What Happens After My Medical Malpractice Claim Is Filed?
June 26, 2011
Once your medical malpractice lawyer gathers the necessary records and information including favorable opinion(s) from medical expert(s) regarding your medical malpractice claim, he may forward a settlement demand to the negligent health care provider and/or his medical malpractice insurance company[...]
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What Can I Expect After I Hire A Medical Malpractice Lawyer?
June 25, 2011
After you have hired your medical malpractice lawyer, you should expect that he (or she) will meet with you to obtain as much information as possible regarding you and your medical history, your medical care leading up to the medical malpractice incident, the medical malpractice incident itself ([...]
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How Do You Find A Medical Malpractice Lawyer?
June 23, 2011
We believe that the easiest and fastest way to find a medical malpractice lawyer in your local geographic area is to click here to be forwarded to our easy to use website, https://medicalmalpracticelawyers.com, where you can fill out and submit a brief form so that an appropriate medical malpractic[...]
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When Should You Contact A Medical Malpractice Lawyer?
June 22, 2011
When should you contact a medical malpractice lawyer? We at medicalmalpracticelawyers.com get this question asked in many different forms and pretty often. The conversation typically starts with the statement, “I don’t know if have a medical malpractice claim but…” Some of[...]
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Birth Defects – Some Basic Facts
June 14, 2011
About 1 in 33 babies born in the United States have a birth defect, which is a leading cause of death for infants (1 out of 5 infant deaths are caused by birth defects). Birth defects also increase the risk of illnesses and long term disability. Most birth defects happen during the first 3 months o[...]
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Nursing Home Falls
June 11, 2011
There were 1.5 million people age 65 and older who lived in nursing homes in the U.S. in 2003, and that number is expected to rise to 3 million by the year 2030. About 5% of adults 65 and older live in nursing homes but they account for 20% of all deaths from falls in people 65 and […][...]
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What Is Autism And What Are The Symptoms?
June 10, 2011
Austism, which is formally known as autism spectrum disorder and goes by the initials ASD, is not one condition but a whole range of very complex neurological developmental disorders, the most severe of which is autistic disorder. Asperger syndrome, which is marked by difficulty in social interacti[...]
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Are Cell Phones Linked To Cancer Or Other Health Risks?
June 1, 2011
In many countries around the world, over half the population use cell phones. The use of cell phones, which may be the only phones available or the best choice due to their reliability in some parts of the world, is expanding rapidly. It is estimated that there were approximately 4.6 billion cell [...]
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Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) And Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
May 31, 2011
Deep Vein Thrombosis, also referred to as “DVT”, is a serious medical condition that is usually avoidable that occurs when a blood clot forms in a deep vein, most commonly in the lower leg, thigh, or pelvis but can also occur in the upper extremity (the arm). More than one-third of[...]
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Medical Malpractice Claims In Iowa — Official Report
May 29, 2011
According to the Iowa Medical Malpractice Annual Report for Calendar Year 2009, the average payments of benefits plus allocated loss adjustment expenses for all closed claims was about $128,000 for 2009, and the average incurred losses and allocated loss adjustment expenses for all open claims was [...]
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Regulation Of Medical Devices In The United States
May 23, 2011
The United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) regulates a broad range of medical devices, from artificial hearts to tongue depressors. The FDA has the authority to regulate medical devices both before and after they reach the marketplace. A “medical device” is[...]
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