Liability for Wrong Site Surgery

Who Is Liable When a Surgeon Performs Surgery on the Wrong Body Part? Performing surgery on the wrong body part, known as wrong site surgery, is an all-too-common and entirely preventable form of medical malpractice. Whether it’s performing surgery… Read More
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USA Today and CBS Report Increasing Maternal Death Rate in US

More Than Half of Maternal Deaths Are Preventable CBS and USA Today report that the United States is “the most dangerous place to give birth in the developed world.” American women, and especially American women of color, face a higher risk of de… Read More
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Necrotizing Fasciitis Can Lead to Amputation or Death

Necrotizing fasciitis, also known as ‘flesh eating disease,’ is a skin infection that results in the loss of the body’s soft tissue. It occurs when different strains of bacteria directly enter the soft tissue under the skin, or through blood in… Read More
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Amputation Due to Sepsis

Robenalt Law Seeks Justice for People Who Required an Amputation Due to Sepsis Sepsis is an infection of the blood that occurs when the body overreacts to another source of infection. Normally, the initial infection is treated with antibiotics, antiv… Read More
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Birth Injury Claims for Failure to Timely Perform a C-Section

Robenalt Law Will Get the Answers You Deserve Failure to timely perform a Cesarean section (C-section) during labor and delivery can result in birth injuries to the mother or the baby. During labor and delivery, the doctor, nurse mid-wife and nurses… Read More
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​Anoxic Brain Injuries During Surgery

Fortunately, anoxic brain injuries during surgery are relatively rare. But when brain injuries during surgery do occur, the hospital and surgical team will likely explain that the catastrophic injury was a tragic but unfortunate consequence of unavoi… Read More
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Examples of Medical Malpractice

What Is Medical Malpractice? Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor or other healthcare provider injures a patient as a result of a medical mistake, error, or omission. The negligence may be due to an error in diagnosis, poor judgment, or a mistake… Read More
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Examples of Hospital Negligence

When Is a Hospital Liable for Injuring a Patient? Hospital negligence occurs when a hospital employee injures a patient through a negligent act, error, or omission. However, determining whether it was the hospital or a doctor who was ultimately respo… Read More
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Can I Sue a Doctor or Hospital for Medical Malpractice?

Medical malpractice occurs when a medical provider, like a doctor, nurse, or hospital, injures a patient during the course of treatment. Injured patients or family members may wonder whether they can sue a doctor or hospital for medical malpractice,… Read More
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The Four Elements of Malpractice

Throughout our lives, we put our trust and faith in doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals to take care of our health needs. Most of the time, they meet or exceed our expectations. Unfortunately, there are times when medical care falls shor… Read More
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