If you are reading this article, you may already know that the statute of limitations is the period of time within which a lawsuit must be filed. If a lawsuit is not filed within the period prescribed by the applicable statute of limitations, it is invalid and will be dismissed. […]
Category: Medical Malpractice
Yes. You could sue a hospital if you or a loved one were misdiagnosed or received improper medical treatment that led to a stroke. A stroke is the partial death of the brain due to a sudden disruption of oxygen supply. The condition can be draining for the patient and devastate […]
If you have suffered an adverse result from medical treatment, you may be considering whether you should speak with a medical malpractice lawyer in Florida. This task can be overwhelming, especially if you or a loved one were injured due to a medical provider’s mistakes. While there are many competent […]
Medical malpractice is rampant throughout the State of Florida. What makes matters worse is that the State of Florida does not require doctors and other medical to carry medical malpractice insurance. Consequently, most doctors and medical providers “go bare,” meaning that they do not carry malpractice insurance. These doctors believe […]
We rely on medical providers to deliver effective healthcare to heal our injuries or cure our ailments. This requires medical providers to render treatment within the accepted standard of care that we can expect from other similar providers to do for us in similar situations. Most of the time we […]
One of the most egregious forms of medical negligence is the failure to diagnose an eye condition. This is because vision is our primary sense that helps us perform nearly all tasks. Whether it is to help our family, complete our duties at work, or to just perform very basic […]
There is a distinction between a complication and negligence. Pregnancy itself is fraught with natural complications which are unavoidable, but negligence involves a breach in the standard of care by the medical professionals who’ve been trusted to provide a safe delivery. Complications themselves are not medical malpractice, but the following […]