On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Cancer is one of the worst diagnoses that a patient can receive. If the illness is caught soon enough then some patients may take comfort in knowing that they might have enough time for their treatments to be effective. Unfortunately, as some Louisiana residents have discovered, a failure to diagnose serious illness early can severely impact the effectiveness of treatment. A former patient’s family was recently awarded $4.2 million after a failure to diagnose kidney cancer was determined to have contributed to the patient’s death. The man was officially diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2011 after blood was......
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April 10th, 2018What Is the Difference Between a Birth Injury and a Birth Defect?
April 10th, 2018By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Birth Injuries on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. It is natural to worry about your children every day of their lives. In fact, for all mothers and many fathers, this worry begins before their baby is even born. According to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, roughly 150,000 babies are born with birth defects every year. Additionally, approximately 2.2 percent of babies suffer some kind of trauma during labor and delivery that causes a birth injury. If you received substandard prenatal care or experienced a traumatic delivery and your child has suffered as a result, turn to The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm. Our clients appreciate......
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April 3rd, 2018On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Surgical Errors on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Watching reality television has become a favorite pass time in many Louisiana homes. There seems to be a reality show for nearly any type of interest, including celebrities, survival shows, extreme weight loss programs or botched surgeries. Some of the individuals, especially doctors or other frequently sought professionals, become so well known that people seek their services outside of the show. A surgeon who was made famous for performing life-saving weight-loss surgeries on My 600-lb Life has recently been sued for medical malpractice after a piece of metal and tubing was found inside of one of his former patients. The......
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