Hospital Negligence
Hospital negligence often causes healthcare associated infections
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Hospital Negligence on Thursday, February 5, 2015. It is always a stressful situation when you or a loved one must seek medical treatment at a hospital or other medical care facility. But we go to these places because we believe in the everlasting hope that getting treatment there will help make us well again. But for thousands of people every year, that treatment ends up making a bad situation worse because they contract an infection unrelated to their initial problem. Health care associated infections are infections contracted by patients in health care facilities, such as hospitals, nursing homes and dialysis centers, while receiving treatment. This…
Read MoreCourt reverses cruise ships’ immunity from medical malpractice
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Hospital Negligence on Thursday, February 5, 2015. Over the last several years cruise ships have been the target of negative publicity due to contagious illnesses that have run rampant onboard, causing returns to port and passenger refunds. But one avenue of redress that generally did not exist for passengers was the ability to sue the medical staff on the ship for any part their negligence might have played in the initial treatment of the illness or injury, or their inability to contain its spread among other passengers. In 1988, a court ruling gave cruise ship companies immunity for negligent medical care of their passengers….
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90-Year-Old Woman Sues Hospital
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Hospital Negligence on Tuesday, December 30, 2014. Like the rest of us, doctors and nurses are only human, so they’re going to make mistakes. However, that doesn’t mean they have an allowance to act in a careless or negligent manner–especially when patients’ health or lives are on the line. If you believe you’ve been the victim of medical malpractice in New Orleans and you need an attorney, we can help. The Bowling Law Firm, we focus primarily on medical malpractice cases, so you can be sure our team of highly qualified lawyers is experienced enough to help you. We have handled a…
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