On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Thursday, January 22, 2015. Louisiana Record reports on a tragic case involving a man who died after a doctor allegedly misdiagnosed him in the emergency room. According to the report, the victim’s mother filed suit against the doctor who sent him home from the hospital without properly treating him. The patient later died from fluid accumulating in his brain. The plaintiff claims the doctor failed to diagnose the fluid buildup before sending her son home with a simple diagnosis of vertigo. She contends he later died due to a lack of treatment for the actual problem at hand, and she is......
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Mother Sues Doctor After Alleged Misdiagnosis of Her Son
January 22nd, 2015An overview of birth defects in Louisiana
January 22nd, 2015On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Birth Injuries on Thursday, January 22, 2015. Every year about 120,000 babies with birth defects are born in the United States. In Louisiana, the rate of birth defects ranges between 2 and 3 percent according to statistics from the state’s Department of Health and Hospitals showing that more than 1600 live births reported a birth defect out of more than 63,000 births in 2006. Birth defects constitute a significant financial, emotional, and social cost not only to families but to the state as a whole. Aside from being a leading cause of infant death, almost one-third of all pediatric hospital visits are related to......
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January 15th, 2015On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Thursday, January 15, 2015. Medical procedures gone wrong can have devastating effects on the lives of patients. They can result in permanent disability, pain and, sometimes, even death. Many times, such incidents are merely a consequence of chance. Sometimes, preventable accidents result from the negligence of an attending physician. In such cases, the only recourse a patient may have is filing a medical malpractice suit. Ordinarily, in Louisiana, you cannot go to court directly with a medical malpractice suit. You have to follow an administrative process first. This process involves the medical review panel. Three doctors make up the panel. They......
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