Unfortunately, we can’t give you a precise time when an emergency room wait crosses the line from frustrating to negligent. An hour wait, for example, for two patients at the same emergency room could be frustrating for both patients, but is not necessarily emergency room…
If your child has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy due to a birth injury, this doesn’t necessarily mean surgery will be required. Every child with cerebral palsy is different, which means some children will not require surgery at all. Surgery is only recommended when the…
To help families make informed decisions regarding elder care, the federal government rates all nursing homes on a scale of one to five, with a five-star rating indicating the highest possible care and a one-star rating indicating that a facility needs improvement. A one-star rating…
You went to the emergency room because you were in pain or worried about an immediate medical concern. Therefore, any wait—particularly a long one—is frustrating. However, not every long wait in an emergency department is considered medical negligence. We Will Take Your Case If You…
It seems that drug transcription errors should no longer be a problem in the United States. Technology should prevent the problems that used to plague the medical industry. In the past, illegible doctor’s prescriptions and copying mistakes frequently led to patients receiving the wrong dose…
You rely on your doctor to prescribe the right amount of chemotherapy to treat your cancer. Chemotherapy medications are dangerous, and if the wrong medicine is provided to you, you receive the wrong dose of medication, or the medication is not administered the right way,…