NYC Medical Malpractice Attorney: Death Caused by Wrong Prescriptions

A reform psychiatrist, Dr. Peter Breggin, writes on Huffington Post regarding the medical malpractice case of a 51-year-old high school basketball coach, teacher, and assistant principal, Joseph Mazella who suffered from a self-inflicted death. Mazella had been taking Paxil for his anxiety and depression as prescribed by their family physician, William Beals, M.D. without even having physical consultations with him. Despite Mazella following their physician’s prescription, he started to feel anxious and depressed again, which made his wife, Janice, consult with Dr. Beals again. Beals suggested doubling the amount of Paxil intake along with the addition of Zyprexa (olanzapine), an antipsychotic drug. This, unfortunately, caused the patient’s death by overdose a month later.
http://www.medicalattorneyny.com/info-articles/nyc-medical-malpractice-attorney-death-caused-by-wrong-prescriptions/

NY Medical Malpractice Lawyer Guides Families with Nursing Home Cases

Last August 15, 2014, 59-year-old Marie Jeanty, health care worker at Far Rockaway Nursing Home, viciously attacked her unnamed and bedridden 80-year-old patient. According to Eli Rosenberg's report in the New York Daily News, the victim was punched by Jeanty on her arm and shoulder, and then was pushed off the bed rail. The victim, bedridden at that time due to osteoporosis, arthritis, and bone marrow disease, suffered from a black eye and swelling on her face and arm because of the incident. She was treated at the St. John’s Espiscopal Hospital.
http://www.medicalattorneyny.com/industry-news/ny-medical-malpractice-lawyer-guides-families-with-nursing-home-cases/

Medical Malpractice Lawyers in NYC Warn Against Hospital Infections

In May of 2011, Ashanti Norals was just a simple, athletic girl who enjoyed life, when she entered the hospital for fever and an unexplainable pain in her right leg. Somehow, the doctors who attended to her did not address the obvious signs of infection she was going through and did not immediately administer antibiotics. When they finally did, it was too late, and Ashanti lost four limbs as a result of a botched sepsis diagnosis. Ashanti’s mother, Erica, filed a suit against the hospital and the five doctors involved in her care, and was able to settle for a total of $35 million damages one year after the suit was filed. While Ashanti’s sepsis might have come from an infection resulting from a fall she recently suffered, sepsis may also be acquired while in hospital care. Medically speaking, sepsis is a condition wherein an overwhelming immune response to an infection causes inflammation in the body, leading to multiple organ failures and even death, if not treated immediately.
http://www.medicalattorneyny.com/info-articles/medical-malpractice-lawyers-in-nyc-warn-against-hospital-infections/

Long Island Medical Malpractice Lawyers Look Back on Libby Zion’s Case

Medical practices had undoubtedly improved during the past few years, with the latest technologies at their arsenal, brought about by the need to provide a safer patient experience in hospitals and other medical care facilities. Looking back decades ago, however, some of the conditions were much different than they are now. Lack of Supervision Though the case had happened more than 30 years ago, medical malpractice lawyers in Long Island and other places in the country still find Libby Zion’s case relevant until now, especially regarding the issue of lack of supervision in hospitals. In March of 1984, Libby Zion, who was experiencing a bout of fever and chills, was admitted at the emergency room of the New York Hospital. Libby said that she had been taking Nardil, an antidepressant, and when asked if she was taking any illegal drugs, she said she wasn’t.
http://www.medicalattorneyny.com/info-articles/long-island-medical-malpractice-lawyers-look-back-on-libby-zions-case/

Filing New York Medical Malpractice Suits for Operations Gone Wrong

A surgical procedure poses enough risks on a patient’s life; what more if the operation was done incorrectly? In an analysis made last year in the journal Patient Safety in Surgery, it was shown that 46 to 65 percent of adverse incidents in hospitals are surgery-related. Whether the physician failed to practice sufficient care, or performed the wrong surgery, these cases can be grounds for a New York medical malpractice claim, particularly if the operation made the patient’s condition worse or led to new health and medical problems.
http://www.medicalattorneyny.com/industry-news/filing-new-york-medical-malpractice-suits-for-operations-gone-wrong/

See New York City Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Failure to Refer Case

You probably had your first encounter with a primary doctor as a child, when your parents would take you to the same doctor they also saw for their own health concerns. A primary care physician (PCP), sometimes called the family doctor, generally practices preventive medicine, and looks after the overall health of individuals and families on a regular basis. However, if you have been suffering some symptoms, and several visits to your PCP have not yielded a diagnosis, this most likely warrants the attention of a specialist. When a patient has been found to have a more complex illness, it is normal for the PCP to refer him to a specialist. In a report from the Archives of Internal Medicine, physicians’ referral to specialists have greatly increased from 4.8% to 9.3% between 1999 and 2009. The process of necessary referrals is significant for a patient’s health, and failure to do so may put the physician at risk of liability.
http://www.medicalattorneyny.com/info-articles/see-new-york-city-medical-malpractice-lawyers-in-failure-to-refer-case/

Medical Malpractice Attorneys in Brooklyn: Choosing a Medical Expert

One thing has to be proven in a medical malpractice case: the health care professional fell short of providing the medical standard of care to the patient, which led to harm or injury. Despite its legal definition, medical standard of care is still subject to various interpretations. For this reason, it would be difficult to seek damages from a medical malpractice without legal help. According to the law, medical standard of care is “type and level of care an ordinary, prudent, health care professional, with the same training and experience, would provide under similar circumstances in the same community.” With the technical terms involved in medicine, the testimonies of expert witnesses are often required to explain to the jury and the court how the defendant may have failed in providing this medical standard of care. For any medical malpractice case to flourish, the witness that the victim’s lawyer presents in court has to be highly competent and credible.
http://www.medicalattorneyny.com/info-articles/medical-malpractice-attorneys-in-brooklyn-choosing-a-medical-expert/