoidable mistakes that doctors make before, during, or after the surgery. These errors can result in significant injuries and even death. I ...

State Medical Malpractice Laws

 

State Medical Malpractice Laws Medical malpractice, also sometimes called medical negligence, occurs when a doctor, nurse, or other healthcare workers unreasonably fails to provide a minimum ...

Is Medical Malpractice Criminal or Civil?

 

Is Medical Malpractice Criminal or Civil? After any injury, it is normal to feel a wide range of emotions anger, confusion, and discontent. But when your injury is at the someone you entrusted to provid ...