Archive for February, 2017
Man Claims Prescription Error Caused His Stroke
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. Medication errors are one of the most common causes of medical malpractice in the United States, and they can have devastating repercussions. According to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, medication errors result in at least one fatality every single day and injure an additional 1.3 million people every year. Louisiana Record reports on a case involving an alleged prescription error and a subsequent stroke. The plaintiff filed a lawsuit at the end of January claiming he was the victim of medical malpractice. In his complaint, he stated that he had been seeing the defendant as a patient…
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Patient Sues Dentist for Excessive Pain
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. According to the Louisiana Record, a patient is suing his dentist over a dental procedure that left him in excessive pain. The plaintiff is claiming medical malpractice because he believes the defendant failed to treat him using a reasonable standard of care. The patient is seeking all reasonable damages because the dental procedure allegedly left him with pain for an extended period of time. He claims he had severe discomfort following the procedure, and he was also suffering from swollen gums. The plaintiff believes that he would not have experienced as much pain had the dentist treated him with a…
Read MoreMedical malpractice cases are subject to statute of limitiations
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Thursday, February 23, 2017. Despite increased regulations, advances in technology, digital documentation and extensive opportunities for continuing education, patients are victims to medical malpractice on a regular basis. Although most medical malpractice cases do not involve medical professionals who intended to cause harm, they do have long-term financial and physical consequences for patients. As in many states, Louisiana has a statute of limitations, requiring patients to file any suspected malpractice claim within a year of which the incident occurred. Recently, in another state, a patient’s malpractice claim was dismissed because it did not fall within that state’s statute of limitations….
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