Although many people seem to think a wrongful death action is a criminal case, it is not. A wrongful death action is a civil suit with the award called a structured settlement.
Those who have experienced the loss of a loved one thanks to the actions of another individual or a company may file a wrongful [...]
When the term professional malpractice is mentioned, many people assume it automatically refers to medical malpractice. This isn’t always the case.
Malpractice cases don’t always center on medical malpractice issues. In fact, the term malpractice refers to any act of neglect or failure by a “professional.” These kinds of cases also happen to involve accountants, nurses, [...]
Unfortunately there are an increasing number of medication errors being made in hospitals and other medical settings; errors that result in medical malpractice cases.
These figures will shock and likely dismay you. There are well over a million people a year across the U.S. who suffer harm or death due to medication errors. It’s these kinds [...]
There are more scams on the go than just the high profile ones that you read about in the paper. Madoff is a very large example of some of the smaller schemes that proliferate online and offline.
There are far too many con artists out there these days to really take anything for granted any longer. [...]
Not a day goes by that the highways in America aren’t teeming with big rigs. The 18-wheelers that make the pavement sing as goods are trucked to various locations. Beware tangling with a big rig, as the results are usually deadly.
For commuters on their way to work, for those out on the Interstate byways and [...]
Running a company isn’t just about getting and keeping customers. It’s about knowing what laws are involved in running that business.
There have been many adventurous entrepreneurs who launched an enterprise on a wing and a prayer and later realized they were missing some important legal underpinnings. It’s never a good idea to get into something [...]
Even though the law demands you remain at the scene of an accident, exchange information with the other driver and wait for the police if they have been summoned, there are people who take off instead.
Unfortunately, even though the law states those involved in crashes must stop and stay at the scene, there are an [...]
In actuality, there is nothing “common” about medical malpractice lawsuits, as they come in a variety of disparate areas.
If you’ve ever picked up a paper and taken a good look at the headlines, you’ll likely see a case or two relating to medical malpractice. At least you will if the case is large enough to [...]
While most people think that an error in medications or treatment is medical malpractice, misreading the results of a test, such as a mammogram, is also considered to be medical malpractice.
Many people just don’t stop to think that there may be an error when it comes to reading the results of their medical tests. They [...]
Spinal cord injuries are far more complicated than one would think.
Injury to the spinal cord, the actual injury itself, is called myelopathy – damage to the white matter (myelinated) fiber tracks that transport signals up and down the spine from the brain. Interestingly enough, there is also another area of the body, that when damaged, [...]
In early December, the CLASS, or Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, survived a vote aimed at removing it from the Senate health reform bill. The House and Senate bills both contain a version of the act.
Although the CLASS Act is buried deep in both bills and has garnered little media attention, its potential [...]
As the cost of health care increases, many people are turning to the internet. Using health insurance comparison services, many people and families are lowering costs.
During tough economic times, many individuals and families start looking at their monthly budget to determine where they can cut costs. Unfortunately, for families that do not have group health [...]
Wrongful death verdicts are rarely less than $1 million, no matter what the precipitating circumstances.
Wrongful deaths are the saddest events of all, so it makes sense that the ensuing verdicts arising from these invariably emotionally devastating cases are the most fruitful as to settlements and awards. No matter who dies “wrongfully” as precipitated by negligence [...]
