Recent Posts in July, 2016

• Do you think a surgeon would tell you if there was an error during surgery?

  Jul 29, 2016
  Doctors are held to high standards of practice because they hold peoples' lives in their hands. This can make patients feel helpless because of the ...
  Posted By Rheingold, Valet, Rheingold, Ruffo & Giuffra LLP
  Continue Reading

• Statistics on hospital errors might be misleading

  Jul 24, 2016
  Headlines highlighted a recent study which concluded that medical errors are the third leading cause of death. But this study and these headlines do ...
  Posted By Rheingold, Valet, Rheingold, Ruffo & Giuffra LLP
  Continue Reading

• Nursing home loses $1.1M in wrongful death suit

  Jul 12, 2016
  When we place a family member in a nursing home, we do so with the belief that he or she will be well cared for. And if something should happen to ...
  Posted By Rheingold, Valet, Rheingold, Ruffo & Giuffra LLP
  Continue Reading

• Six Issues to Consider Before Filing a Medical Malpractice Suit

  Jul 10, 2016
  Getting injured due to a medical mistake is a shocking and overwhelming experience. Your doctor, especially a doctor you trust to take care of you ...
  Posted By Rheingold, Valet, Rheingold, Ruffo & Giuffra LLP
  Continue Reading

• Verdict of $46.5 Million for Plaintiffs Who Developed Cancer from Monsanto Product

  Jul 9, 2016
  Monsanto, the globally known agriculture chemical company, recently received another blow against them. Monsanto was ordered to pay around $46.5 ...
  Posted By Rheingold, Valet, Rheingold, Ruffo & Giuffra LLP
  Continue Reading

• Hospitals rarely disclose errors they make

  Jul 8, 2016
  All hospitals make mistakes, they are run by people, it is inevitable. But when a hospital makes a mistake, most people expect the doctor and hospital ...
  Posted By Rheingold, Giuffra, Ruffo & Plotkin LLP
  Continue Reading

• Unacceptable Delay Leads to Loss of Limb for Brooklynite at Local Hospitals

  Jul 8, 2016
  Delfino Cuautle joined a number of patients victimized and disabled by medical malpractice and mismanagement at New York City hospitals over the last ...
  Posted By Rheingold, Valet, Rheingold, Ruffo & Giuffra LLP
  Continue Reading

• Federal Judge Rejects Monsanto's Motion for Dismissal in Roundup Cancer Lawsuit

  Jul 7, 2016
  On June 29th 2016 Christine Sheppard, a former coffee farmer who used the popular herbicide Roundup, manufactured by Monsanto, scored a small victory ...
  Posted By Rheingold, Valet, Rheingold, Ruffo & Giuffra LLP
  Continue Reading