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......
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Have Lasik Practitioners Properly Warned Patients of the Risks?
June 20th, 2018Hospital negligence alleged after patients exposed to illness
June 12th, 2018On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Hospital Negligence on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Most patients do not consider the possibility that they may be exposed to a serious illness when they go to a hospital for the treatment of an illness or injury. Many Louisiana residents may already be aware that hospitals have a number of policies and procedures in place to help prevent the spread of illness by the staff. Unfortunately, sometimes, someone slips through the cracks, and even a single staff member can expose thousands of patients to illness. A hospital negligence suit has been filed against a hospital where thousands of patients were exposed by a nurse to tuberculosis.......
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June 12th, 2018By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in wrongful death on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana. While it is very rare, some families are suing for wrongful death after a loved one commits suicide. For example, in San Diego, one mother is suing her son’s school for her son’s suicide, claiming that the school contributed to her son’s wrongful death by suicide. According to the mother, despite the school knowing that her son had been bullied, the school didn’t take steps to identify the bullies and put an end to the harassment. The mother is seeking damages for funeral costs and loss of comfort and support from her son. Reports indicate......
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