On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Birth Injuries on Thursday, May 11, 2017. The United States government has been ordered to pay half of an $8 million medical malpractice settlement after a mother filed suit against the hospital where she gave birth. The order was made by a federal judge in a birth injury lawsuit. While this settlement involved a hospital in another state, similar medical malpractice issues occur in Louisiana as well. A woman and her child were awarded a settlement for $8 million by a U.S. District Court judge on April 14. While the hospital is expected to pay $4 million of that amount, the government was found......
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U.S. government must pay half of birth injury settlement
May 11th, 20173 Dangerous Surgeries That Should Motivate You to Get a Second Doctor’s Opinion
May 9th, 2017On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Going under the knife is scary, and even minor medical procedures can result in major complications. Of course, some surgeries are more dangerous than others. If your doctor recommends a particular procedure, it is important to consider its potential benefits versus the inherent risks involved. For example, gastric bypass may help patients who are morbidly obese, but it is an invasive elective surgery, and for many, the potential complications outweigh the possible benefits. If you opt to undergo a risky medical procedure, you still have the right to receive a certain standard of care. If you......
read moreHow Do Liability Waivers Affect Medical Malpractice Claims?
May 9th, 2017On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. If you have ever undergone a medical procedure, you may remember signing a lengthy liability waiver. The main purpose of this waiver is to provide patients with the chance to give their informed consent before undergoing an invasive procedure or diagnostic test. It contains information about the procedure and the possible complications that may arise. These consent forms are sometimes called “liability waivers,” but that does not necessarily mean that they release hospitals and healthcare providers from liability if they provide substandard care. If you sustained serious injuries or an illness after a medical procedure, contact......
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