by Marcus Boston | Feb 23, 2015 | Blog, How Lawsuits Work
Medical malpractice lawsuits! This is why my health insurance is so high! We need tort reform and we need it right now! The above statements are of the nature that many people in Maryland believe. As a result, do you think that it is a good idea to know as much as...
by Marcus Boston | Feb 22, 2015 | Blog, How Lawsuits Work
Wrongful death cases can take a huge toll on a family. When medical malpractice is the suspected reason, many families want answers as to why and how could this happen. In many cases, families like to take their time and try to find out all of the facts. Some call...
by Marcus Boston | Feb 16, 2015 | Blog, How Lawsuits Work
Your doctor almost killed you during a medical procedure! You are not injured but you almost were by the actions of the doctor. Now you are wondering can you sue now for medical malpractice? Your thinking is essentially, can I sue if my doctor almost kills me? To...
by Marcus Boston | Feb 16, 2015 | Blog, How Lawsuits Work
A chest X-ray is important in lung cancer misdiagnosis cases. This is a very important area of investigation. To get a better understanding of why this is the case here is a case study we recently reviewed. In this case study a woman went to the hospital complaining...
by Marcus Boston | Feb 12, 2015 | Blog, Surgical Mistakes
You are told that you will need surgery and you talk it over with your doctor. Based on your conversations with your doctor you decide that surgery is the way to go. You are then prepared for surgery. The anesthesiologist places the endotracheal tube into the patient....
by Marcus Boston | Feb 5, 2015 | Blog, Emergency Room Errors
One of the main roles of an emergency room (“ER”) doctor is to stabilize a patient. If the ER doctor suspects that a doctor with more specialization is needed, then the ER doctor needs to get that doctor involved as soon as possible for the patient. For example, a man...
by Marcus Boston | Feb 1, 2015 | Blog, How Lawsuits Work
What is a mistrial? You have heard of this term before but you are not sure of its meaning. To make things simple, what you are doing when you as for a mistrial is asking the trial judge for a “do-over” at trial with a different jury. There are a number of reasons why...
by Marcus Boston | Feb 1, 2015 | Birth Injuries, Blog
Hypoxia is a serious medical condition for children at birth. Essentially what the term means in a child birth setting is that the child is not getting enough oxygen. When a lack of oxygen is present, the child can suffer from a host of injuries, such as cerebral...