Hospital Rape Case Settled
October 3, 2013
A woman who was allegedly raped by a male certified nursing assistant in a Las Vegas, Nevada hospital in 2008 reached a confidential settlement of her lawsuit against the hospital on September 20, 2013 (the case was scheduled to begin trial on September 23, 2013). The woman was one of six women who[...]
Continue Reading
5 Medical Malpractice Misperceptions
October 1, 2013
What constitutes medical malpractice and how medical malpractice is defined may differ from state to state in the United States. In general terms, medical malpractice occurs when a medical provider fails to provide care consistent with the required medical standard of care under the circumstances [...]
Continue Reading
5 Common Mistakes Made By Medical Malpractice Victims
September 20, 2013
Medical malpractice victims in the United States are too often unpleasantly surprised when they discover that they made their own mistakes that could cause their medical malpractice claims to become unviable. Once the unintentional mistake is made, it is often difficult, if not impossible, to reme[...]
Continue Reading
Chronic Lyme Disease (Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome)
April 26, 2013
Lyme disease is an infection caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorfere (B. burgdorferi) that is transmitted by the bite of infected ticks (deer ticks). Now that the weather is beginning to warm up in many parts of the United States and people and their pets will be spending more time outside, [...]
Continue Reading
Dr. Nikita Levy, Johns Hopkins Gynecologist: Who Was He?
February 24, 2013
Dr. Nikita Levy, a former Johns Hopkins gynecologist who committed suicide earlier this month after reportedly admitting to his former employer that he photographed and videotaped his patients without their knowledge or consent, has been in the news this past week (and we expect will be in the new[...]
Continue Reading
