On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Hospital Negligence on Thursday, August 17, 2017. A man is suing after staff at a hospital failed to administer medication to him that might have prevented him from suffering a stroke. The stroke occurred after a medical procedure that he had at the hospital back in 2015. Ironically, the man filing the suit for hospital negligence is the administrator of another hospital. Medical malpractice cases are heard many times throughout the year in Louisiana. The 78-year-old hospital administrator is asking for over a million dollars against the other hospital for its alleged role in his stroke. Attorneys for both parties refused to answer questions, but......
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August 14th, 2017On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling 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 sustain......
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August 14th, 2017On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling 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 who......
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