On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Wednesday, February 14, 2018. According to the Louisiana Record, a physician in Jefferson Parish has filed a suit against his employer for breach of contract. The doctor claims the practice for which he works failed to obtain adequate medical malpractice insurance for him. In the lawsuit, which he filed in the 24th Judicial District Court, he is seeking damages for all reasonable sums due, as well as court costs and attorney f ees. There is no federal law that mandates all healthcare providers must purchase malpractice insurance. Although some states have minimum coverage requirements for providers, Louisiana is not one......
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Doctor Sues Practice for Allegedly Failing to Provide Malpractice Coverage
February 14th, 2018Suspended doctor’s mistakes result in hospital negligence lawsuit
February 12th, 2018On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Hospital Negligence on Monday, February 12, 2018. Most Louisiana patients assume that their doctors are in good standing and are practicing medicine with a valid license. Some might be shocked to find that this isn’t always the case. A lawsuit in a neighboring state was recently settled when a jury determined that hospital negligence was committed when a doctor on probation was allowed to continue treating patients. The patient mentioned who was the lawsuit originally sought treatment for gallstones. However, the treatment he received caused more problems than it solved. It caused him to suffer from a number of injuries, and eventually, the treatment required......
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February 8th, 2018On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Thursday, February 8, 2018. When you hear the term “medical malpractice,” what comes to mind? If you’re like most people, you probably think of scenarios in which surgeons operate on the wrong side of the body or leave sponges inside the cavity before closing it up with sutures. These kinds of cases are memorable because they are so shocking, but the truth is wrong-site, wrong-procedure, wrong-patient errors (WSPEs) are a lot more common than most people realize. Despite the fact that it’s often the bizarre surgical cases that get the most publicity, medical malpractice can occur in any......
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