On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Hospital Negligence on Wednesday, January 4, 2017. People trust Louisiana hospitals and emergency rooms on a daily basis to care for their loved ones when a health crisis arises. Unfortunately, hospitals do not always provide the highest expected standard of care. Whatever the reason for hospital negligence regarding patients, when it happens, it can have devastating consequences. Recently, in another state, a family was awarded compensation for the wrongful death of their father at a hospital. On an Easter Sunday, a 78-year-old man was taken to his local emergency room. He had complained of symptoms suggestive of congestive heart failure. After being worked......
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Family awarded compensation for hospital negligence
January 4th, 2017Medical Malpractice Payouts Reach $4 Billion in United States
January 3rd, 2017Medical Malpractice Payouts Reach $4 Billion in United States On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Tuesday, January 3, 2017. According to the The Louisiana Record, an Orleans Parish woman has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Ochsner Baptist Medical Center LLC. The plaintiff, Majella Sutton, claims that following her surgery, she noticed a leak in an incision on her abdomen. The lawsuit accuses the defendant of failing to care for the plaintiff properly, failing to diagnose the injury in a reasonable amount of time, and filing to train its staff properly. Cases such as this one are alarmingly common in Louisiana. According to Physician’s Money......
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December 27th, 2016On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in spinal cord injury on Tuesday, December 27, 2016. Also called a “spinal tap,” a lumbar puncture is a routine procedure in which a doctor inserts a needle into a patient’s lower spine to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid, which can then be evaluated for signs of multiple sclerosis, meningitis and even cancer. Although this procedure is common, there are several potential complications that can arise. These complications often happen when doctors perform a lumbar puncture negligently. If you suffered an unexpected complication after a lumbar puncture or another spinal procedure, contact the The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm. David A. Bowling is......
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