By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Giving birth can be beautiful and empowering, but it is natural to feel anxious about the actual labor and delivery. Although millions of women throughout the United States give birth to healthy babies every year, a small percentage experience life-threatening complications during the process. In some cases, it is virtually impossible for doctors to predict or prevent serious issues during the delivery, but in others, the woman may have exhibited signs or symptoms of potential complications during her pregnancy. If an obstetrician fails to identify certain risk factors or diagnose specific symptoms and a patient or her baby......
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March 5th, 2018On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Monday, March 5, 2018. It isn’t unusual for malpractice attorneys to become familiar with medical procedures, as many Louisiana residents may be aware. They also become familiar with the many ways that these procedures can go wrong. However, despite what they know, many may not think about being victims of medical malpractice themselves. A malpractice attorney was diagnosed with inoperable kidney cancer after a failure to diagnose a malignant tumor in 2009. The patient underwent an MRI scan in 2009 as a precaution because he had a history of kidney stones. According to the radiology report, the only thing found in......
read moreEarly brain injuries result in awarded $11.35 million in lawsuit
February 27th, 2018Early brain injuries result in awarded $11.35 million in lawsuit On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Brain Injuries on Tuesday, February 27, 2018. Becoming a parent for the first time can be a wonderful and terrifying experience for many people. Parents across Louisiana trust their doctors to help the mother to deliver safely or to perform a caesarian section when a natural delivery is too difficult or impossible to go through with safely. Unfortunately, sometimes, the children can be harmed in these procedures. One family was recently awarded more than $11 million for the brain injuries their now 16-year-old son suffered at birth. The boy was delivered in April of......
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