Tag Archives: Medical Malpractice
What Can You Expect If You Bring a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit- Failure to Diagnose Cancer
If you have been diagnosed with cancer, there may be medical malpractice implications. If the signs of cancer were present earlier, and if your physician failed to act upon those signs, you may have a claim for medical malpractice. For … Continue »
Birth Injuries Demand a Lifetime of Care
We all enjoy the cameras, the balloons, and the joy that comes with a new baby, but childbirth is actually a potentially dangerous event. While the vast majority of pregnancies end without complication, a significant number are associated with potentially … Continue »
What You Need To Know About a “Failure to Diagnose Cancer” Medical Malpractice Case
When a physician fails to properly diagnose cancer, the results can be catastrophic. Just as an early diagnosis of cancer carries with it an increase in a patient’s chances of survival, a late diagnosis can carry with it a decreased … Continue »
Social Media: Be Careful What You Post
You’ve heard the stories about job applicants who are required to divulge their Facebook passwords to prospective employers. But did you know that your Facebook posts may be fair game if you bring a medical malpractice or personal injury lawsuit? … Continue »
Altered Medical Records (again)
If you believe that a doctor or hospital has committed medical malpractice or hospital malpractice, the first thing you will need to do is obtain a copy of your medical record. Many clients worry that any delay in securing copies … Continue »
Delco Jury Awards $1 Million in Medical Malpractice Case
Philadelphia Inquirer 2-19-2000 MEDIA- A Delaware County jury has awarded $1 million in compensatory damages in a medical malpractice suit filed against a Yeadon orthopedic surgeon whose patient died of a blood clot after knee surgery in August 1997 The … Continue »
$7 Million Verdict- Medical Malpractice- Failure to Diagnose Wrist Fracture Evident on X-Ray
Summaries with Trial Analysis $7 MILLION VERDICT- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE- FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE WRIST FRACTURE EVIDENT ON X-RAY- FAILURE TO IMMOBILIZE WRIST- DAMAGE TO WRIST CARTILAGE FROM CONTINUED USE OF RIGHT HAND- RESTRICTED RANGE OF MOTION- LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR SURGICAL … Continue »
Jury Awards Man $1.1 Million in Med-Mal Suit
Legal Intelligencer 7-24-2000 By April White A Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas jury award $1.1 million Friday to a plaintiff injured during the removal of his cancerous prostate, despite defense claims that the injury was an accepted complication of the … Continue »
Jury: $2.1 Million For Heart Attack Death of a Cop
The Legal Intelligencer - July 20, 1998 Doctor Apparently Failed to Warn Patient To Avoid Exertion By Michael A. Riccardi A city jury Friday handed down a medical malpractice verdict in excess of $2.1 million in a case where a … Continue »
Be Careful When You Go To Other Websites
Slade and I spent a combined 41 years of our careers at the Beasley Firm. There, we worked alongside legendary trial attorney Jim Beasley until he passed away in 2004. We have great affection for Jim Beasley Sr. and regard … Continue »
