New York City residents may be interested in the recent findings of the Iowa Board of Nursing Home Administrators in a case involving sexual assault
By Lisa S. Cummings As an injury law firm in New York City, we often think of parks as a safe place, away for the
New York residents might be interested in the recent news story about elderly patients who were left to fend for themselves in an abandoned nursing
By Lisa S. Cummings Have you or any one that you know suffer from burns, scars or other injuries during laser surgery or treatments? If
By Lisa S. Cummings Have you heard stories about retained surgical or foreign items, such as sponges or surgical clamps being left behind during surgery?
Most patients who go through surgery breathe a sigh of relief once it’s over and their recovery begins. But for some unlucky patients, their ordeal
By Lisa S. Cummings Are you or any loved one carrying out combinations of treatment courses while diagnosed with diabetes? If yes, then this medical
By Lisa S. Cummings Are you familiar with the drug Tygacil? As a litigation firm who handles drug injury cases and infection-related medical malpractice cases,
Officials and staff at San Francisco General Hospital are at a loss to explain how a patient who was missing for two weeks turned up
By Lisa Cummings As a law firm who has handled many settlements and trials for injuries caused by automobile accidents, we know that distracted driving
New York residents who visit Veterans Administration hospitals may have cause for concern if draft-documents that would require nurse anesthetists to work without physician supervision
By Scott D. Kagan The driver of an SUV traveling on Niagara Falls Boulevard in the City of Niagara Falls was involved in a fatal
By Lisa Cummings Did you know that the third-leading cause of death in America would be medical errors? How many hospital patients do you think die per
Hospitals in New York and around the country have been keeping secrets from their patients, according to a recent piece on the subject. The secrets
By Lisa Cummings Did you know that drivers are four times as likely to be in a car accident because of cell phone distractions according
Medical errors might be one of the leading causes of death in the United States, right after heart disease and cancer, the two top killers.
By Scott D. Kagan A Queens woman was recently awarded a $3,000,000 verdict after her dentist ignored indicators of an infection in her mouth. The
According to studies that analyze the annual cost of treating infections that people obtain in hospitals, the number of hospital-acquired infections is improving. New findings
By Lisa Cummings As a medical practice litigation firm, we feel it is important to discuss important medical news, especially news about infections. Would it
Many doctors and hospitals across New York have adopted electronic record systems to improve both accuracy and efficiency. These electronic records do help health care
By Scott D. Kagan Motor vehicle crashworthiness is a concept used to describe the ability of a motor vehicle to protect its occupants. Motor vehicle
The wait for an organ transplant can be an agonizing one for the patient and their family. New Yorkers may wait on the transplant list
By Victoria E. Drake Feel like your son or daughter suffers from scoliosis? Well first of all, let us define scoliosis: Scoliosis (sko-lee-OH-sis) from the ancient
New York residents might be alarmed to learn about the results of a recent USA TODAY investigation revealing that thousands of doctors have been cited
By: Victoria Drake Enjoy a good bike-ride in Midtown Manhattan? Our New York City law firm knows all too well the dangers of bike riding
By Thamanna Husain Our hip implant revision injury litigation lawyers have noticed some stem and ball corrosion cases. Early focus was on the ball and
New York residents may be interested to know that standardized rules for injections and disposal of needles have continuously been reviewed and tightened for decades.
Expectant mothers in New York might be surprised to hear of research that suggests that inducing labor may lead to them having a greater chance
Our firm’s medical malpractice litigation team is not surprised to learn that a new study involving the analysis of more than 34 studies (15 of
by Kelda Doherty Sixteen year old Renee Thompson had just finished her shift at Dylan’s Candy Bar in Manhattan’s Upper East Side when she was
After medical professionals failed to diagnose a New York woman’s cancerous nodule in 2010, it spread throughout the rest of her body, eventually claiming her
New York residents concerned with elder care issues may be interested in the story of a father and former Chicago Bears running back who died
As drug product litigation lawyers, we always want to disseminate important news about dangerous drugs. On July 3, 2013, the FDA issued a safety warning
Citizens of New York have a good reason to not go to the hospital when sick or injured. Out of 50 states, New York rates
By: Indhira Benitez Dr. Augustine’s device, the “Bair Hugger,” changed surgical practices and made him a fortune, but it is linked to life-threatening hospital infections.
New York residents should not feel an obligation to follow a doctor’s recommendations. In fact, according to a recent study, it is better in many
