Archive for April, 2017
Judge awards $42M in federal birth injury case
Judge awards $42M in federal birth injury case On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Birth Injuries on Thursday, April 27, 2017. The parents of a boy who suffered serious brain injuries during birth have been awarded a sum of $42 million. The baby was wounded with forceps during his delivery in 2012, according to the report. The suit was filed against the federal government since the doctor who delivered the child and the center where the baby was born were both federally funded. In Louisiana, as in other states, parents are well within their rights to file suits for a birth injury. The bench trial lasted six days. Afterwards,…
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Mississippi Supreme Court Allows Wrongful Death Case from 2010 to Proceed
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Monday, April 24, 2017. The Mississippi Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of a woman who had filed a wrongful death lawsuit five years after the incident occurred. The woman’s mother died in 2010, but the plaintiff did not file a claim against the hospital that is allegedly responsible for her mother’s death until 2015. The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that the case was valid and could proceed because the minor’s savings statute applied in this situation. Casetext reports that the plaintiff, who was the victim’s oldest child, was 16 at the time of her mother’s death. Because the case involved medical…
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Top 4 Ways to Prevent Spinal Cord Injuries
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in spinal cord injury on Monday, April 24, 2017. According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, motor vehicle collisions accounted for nearly 40 percent of all new spinal cord injuries in 2015. Other common causes of SCIs include falls, violence, sports and recreation, and medical malpractice. The medical bills that immediately follow a spinal cord injury can be exorbitant, but they are nothing compared to the long-term cost of living with a SCI. Accident or malpractice victims who are unable to work will face the highest lifetime costs, but even those who can work part-time could fall into overwhelming debt. If you…
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