Medical Malpractice Lawyer Cleveland OH The lawyers at Mishkind Kulwicki Law represent victims of catastrophic personal injuries, medical malpractice and wrongful death throughout the State of Ohio. In the course of this representation, we have become champions for injury victims in their fight against the insurance companies that profit by preventing the recovery of full [...]
Cleveland HIPAA Violation Lawyer In Ohio, a patient’s right to privacy of their medical records emanates from both federal law and state common law. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) provides the essential federal regulatory framework for protection of patients’ protected healthcare information. OhioHealth Corp. v. Ryan (2012), 2012-Ohio-60, 10AP-937. However, [...]
Cleveland HIPAA Violation Lawyer As a Cleveland HIPAA violation lawyer, I have researched the federal Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the “HITECH Act”), the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the Ohio Revised Code and common law in order to prepare jury instructions for trial of a [...]
Cleveland HIPAA Lawyer For patients, it is assumed that discussions between them and their doctor or nurse will remain confidential. A privacy lawyer will tell you that all healthcare providers do indeed owe a fiduciary duty to their patients to protect their health information. This basic tenant of medicine has been long established, but was [...]
Personal Injury Lawyer As a personal injury lawyer in Cleveland, Ohio, we are frequently asked if a civil lawsuit can be filed on behalf of a worker who is injured in the course and scope of their employment. Generally, when a worker is injured on the job, they are limited to benefits available through the [...]
Motor vehicle accidents are increasingly common and increasingly deadly. Yesterday, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published an alarming article about the incidence of car wrecks occurring due to driver blackouts. Drivers suffer loss of consciousness or syncope for a variety of reasons, including atrial fibrillation (“A Fib”) and other heart rhythm abnormalities, [...]
Car Accident Lawyer Cleveland, OH With the increase in ride-sharing services, such as Lyft and Uber, most car accident attorneys have handled a claim involving one of these services by now. Clients have many questions about their rights when they are injured in a car crash by a negligent Lyft driver or Uber driver. In [...]
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 [...]
Medical Malpractice Lawyer Cleveland OH As a malpractice lawyer from Cleveland, OH, 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 [...]
