On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in spinal cord injury on Monday, August 14, 2017. A serious injury caused by a medical provider’s negligence can have lifelong consequences for both you and your loved ones. The financial burden of treating and living with a catastrophic injury is more than most people make in their lifetime. Although no amount of compensation can undo the emotional trauma of such an injury, you may be able to regain your financial footing by filing a personal injury claim. According to the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, the estimated healthcare costs and living expenses associated with high tetraplegia total more than $2,500,000 for individuals who......
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August 14th, 2017Can I Sue the Hospital for an Independent Contractor Doctor’s Actions?
August 14th, 2017On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Monday, August 14, 2017. Hospitals and other healthcare facilities are typically responsible for their employees’ actions. This includes nurses and medical technicians, but it does not always include doctors, anesthesiologists, and other healthcare providers. Thus, if a nurse provides negligent care and you sustain serious injuries or an illness as a result, you would most likely sue the hospital directly for the damages you incurred. The same would apply if you received substandard care from a medical technician or a member of the hospital’s support staff. When it comes to doctors, though, determining liability–i.e. the party or parties......
read moreSettlement in case against doctor and hospital for birth injury
August 10th, 2017On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Birth Injuries on Thursday, August 10, 2017. One city-owned hospital in another state has finally decided to settle a lawsuit from an injury that occurred in 2005. The suit alleged that the negligence of that hospital and its doctor had caused a birth injury that disabled a boy for life. The boy’s parents filed the suit just three years ago. Unfortunately, cases such as this occur all too often in Louisiana as well. A jury returned a $4 million verdict against the doctor after the physician was found negligent in the boy’s birth. Thereafter, the city agreed to a settlement on behalf of......
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