Medical Malpractice

When filing a wrongful death lawsuit in New York, you must prove to the court that, indeed, your loved one died due to someone else's negligence to receive justice and compensation for your loss. This may call for an autopsy if there is not enough evidence or medical...

Modern anesthetics allow surgeons in New York and throughout the country to transplant organs, repair shattered bones and remove tumors without worrying about patient comfort. The development of these powerful drugs has made surgery safer, but anesthesiologists must...

Hundreds of thousands of people in New York and around the country undergo surgery each year, but not all of those operations go as planned. When researchers from a medical insurance company scrutinized medical malpractice claims filed between 2014 and 2018, they...

In recent years, a growing issue known as polypharmacy has been where individuals take five or more prescription medications. According to the Lown Institute report in 2020, there has been a 200 percent increase in Americans ages 65 and older taking this larger number...

Nurses play an essential role in the New York healthcare system and are often on the front lines of patient care. While nurses are highly trained professionals, they can still be at risk for medical malpractice claims. Medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare...

Many New Yorkers have heard the term “gaslighting,” but it’s not something commonly thought of as occurring in medical situations. Unfortunately, medical gaslighting happens more often than you might think. This is what it means and how you can tell if you are a...

A medical malpractice lawsuit is a complicated undertaking in New York and is one of the most frequently litigated areas of law. To succeed in a medical malpractice claim, you need to prove that the negligence or misconduct of your healthcare provider caused your...

An estimated one in 71 breast cancer cases is diagnosed incorrectly, and one-fourth of all biopsies receive an inaccurate diagnosis because of a clinical error. And on top of being challenging to diagnose, it's also often hard to tell when a delayed diagnosis was the...

Everyone makes mistakes, including healthcare providers in New York and around the country. Not all mistakes result in serious medical errors. However, you should inform your medical provider when something is amiss to prevent problems from mounting. Lodging a...

Perhaps you have seen those notices for clinical research trials in New York and New Jersey looking for participants. For some individuals, those trials are a good idea. However, certain protocols must be in place prior to any treatment or research, including the...