On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Thursday, January 4, 2018. According to WAFB, the medical examiner’s report on a woman who died during a cosmetic procedure has been released. The woman, a 40-year-old mother of two from Baton Rouge, had traveled to Florida to undergo a Brazilian butt lift. The medical examiner listed the cause of death as an embolism, which is a rare but serious complication of surgery. The deceased was the fourth patient to die from cosmetic surgery complications at that particular location in as many years. In the autopsy report, the cause of death was ruled an accident as the result......
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Woman Dies from Embolism During Cosmetic Procedure
January 4th, 2018What You Should (and Should Not) Do If You Suspect Medical Malpractice
January 4th, 2018What You Should (and Should Not) Do If You Suspect Medical Malpractice On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Hospital Negligence on Thursday, January 4, 2018. You should be able to trust your healthcare providers, especially when you are vulnerable from injury or illness. Sadly, not all patients will receive quality care at every appointment, and those who end up the victims of malpractice often suffer devastating consequences as a result. Medical malpractice is a lot more common than most Americans who place significant trust in their doctors realize. In fact, according to Forbes, it is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Because malpractice......
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January 1st, 2018On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Surgical Errors on Monday, January 1, 2018. In hospitals across the nation, including Louisiana, there are patients awaiting surgery who have a habit of fantasizing about the potential worst case scenario. These individuals have heard numerous stories of surgical procedures going horribly wrong and surgical instruments being left inside of patients. Thankfully, these stories are often untrue, or they are so grossly exaggerated that many people will not give them any real consideration. However, there are times when these stories are not overly exaggerated or the work of an overactive imagination. A woman in California was recently forced to undergo surgery in order to......
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