Surgical flash fires were once thought to be freak occurrences. But a new report reveals that about 600 people are set ablaze each year in the operating room, 20 to…
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In an Illinois medical malpractice case, the family of a 27-year-old pregnant mother who died three years ago will receive $9.8 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit against Chicago-based…
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Here in Missouri, we have a law requiring prospective medical malpractice plaintiffs to file a special affidavit, saying a qualified health care professional agrees that the defendant failed to use…
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As a Missouri medical malpractice attorney, I was interested to read a recent Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision on what evidence is admissible in a medical malpractice case.…
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As a Missouri medical malpractice attorney, I was interested to see an appeal that sought to challenge our state’s cap on damages in medical malpractice cases. I dislike damages caps…
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A birth injury lawsuit from Illinois caught my eye recently because it illustrates a common problem with lawsuits against the federal government. As a southern Illinois medical malpractice attorney, I…
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As a Missouri medical malpractice attorney, I was very pleased last year when the Missouri Supreme Court struck down our state’s cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases. Non-economic…
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I’ve written here many times about the importance of moving quickly if you’re considering an injury lawsuit against a government agency. Governments have “sovereign immunity” from lawsuits, which means they…
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If you have had medical treatment and your outcome was not as expected or something went wrong, it is very important to determine if the doctor providing your treatment made…
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As a lawyer who handles medical malpractice cases in Illinois, Missouri as well as many other states, I was surprised by the new study which concluded that medicine mix-ups, overdoses…
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