Commercial Truck Accidents When we get into an accident, we probably have a good idea about what to do. We exchange information, take a few photographs of the vehicle damage, call the police, and then see a doctor if needed. However, we aren’t as often told what not to do in the event of a [...]
‘Bad doctors’ come in many flavors, from those who are addicted to prescription or illegal drugs, to alcoholics, to those who are incompetent, and to those who put profits ahead of what is best for the patient. The patient injured by a doctor who makes one critical medical mistake might feel that such negligence qualifies [...]
As a Cleveland medical malpractice lawyer, I am frequently asked what steps are involved in filing a medical malpractice lawsuit in Ohio courts? First, of course, you have to have a meritorious claim. To establish a claim for medical negligence or medical malpractice the following 3 things must be supported by evidence: negligence, proximate cause [...]
As a Cleveland medical malpractice lawyer, I am frequently asked how is medical malpractice defined in Ohio? Or, stated otherwise, do I have a case? It is important to note that, under Ohio law, the terms “medical negligence” and “medical malpractice” are used interchangeably. To prove a claim for medical malpractice, the plaintiff (or, the [...]
As a Cleveland personal injury lawyer, I am frequently asked “what is the value of my claim”? In assessing the value of a personal injury, medical malpractice or wrongful death claim, one important factor under Ohio law is the non-economic damages caps. “Damages” is the term that lawyers use to describe all of the harms [...]
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) continues to be a leading cause of disability in the U.S. Historically, this condition has been overlooked by the medical profession. As a result, there has been little research on the subject and no real medical breakthroughs in treatment. As a brain injury lawyer, I face two heartbreaking consequences of this [...]
Surgical fires occur with some frequency in Ohio hospitals and surgery centers. Surgical fires are common enough that the Joint Commission, an independent, nonprofit organization that sets safety standards and accredits hospitals, published a Sentinel Alert in 2003 titled “Preventing Surgical Fires.” Despite that, in 2012, the FDA published another warning by the same title. [...]
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) cases can be extremely challenging due to the lack of objective testing to prove the existence of common types of brain damage. Brain damage is often microscopic such that it can only be shown by a pathologist on autopsy, particularly in cases of mild TBI. Nonetheless, mild TBI can have a [...]
As an Ohio brain injury lawyer, I routinely review medical journals for information about traumatic brain injury (TBI). Two recent medical journal articles address the damages caused by brain injury. To an attorney, the term “damages” refers to the harms and losses caused by personal injury or wrongful death. Damages include past harms and losses [...]
Ohio medical malpractice lawyers are facing a new obstacle to bringing justice to victims of medical error. Ohio’s recently enacted Apology Statute provides that “any and all statements, affirmations, gestures, or conduct expressing apology, sympathy, commiseration, condolence, compassion, or a general sense of benevolence that are made by a health care provider” to a patient, [...]
