On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Thursday, January 14, 2016. The inner workings of hospitals are complex, and a small oversight or miscommunication can lead to devastating errors. According to Forbes, victims of medical negligence recovered more than $3 billion in 2012 alone. If you suffered an injury or illness due to the negligence of a health-care worker, then one of your first calls should be to a medical malpractice attorney. Just because your treatment was unsuccessful does not necessarily mean that you were the victim of medical malpractice. This is a complex area of injury law, but in most cases, the medical worker must have demonstrated......
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January 12th, 2016On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Tuesday, January 12, 2016. The rules of negligence control medical negligence lawsuits in Louisiana and all other states. In general, when a person is having chest pain that may be symptomatic of an impending heart attack, physicians who fail to order appropriate diagnostic tests may be liable for damages when the patient dies shortly thereafter due to a heart attack. That is basically what happened in a medical malpractice case in another state, according to the verdict of $950,000 that the jury recently awarded to the decedent’s family. In 2008, the 73-year-old man had made two visits to the defendant emergency......
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January 7th, 2016On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Brain Injuries on Thursday, January 7, 2016. Even a minor fender-bender can cause a devastating injury. The head, neck and back are especially vulnerable in collisions, and survivors often face expensive medical bills. Some cannot return to work, which leads to insurmountable debt. Fortunately, a spinal cord injury lawyer may be able to help you recover some of these financial losses. If you were injured due to a surgical error or another driver’s negligence in Louisiana, then contact a New Orleans brain injury attorney from the The Bowling Law Firm. David A. Bowling has more than 30 years of trial experience, and......
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