This blog is designed to educate and inform you about recent news and how it may impact your legal case in New York. I have provided commentary and opinion and welcome your comments to keep the conversation going.
If you have urgent legal questions or need a lawyer, please pick up the phone and call me at 516-487-8207 today.
- Page 3
-
NYC Vascular Surgeon says "Get me out of this lawsuit now!" Find out why he said this...The surgeon wanted nothing to do with defending this lawsuit. He didn't want to appear for a deposition. He didn't want to go to trial. He wanted to treat patients
-
Hospital recommends you have robotic surgery. Are there real benefits compared to having conventional surgery? You need to ask questions and learn the answers before choosing.The newest, latest and greatest technology for performing surgery is now being questioned about the benefits compared to conventional surgery. Find out why...
-
Why I Discontinued a Lawsuit Against a New York Anesthesiologist
-
How Faxed Medical Records Allowed Me To Prove Doctor Was LyingTwo days after the patient last saw her surgeon, she asked for a copy of her medical records. She wanted to go to another doctor. The doctor faxed the patient
-
Risks of Laparoscopic GYN SurgeryOur medical experts tell us that injuries can occur upon insertion of a needle when beginning laparoscopic GYN surgery. If the surgeon fails to timely recognize and treat that injury,
-
Informed Consent; "How Much Do You Know Before Your Surgery?"John was having significant belly pain. He was doubled over. He couldn't go to the bathroom, thinking it was gas. His pain was getting worse. Still he thought it was gas pain. Finally, he decided it was wise to go to the emergency room. He was going to drive himself but realized that would be impossible.
-
How Not to Die From Gall Bladder Surgery; Miami Medical Malpractice Lawyer ExplainsLaparoscopic Cholecystectomy, or "Lap Choly," is a procedure performed to treat patients who may have a gallstone in the gallbladder, bile duct or inflammation
-
292 Foreign Objects Left Inside of Patients 2008-2009 in New YorkYou might be wondering how it’s possible for a doctor to leave a surgical instrument inside your body and not realize it.
-
Surgical Instruments (plural) Left Inside Patient During SurgeryThese were not small instruments. These surgical instruments were no supposed to be left inside the patient. Yet for some unknown reason, SIX surgical forceps (clamps) were left INSIDE this hapless patient. A Phillipino man had been a gunshot victim during a robbery in the Phillipines and underwent corrective surgery. He survived and was left with an open wound that was being monitored. Two days later, he was dead.
-
Sepsis can impact the elderly-Newsday reportsBy its very nature, sepsis is an overwhelming infection that occurs throughout the body. If unrecognized and untreated, it can lead to death. Today's Newsday report discusses research published for the first time saying that sepsis patients had a threefold higher risk for developing cognitive problems such as forgetfulness, new physical limitations and often persistent disability. The article correctly points out that “Unless antibiotics and life support are delivered quickly, the condition can lead to organ failure and death."