On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. One of the biggest sources of medical negligence claims in Louisiana and other jurisdictions is the failure of a treating physician to make a careful enough examination of the patient’s symptoms and to take the indicated diagnostic and treatment actions. This may be referred to as a failure to diagnose theory, and it stands behind many claims of medical negligence that are filed. If the physician fails to follow a minimally competent protocol for diagnostic testing of indicated conditions, the outcome could be a finding of medical malpractice. These basic issues arise in a case that is......
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February 24th, 2016On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Wednesday, February 24, 2016. Some serious injuries to children that are caused by medical negligence may occur after birth and over an extended time period. That is apparently the case in a medical malpractice claim recently settled on the eve of trial for $30 million. The family of a 6-year-old boy sued a treating physician who performed 25 separate surgical procedures on the boy after his birth in 2009 up until sometime in 2011. The case is out of state, but Louisiana laws on medical negligence are generally applicable to a case with these facts. That last surgical procedure performed by......
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February 23rd, 2016On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Tuesday, February 23, 2016. Patients trust medical professionals to provide competent, reliable health care. Unfortunately, physicians, nurses and other personnel can make mistakes that cause debilitating, life-altering injuries and illnesses. As the U.S. National Library of Medicine explains, victims of medical malpractice may be entitled to compensation to pay for their medical expenses, lost income and other damages. However, this is a legally complex area of personal-injury law, and if you or a loved one was injured by a medical provider, then you should consult a medical malpractice attorney as soon as possible. If the incident happened in Louisiana,......
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