Hospital Negligence
Negligence lawsuits may be an alternative to malpractice claims
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Hospital Negligence on Thursday, May 8, 2014. Families of the children who died from an outbreak of a fungal infection at the New Orleans Children’s Hospital in 2008 and 2009 may have found a way to seek compensation for the loss of their loved ones, despite being barred by Louisiana medical malpractice law from filing lawsuits. At issue are two restrictions Louisiana law imposes on potential medical malpractice claimants: A statute of limitations bars the filing of medical malpractice lawsuits related to improper medical care after three years; and The law limits medical malpractice awards to $500,000. It might seem that the three-year medical…
Read MoreDeadly fungal outbreak prompts changes to hospital reporting laws
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Hospital Negligence on Thursday, May 1, 2014. Laws are meant to protect the public, but unfortunately, not all harm is preventable until it is too late. Sometimes a tragedy has to occur in order to incite the public to push for change. For example, the recent discovery that a fungal infection led to five deaths at a children’s hospital has spurred Louisiana legislators to re-evaluate state health laws. In 2008 and 2009, a total of five children became infected with a fungus while they were patients at a children’s hospital. Although allegedly aware of the connection between the fungus and the patients’ deaths, the…
Read MoreHospital negligence case filed in children’s hospital deaths
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Hospital Negligence on Thursday, April 17, 2014. A recently released medical journal report is shedding a bright light on the deaths of five children several years ago, and has opened the door for potential lawsuits. The report details the deaths of the children that occurred in 2008 and 2009 and has caused quite a stir, raising questions about whether these deaths could have been prevented. Five children that were in the care of a Louisiana children’s hospital died after contracting mucormycosis, a disease originating from fungi found in soil and on leaves. The children ranged in ages from infant to teenager and suffered from…
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