If you’ve had a medical procedure recently that left you with drop foot, you may be thinking about medical malpractice. Medical malpractice is a special type of negligence that occurs when health care providers aren’t careful enough and make mistakes that cause you harm. For example, if your doctor was doing a procedure on...
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Bronx Orthopedic Surgeon Faces 10 Malpractice Lawsuits
What are the most common instances of orthopedic surgery malpractice?
Bronx-Lebanon’s head of orthopedic surgery is facing some serious allegations of malpractice. Dr. Ira Kirschenbaum was hired to head the department in 2008. Since that time, four of his patients have died and he has been hit with ten malpractice lawsuits. The deaths...
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Your Dental Implants Could Lead to a Malpractice Action
Why should dentists exercise caution when recommending dental implants?
It is believed that over two million dental implants are placed in the United States annually, despite evidence that about 40 percent of these implants may fail. The dental implant industry is enormous and increasingly fueled by the money involved in removing natural teeth. Studies show...
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“Lavern’s Law” Faces Hurdles in NY Senate Again
What You Need To Know About Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations Rules
The first and most important question you must ask about any case you want to bring to court is simple: “What is the statute of limitations?” A statute of limitations is simply a law that puts a time limit on how long you can bring...
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Elmhurst Hospital Sued for Medical Malpractice After Amputation
What are my legal rights if I suffer an injury while in the hospital?
A Queens man entered the hospital with pneumonia and left without one of his hands. Jose Polanco is filing a lawsuit against Elmhurst Hospital following his sudden amputation. Polanco states that the city hospital inserted a blood pressure monitoring line into...
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Diabetic Foot Ulcers – Should You Have Surgery?
It has been reported that as many as 15% of diabetics will develop a foot ulcer in their life and about 85% of lower leg amputations in diabetics arise from foot ulcers. Diabetes, and foot ulcers, are a very large component of medical complications not just in the United States but around the world.
The...
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Understanding Brain Damage in Medical Malpractice Cases
Medical errors have the potential to cause brain damage even in seemingly routine procedures that don’t involve the brain, including dental and podiatric surgeries. When a procedure unexpectedly results in a brain injury, the lives of the patient and their loved ones are altered forever. Fortunately, injured people are entitled to seek...
New York Bill Seeks to Extend the Statute of Limitations for Medical Malpractice
How long do I have to file a medical malpractice claim in New York?
Lavern Wilkinson of Brooklyn was a single mother of two and a church librarian. Wilkinson went to the Kings County Hospital with chest pain in 2010. A radiologist noticed a suspicious mass on the x-ray, but did not inform Wilkinson. Two...
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Culpable Conduct Defense in Dental Malpractice Cases in NY
What is the culpable conduct defense?
Dental malpractice plaintiffs will face several challenges in bringing a successful claim for injuries suffered due to a failed root canal, bad extraction, botched dental surgery, and the like. One potential defense that plaintiffs should anticipate is the culpable conduct defense. In some cases, a patient’s culpable...
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Medical Malpractice: Cerebral Palsy
What are my legal rights if my child is diagnosed with cerebral palsy?
Around 8,000 children in the United States are diagnosed with cerebral palsy each year, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cerebral palsy is considered the most common motor related disability in children. While cerebral palsy can have several...
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