Medical Malpractice

• Don't Wait Too Long....Time Lines for Filing Suit

  Rebecca Castell | March 12, 2007 5:32 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  There is a clock ticking from the date you are injured....and it only hurts the victim. In Ohio, and every state, there is a "statute of limitations" which governs the amount of time which a victim has to file a complaint against the individual/s or company which caused him or her harm. This time period typically begins when the individual is injured, for example, when the car accident...

• Walter Reed Hospital Just Like Other Hospitals

  Paul Grieco | March 06, 2007 1:25 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Recent disclosures have revealed that many of our Veterans are not getting the medical care and treatment they rightfully need and deserve. The head of Walter Reed Army Medical Center was fired due to the poor care and conditions in that miltary hospital. The real tragedy here is that, such poor care and despicable conditions are occurring throughout the country and affecting patients...

• Nursing Home Injuries and Neglect Continue to Be a National Concern

  Jack Landskroner | January 29, 2007 2:33 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Across the country we continue to hear horror stories of nursing home neglect and negligence often resulting in injury and the wrongful death of loved ones trusted to these facilities. Injuryboard lawyer Barry Doyle recently blogged on an unfortunate incident at a Kansas City nursing home where the facility was fined as a result of the death of a resident. The facility was using bed rails to...

• The President Misses the Mark on Medical Malpractice

  Jack Landskroner | January 24, 2007 8:46 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  If you are a victim of medical malpractice in Ohio, you have your back up against the wall and if President Bush has his way that's exactly where you will stay. Last night during his annual State of the Union address, President Bush said, "[T]o protect good doctors from junk lawsuits, we need to pass medical liability reform." In a continuation of a theme repeated throughout his presidency,...

• Decrease in Cancer Deaths for Second Straight Year

  Rebecca Castell | January 17, 2007 5:18 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Today, the Associate Press reports that the number of cancer-related deaths has dropped for the second year in a row. Since 1930, the number of deaths each year has continued to climb until 2002-2003, where a small drop in deaths was first seen. Statistics were just released for 2003-2004, indicating a substantial decline in deaths due to cancer. A second year of decrease proves the decrease...

• Human Tissue Litigaiton Update

  Jack Landskroner | January 17, 2007 1:15 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  There are many individuals who have received transplanted human cadaver tissue during surgical procedures that should remain informed as to the status of the Human Tissue Litigation being prosecuted in a multi-district litigation forum centralized in the Federal District Court in Newark, NJ. My clients and others regularly contact my office to get an update on the status of these lawsuits. At...

• Lack of Communication Between Medical Providers Can Be Deadly

  Jack Landskroner | January 06, 2007 11:38 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  When physicians and medical care providers fail to communicate or miscommunicate in the treatment of a patient it can be deadly. Kenneth Margolin, a Boston Attorney, highlights what can happen when there is an operating room miscommunication. Surgical malpractice with catastrophic results are often caused by miscommunication amongst members of the operating team. The very term operating "team"...

• Tort Reform Statutes Effecting Victims Ability to Retain a Medical Mapractice Attorney

  Jack Landskroner | January 04, 2007 1:12 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Patients injured by the Medical Malpractice of physicians and hospitals are finding it more and more difficult to find a medical malpractice attorney willing to handle their case. Veteran plaintiffs' attorneys are leaving the field or dramatically limiting the cases they take, in the wake of tort reform and dwindling jury awards.For years the insurance industry has driven up the litigation...

• Doctors Get Immunity - Victims of Medical Malpractice Get the Shaft

  Jack Landskroner | December 14, 2006 9:19 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The Ohio Supreme Court issued its opinion this week in Theobald .v University of Cincinnati, granting blanket immunity from liability to physicians for their negligent acts when the medical malpractice occurs while the physician is teaching medical students or residents of a state medical school. It makes no difference whether the doctor is being paid privately or whether the doctor is acting...

• Lack of Sleep Can Lead To Medical Mistakes

  Paul Grieco | December 13, 2006 2:36 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  A recent study has indicated that medical residents who are required to work long shifts and are often sleep deprived, put patients at risk of being the victim of a medical mistake. Allowing medical residents to practice medicine after having been awake for over 18 -24 hours straight, jeopordizes patients as the lack of sleep affects ones abilty to think clearly. Researchers found that when...