Medical Malpractice

• Donor Screening Questions Continue

  Paul Grieco | September 20, 2006 10:47 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  As more and more evidence is discovered in the on going human tissue cases, it becomes apparent that proper screening of potential donors was not performed and in many cases relevant information was either ignored or altered. Such conduct on the part of those involved in the human tissue industry has put at risk thousands of patients who thought they were benefiting from receiving transplanted...

• Death in ER Ruled Homicide

  Paul Grieco | September 19, 2006 9:59 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  A recent ruling by an Illinois coroner's jury, exposes a problem emergency room patients know all too well, that is many times the wait in the emergency room is far too long. The decision found that a 49 year old patient died of a heart attack in the emergency room and that her death was "a result of gross deviations from the standard of care that a reasonable person would have exercised in...

• FDA Getting Tough on Human Tissue Companies

  Jack Landskroner | September 18, 2006 6:18 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  In follow up to the FDA's implementation of a Human Tissue Task Force to address the ongoing concerns related to the harvesting of tainted human tissue for cadavers, the government has issued a guidance reminding companies which manufacture human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products that they must comply with FDA regulations. The FDA says in a statement that the guidance is...

• Medical Malpractice Settlements Should Not Be Confidential

  Jack Landskroner | September 15, 2006 8:04 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  In most medical malpractice cases which are settled before trial, the defendants request as a term of the settlement that the settlement be confidential. As an attorney representing victims of medical negligence, I have mixed feelings about agreeing to confidentiality of a settlement on behalf of my clients. On one hand, the court system is meant to be a public forum and agreeing to...

• Fear and Smear Tactics

  Paul Grieco | September 12, 2006 3:02 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  As the November elections fast approach, proponents of tort reform will seek to instill fear and smear tactics against those that stand up to protect our constitutional rights. Many misleading ad campaigns have started all in an effort to eliminate our civil justice system and avoid accountabilty. Why? Because those that support these ads care only about their own financial well being. ...

• Lifting Equipment in Nursing Homes Helps Patients, Employees and Saves Money

  Jack Landskroner | September 12, 2006 1:14 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The use of lifting equipment to maneuver patients in the nursing home setting is helpful to patients and beneficial to workers, lowering the incident of workplace injury.The National Institute of Safety and Health (NIOSH) has published a study establishing that Nursing Home investment in mechanized patient lifting equipment pays for itself. According to NIOSH, the use of such equipment has...

• As We Reflect

  Paul Grieco | September 11, 2006 9:39 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  As our country reflects on the events of 9/11, it is important for all of us to realize what it means to be an American and how lucky we are to live in this great country. Our founders made sure that the Constitution protected everyone's rights, no matter what race, religion, or creed. The Constitution, guarantees everyone free access to the courts and trial by a jury of our peers. Our...

• Parents Must Be Advocates for Sick Children

  Justin Madden | September 06, 2006 7:24 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  A sick child is a parent's concern. Sometimes, a hospital's determination that a child is well enough to go home, while initially a relief, may not be the right call and it may not be made for the right medical reasons. In such instances, a parent has no choice but to fight for their child, and demand additional evaluations by a doctor.Such was the tragic experience of a parent in Australia. In...

• Medical Malpractice Can Include Dental Malpractice

  Paul Grieco | September 06, 2006 6:00 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  When a physician falls below the acceptable standard of care in treating a patient and that patient is injured as a result of the doctors failure to meet the standard of care a medical malpractice claim may be filed against the doctor. The same is true with regard to care and treatment by a dentist . When a patient is injured as a result of a dentists failure to meet the appropriate standard...

• Defective Human Tissue Transplants: Product Defect or Medical Malpractice?

  Jack Landskroner | September 04, 2006 10:51 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The recent second recall of Human Tissue harvested for use in surgical procedures by the FDA has raised eyebrows about the safety of the use of human Tissue during medical procedures. What has also become apparent is that many physicians and dentists never bother to inform their patients that they would be or had received transplanted tissue from cadavers during their surgical procedures. In...