Victims of medical malpractice are protected by the law. A man in Florida recently won a $3.6 million settlement after his wife died. The man's wife received four spinal injections for lower back pain. However, the victim was later admitted to the hospital in...
Month: January 2019
What types of injuries are common in car accidents?
Car accidents can result in a variety of serious injuries that can damage victims. Out of greater than 5.6 million car accidents reported in 2012, more than 30,000 of them were fatal and 1.6 million car accidents resulted in other types of injuries. The costs of car...
6 tips to increase your kid’s visibility while riding bike
Whether your kids ride bike to see friends or simply stroll around the neighborhood, you're probably just happy they're not staring at the television screen. Yet, allowing this independence can be a little nerve-wracking from a safety standpoint. About...
Never events: what are they and what can you do about them
Many individuals envision doctors as having all the answers, or the ability to fix what is broken, when you go in to the hospital with a problem. Most times, this sentiment rings true, but what happens when it does not? What happens when a doctor, instead of...
How child custody determinations are made
Child custody is a an understandably significant concern for divorcing parents. Because of this, it is helpful for divorcing parents to understand how child custody determinations are made and how the family law system handles child custody, visitation and...
Delayed diagnosis and medical malpractice: what you need to know
Often, we think that doctors are supposed to know everything there is to know about conditions that ail us. When they don’t know what is wrong or they don’t spot a treatable illness before it is too late, they can be held negligent.Unfortunately, doctors...