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June 2012

Recovering from Brain Injury

By David Kulwicki|2023-10-21T23:55:56+00:00June 14th, 2012|Brain Injury|

I just finished reading this touching article about one family's struggles with a young daughter who sustained a serious brain injury following a car accident:Bringing Andrea back from brain injury: a father's story (http://todayhealth.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/12/12191609-bringing-andrea-back-from-brain-injury-a-fathers-story?lite). The upheaval from such an injury is tremendous. Families literally have to rethink the way that they live their lives when a loved one [...]

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Medical Malpractice Alert: The Dangers of Sleep Apnea

By David Kulwicki|2019-03-18T22:03:07+00:00June 12th, 2012|Medical Malpractice|

Recently, we have seen a number of medical malpractice cases in Ohio arising out of a physician's failure to protect a patient from consequences of sleep apnea. Sleep apnea occurs when a person experiences abnormal pauses in breathing, or abnormally low breathing, during sleep. Each pause in breathing can last from a few seconds to minutes, and may [...]

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Is it Malpractice When a “Known & Recognized” Complication Occurs?

By David Kulwicki|2019-03-18T22:03:07+00:00June 9th, 2012|Medical Malpractice|

Malpractice is negligence. The fact that an injury to a patient is a known and recognized complication of medical treatment does not mean that the doctor is not legally responsible for the outcome. We frequently hear from juries and focus groups that a doctor can't be held accountable when a known complication occurs because that [...]

May 2012

FAQs: How Do I Choose an Ohio Medical Malpractice Attorney?

By David Kulwicki|2019-03-18T22:03:08+00:00May 3rd, 2012|FAQS|

As a technical matter, clients can represent themselves in medical malpractice litigation in Ohio on a pro se basis. However, as a practical matter, medical negligence litigation is so complicated that it would be impossible for a lay person, or even a lawyer who does not specialize in medical negligence litigation, to represent themselves. Experienced medical [...]

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Use of Clot Busting Medicines More Likely at Stroke Centers

By David Kulwicki|2019-03-18T22:03:09+00:00May 2nd, 2012|Brain Injury|

A recent study by The Joint Commission, a nonprofit association that accredits hospitals, shows that clot busting medicines are used to treat stroke with greater frequency at certified Primary Stroke Centers than at non-certified hospitals. These clot busting medicines (also called "thrombolytics"), such as tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), are used to disintegrate clots and return blood flow to [...]

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FAQs: What Happens After My Medical Malpractice Lawsuit is Filed?

By David Kulwicki|2019-03-18T22:03:09+00:00May 2nd, 2012|FAQS|

In most medical malpractice cases filed in Ohio, a lawsuit must be filed before the case can be resolved. While there are variations among Ohio's 88 county courts, most courts will schedule a trial date within one to two years of the date on which the lawsuit is filed. For this reason, a good malpractice attorney [...]

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Case Report: Misdiagnosis of Large Prolactinoma

By David Kulwicki|2015-12-23T20:53:11+00:00May 1st, 2012|Misdiagnosis|

While prolactinomas are relatively rare, misdiagnosis of the condition is not. There will be several hundred new cases of large prolactinomas (also called "giant prolactinoma" or "macroprolactinoma") diagnosed this year in the United States. Large prolactinomas may first present with symptoms of pressure within the head, such as headache or visual disturbances. Because a prolactinoma is [...]

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FAQs: How Does a Contingent Fee Work?

By David Kulwicki|2019-03-18T22:03:09+00:00May 1st, 2012|FAQS|

Most injury victims do not have sufficient financial resources to pay attorneys tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars to pursue a claim on their behalf, particularly while inundated with unexpected medical expenses and lost earnings. For this reason, the attorneys at Mishkind Kulwicki Law provide legal services pursuant to a contingent fee contract. A [...]

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April 2012

FAQs: How Long Do I Have to File a Medical Negligence Case in Ohio?

By David Kulwicki|2015-12-16T14:46:55+00:00April 30th, 2012|FAQS|

Under Ohio law, you have one year from the date of an act of medical malpractice in which to file a lawsuit. This one-year deadline is called the statute of limitations. If you fail to file a lawsuit within the one-year deadline, you will be forever barred from seeking compensation for injuries caused by the [...]

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FAQs: How Much Is My Case Worth?

By David Kulwicki|2019-03-18T22:03:10+00:00April 29th, 2012|FAQS|

Counseling clients regarding the potential value of their medical malpractice claim in Ohio is a complicated process, particularly since every case is different. The factors that we take into consideration include the strength of liability, provable economic losses, potential noneconomic losses, verdicts in similar cases, the venue, costs of litigation and our experience in handling [...]

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