On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Birth Injuries on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. Having a baby is a miraculous moment in a parent’s life. Bringing a new child into the world inspires a variety of emotions – from excitement to anticipation. Sadly, all it takes is a minor oversight by a negligent doctor or nurse to ruin this special day. Birth injuries are, unfortunately, more common than you might think. Statistics collected by Right Diagnosis show that birth injuries might affect up to 28,000 infants each year. According to Stanford Children’s Health, the most common causes of serious birth injuries are: Difficult or prolonged labor; Larger-than-usual birth weight;......
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November 15th, 2016Wrongful death lawsuit filed due to negligent medical malpractice
November 9th, 2016On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Hospital Negligence on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. Medical establishments in Louisiana that process lab results are mandated to report critical lab results to the ordering physician. Critical labs results potentially indicate an immediate medical need of a patient. Failure to act quickly on a critical lab result could endanger a patient and be considered negligent medical malpractice. Recently, in another state, a patient’s husband filed a lawsuit against multiple defendants claiming their negligence and inadequate care was the reason for his wife’s death. In May 2014, the patient saw a physician at his practice with complaints of difficulty urinating, shaking and uncontrollable jerking motions......
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November 8th, 2016On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Injuries on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Anyone who has ever given birth or watched the process unfold knows that newborn babies are delicate. One small mistake during the delivery process can have tragic consequences. Your delivery doctor will know to monitor your infant’s access to oxygen. During birth, oxygen deprivation can cause severe cognitive and physical disabilities, or death. Birth asphyxia, or the failure to establish breathing at birth, causes an estimated 900,000 infant deaths worldwide every year, according to the World Health Organization. The United States is no exception: Data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that......
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