On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Friday, November 20, 2015. Surgical mistakes are more common than most people want to believe. More mistakes occur during minor, frequently performed procedures than complicated surgeries. Medical negligence can have lifelong consequences, and many patients turn to a medical malpractice attorney to avoid insurmountable d ebt. There are approximately 4,000 new reports of surgical mistakes every year, as WebMD explains. They cost insurers more than $1.3 billion in medical malpractice settlements and judgments. If a surgeon’s negligence causes an injury or worsens an existing condition, then you may have valid grounds for a malpractice lawsuit. A New Orleans spinal cord......
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New Orleans Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer Explains 5 Common Surgical Errors
November 20th, 2015“Defensive medicine” finds support in recent study
November 20th, 2015On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Friday, November 20, 2015. One way that medical professionals may attempt to protect themselves from the prospect of becoming defendants in medical malpractice lawsuits is to adopt a very conservative approach to diagnosing injuries and illnesses. These doctors, surgeons, and others will order additional tests to rule out certain possible causes of illness or injury, tests that increase the cost to patients and insurers alike. This practice, known colloquially as “defensive medicine,” has been the subject of intense debate as to whether it is really effective in reducing the frequency of medical malpractice lawsuits in Louisiana and elsewhere. A new......
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November 15th, 2015On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Sunday, November 15, 2015. Medical malpractice claims frequently raise complex questions of fact as well as questions about the standard of duty that the defendant medical professional may have failed to live up to in causing harm to the patient. Explaining these complicated issues to the jury in the best possible light to the plaintiff’s side is something that plaintiffs and their attorneys will often enlist the aid of one or more expert witnesses to perform. What should happen, though, if for some reason the expert witness does not undertake the degree of preparation needed to testify effectively as an......
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