On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Hospital Negligence on Thursday, June 8, 2017. A veteran’s children have filed a suit for wrongful death against a VA clinic. The three plaintiffs feel that hospital negligence was responsible for their father’s death. The man, who was an armorer in the U.S. Navy between the years of 1960 and 1964, was a veteran of the Vietnam War and, after retiring from the military, opened his own charter sailing company. Medical malpractice is a daily issue in the state of Louisiana, causing many deaths and injuries each year. The veteran had entered the VA clinic in Feb. 2016 in order to undergo a series......
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June 8th, 2017Could My Online Presence Hurt My Claim? 3 Social Media Tips from a Medical Malpractice Lawyer in Jackson
June 1st, 2017Could My Online Presence Hurt My Claim? 3 Social Media Tips from a Medical Malpractice Lawyer in Jackson On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Thursday, June 1, 2017. When a healthcare provider faces a medical malpractice lawsuit, there is a lot at stake both professionally and financially. As such, his or her attorney will investigate all possible ways to discredit the plaintiff’s claim. These include scouring the plaintiff’s social media profiles for evidence that contradicts the patient’s claims regarding alleged damages. Although malpractice victims may think they are only sharing photographs and insights with their online friends, there are ways for a defendant’s attorney to......
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June 1st, 2017How Common Are Wrong-Site, Wrong-Procedure, Wrong-Patient Errors? Insights from a Medical Malpractice Attorney in New Orleans On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Thursday, June 1, 2017. The idea that a surgeon might operate on the wrong side of the body–or the wrong patient altogether–is enough to make anyone cringe. Unfortunately, wrong-site, wrong-procedure, wrong-patient errors (WSPEs) happen more often than most people realize, and the fact that they happen at all highlights a fundamental problem in the healthcare industry. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality refers to WSPEs as “never events,” which means there are no circumstances under which they should ever occur. Although researchers have......
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