On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling 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 birth......
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November 2nd, 2016On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Birth Injuries on Wednesday, November 2, 2016. Every year in Louisiana, traumatic brain injuries cause many deaths, hospitalizations and emergency room visits for young children. Unfortunately, some children start their lives with traumatic brain injuries when there have been child birth injuries due to medical malpractice. Recently, in another state, a couple was awarded 11.5 million for their child’s birth injury and the mishandling of his birth. The lawsuit stated that in 2010, during the birth of the couple’s baby, the baby had breathing problems during birth that were not handled appropriately. As a result, the baby’s health declined. Misapplication of forceps used during birth......
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November 1st, 2016On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. It’s easy to assume that medical malpractice is a rare occurrence. You may have heard horror stories about botched surgeries and prescription errors, but nobody expects to be a victim of medical negligence. However, according to a recent study in the journal Health Affairs, physicians in the United States spend more than 50 months of their careers on average with an open, unresolved malpractice claim against them. According to data from Johns Hopkins Medicine, an estimated 4,000 serious surgical errors – or “never events” – take place every year. These are medical mistakes that should simply......
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