Posts tagged Medical Malpractice

• Explaining Damages in a Civil Law Suit: What's Your Case Worth?

  Jack Landskroner | April 09, 2007 5:21 PM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Attorney Scott Smith does a nice job of summarizing the role of damages in a civil law suit in his April 7th blog post. Scott talks about compensatory, punitive and nominal damages and how they come into play when a jury makes its decision of what verdict to award a plaintiff in a personal injury law suit. The law permits you to seek recovery after an accident to "make you whole again." The...

• Stricter Warnings Needed for Diabetes Drugs

  Rebecca Castell | June 07, 2007 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  This week, the F.D.A. commissioner announced a decision requiring stricter warnings on labels for Avandia and Actos, two oral medications for diabetes. After a year long review, the FDA determined that the Avandia"can potentially cause heart attacks or other cardiovascular problems" and Actos, a competitor, carries a risk of heart failure. Today's New York Times reports that {i]n a written...

• Common Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer Released to Encourage Women to Seek Medical Care

  Rebecca Castell | June 13, 2007 9:38 AM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The New York Times today reports that Gynecologic Cancer Foundation, the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists and the American Cancer Society has recommended that women experiencing certain symptoms associated with ovarian cancer follow up with a doctor for exam in the hopes to increase early detection.Not all women experience early symptoms, but an early diagnosis results in a 93% chance of...

• Class 1 Recall of Bard Composix Kugel Mesh Patch

  Jack Landskroner | April 06, 2007 9:20 AM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Patients who have been implanted with a Bard Kugel Mesh Patch used in hernia repair surgery should be aware that the product has been recalled by the manufacturer and patients should seek medical attention immediately if they experience symptoms that could be associated with ring breakage such as unexplained or persistent abdominal pain, fever, tenderness at the implant site or other unusual...

• Physician Patient Communication is Critical

  Paul Grieco | May 16, 2007 2:22 PM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Many clients contact our office on a regular basis to discuss medical care they or a loved one received which resulted in some type of problem. Many of these clients believe that just because a complication occurred that the doctor or hospital must have done something wrong and therefore there must be a viable medical malpractice lawsuit. In discussing the issue with the clients and counseling...

• University Hospitals Makes Breakthrough in Treatment of Liver Tumors

  Jack Landskroner | May 15, 2007 6:35 PM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  University Hospitals of Cleveland has made a breakthrough in the treatment of liver cancers which will improve the treatment and possibly the prognosis of cancer patients. An innovative technique that assaults liver tumors with millions of radioactive beads has been tried for the first time in Northeast Ohio....While it isn't considered a cure, the minimally invasive therapy has been found to...

• Limit Overturned in Kids' Malpractice Lawsuits

  Christina Cole | March 25, 2007 1:10 AM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A decision by the Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday, gives parents more time to file lawsuits against doctors for anguish they suffer when their child is victim of medical malpractice.The new ruling extends the window that parents can files suits from one year up to the child's 19th birthday. The decision was unanimous and based on claims brought upon by the parents of a 17-year-old Tara...