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By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Monday, June 25, 2018. NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana. In recent weeks and months we’ve heard much about the opioid crisis and opioid overdoses. According to , research suggests that hospital interventions for patients who are hospitalized for overdoses may be lacking. 33,000 people died from opioid overdoses in 2015. Some of these patients may have visited the hospital before their deadly overdose. According to NPR, hospitals may not be taking sufficient steps or interventions when overdose patients end up in the emergency room. Despite the fact that patients who have overdosed may have difficulty filling opioid prescriptions in the future, the study revealed that few of these......

Nearly $30 million awarded in medical malpractice case On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Thursday, June 21, 2018. As most Louisiana residents are aware, doctors keep very detailed records of a patient’s health history, which includes not only past illnesses and injuries but also allergies. When treated quickly and correctly, allergic reactions are not often fatal. However, if doctors do not act quickly, or fail to administer the proper treatment for these reactions, then the results can be deadly. In those instances, families may choose to file a medical malpractice suit. A jury recently awarded $29.5 million to a family after their loved one died due to a doctor’s failure......

By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana. Lasik is often touted as a surgery that can give patients 20/20 vision. If you wear glasses or contact lenses, the idea of not having to pop in contacts every morning or the thought of throwing away your glasses might sound like a welcome change. Yet, some Lasik patients experience serious side effects. Many of these patients claim that their doctors didn’t properly warn them of the risks before they underwent the elective surgery. According to the FDA, Lasik surgery involves the precision removal of corneal tissue to improve the eye’s ability to focus. People suffer from myopia or......