On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Surgical Errors on Sunday, October 18, 2015. Though practicing methods in New Orleans have diminished the likelihood of occurrence of wrong-site surgery, an abundance of people still awake in recovery to realize that the surgeon quite literally missed to mark in the operating room. This can be quite devastating, as wrong site surgery avoids the correction of the initial issue — only to create another. Patients have lost organs and even had the wrong limbs amputated from their bodies due to medical malpractice leading to wrong-site surgery. Numbers show that roughly 10 percent of all wrong-site surgery errors are reported to licensing boards. Incidents......
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October 18th, 2015Was I the Victim of Med Mal? New Orleans Medical Malpractice Attorney Explains
October 15th, 2015On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Thursday, October 15, 2015. More than 51.4 million in-patient surgical procedures take place each year in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s not surprising, then, that medical malpractice claims are common. Not all physician mistakes constitute medical malpractice. If you were the victim of a health-care worker’s negligence, then a personal-injury attorney can evaluate your situation to determine if you may have valid grounds for a lawsuit. If the incident happened in Louisiana, then New Orleans medical malpractice lawyer David A. Bowling can determine if you may be entitled to compensation for......
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October 13th, 2015On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Tuesday, October 13, 2015. Medical malpractice cases are often complex and difficult to win. This is why victims should only consult attorneys who have successfully handled these types of cases. Just because an operation ended unfavorably does not necessarily constitute malpractice. However, if you were the victim of physician negligence, then you may be entitled to compensation to pay for health-care expenses, lost wages and other damages. No two medical malpractice cases are alike, which is why the guidance of an attorney may prove invaluable. At The Bowling Law Firm, we can assess your case to determine if you......
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