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...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 26, 2015 | Blog, Surgical Mistakes
A man presents to an emergency clinic due issues surrounding a perirectal abscess, notably severe pain and a high fever. After performing an examination on the patient, the emergency clinic called for him to be taken to the emergency room immediately. While at the...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 26, 2015 | Blog, How Lawsuits Work
You have suffered an injury you believe at the hands of your doctor. Now you think that it is time to contact a medical malpractice lawyer for help. You get on the internet and find out what lawyer and law firm would be a good fit for you. You call and speak with a...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 20, 2015 | Blog, Cardiac Malpractice
We were recently asked to review a case in which the client had suffered a heart injury. To be successful in Maryland for any type of injury case one must be able to prove certain elements. In other words, causation is an essential element in your Maryland injury...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 20, 2015 | Blog, Wrongful Death Cases
When a general practitioner has a medical condition that requires the expertise of a specialist, and for whatever reason fails to refer to a specialist or realize that a specialist is needed, a strong argument can be made that the general practitioner is needlessly...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 16, 2015 | Blog, How Lawsuits Work
You are on the internet because you think that you have been the victim of medical malpractice. So you type into Google or another search engine “Maryland medical malpractice lawyer.” Is that it? Will this search do enough for you to educate you on some of...
