The American Heart Association recently updated its CPR Guidelines. You can read the updates here: http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/132/18_suppl_2/S315.full. As Ohio medical malpractice attorneys, certain of these revised guidelines are welcome. Too many hospital negligence cases arise out of failure to rescue, and mistakes and equipment failures during the course of resuscitation. Much has been written about unnecessary deaths occurring [...]
Traffic-related wrongful deaths are on pace to be the highest since 2007, according to the National Safety Council (NSC). In Ohio, 499 traffic fatalities occurred during the first half of 2015 alone, a 17% increase from last year. That is 76 more deaths than 2014, only six months into the year. It has gotten so bad that the Ohio [...]
Wrongful death cases arise under Ohio law when an individual or business is negligent and the negligence results in death. Personal injury cases arise when the negligence causes an injury. Today, I would like to talk about injuries, including brain injury, and death that arises out of drowning and near-drowning. The common misconception is that [...]
Heart attacks, also called myocardial infarction (or MI), are a leading cause of death in the United States. A simple blood test to test for cardiac enzymes can quickly (within 1 hour) and effectively establish whether emergency treatment for MI is necessary, according to a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The Canadian [...]
The number of skin cancer lawsuits continues to rise. Part of the reason for this increase is that the incidence of malignant melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma is on the rise. According to new figures released by Cancer Research UK, there has been approximately a 10-fold increase in the number of retirees diagnosed with [...]
As an experienced brain injury attorney, I would like to take time to recognize National Brain Injury Awareness Month. It remains as daunting an area of law as ever. The challenges that I face, together with my clients, seem to grow each year. I have been handling traumatic brain injury cases for about 20 years. In [...]
Stroke is a leading cause of injury and death in the United States. In past blogs, I have focused on preventative strategies for avoiding blood clots to the brain through identification and treatment of atrial fibrillation ("a fib") and use of anticoagulation medications, such as coumadin and warfarin. I have also written about the use [...]
Medical Malpractice Lawyer, Cleveland OH As a medical malpractice attorney in Ohio, I am always amazed at the articles and comments that you hear or read about in terms of a doctor or hospital being found "guilty" of medical malpractice. Storyline: "Jury finds doctor guilty of medical malpractice or hospital guilty in wrongful death case." This [...]
Catastrophic Injury Lawyer in Cleveland, OH A catastrophic injury is any serious injury that leaves the injured party in a condition whereby they suffer permanent disabilities for the rest of their life. In Ohio, a catastrophic injury can have serious and long-term effects on the victim and can cause enormous economic impact to the injured [...]
Children frequently suffer a brain injury in conjunction with other injuries that occur in car accidents, falls, assaults and other types of trauma, according to a study published by the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Brain damage in children who sustain head injuries can be subtle and therefore may go undiagnosed. This recent NEJM [...]