Posts tagged "lawsuit"

While many New Yorkers put off going to the doctor and either suffer through an illness or try to self-diagnose, sometimes there are situations where professional care must be sought. Few people enjoy going to the doctor, but understand that a medical professional's knowledge, expertise and access to appropriate treatments can prove invaluable. Unfortunately, despite years of training, mistakes do happen and can lead to a misdiagnosis. This form of medical malpractice can lead to unnecessary procedures and pain to the patient.

To many in New York, doctors are considered miracle workers. Unfortunately, they make mistakes just like the rest of us. However, physicians and hospital staff are required to provide a certain standard of care when dealing with patients. When that level of care is not provided and results in the serious injury or death of another, they can be held liable for their negligence. Recently, a young boy's family filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a doctor and the hospital where he practices for allegedly misdiagnosing their son, which ultimately resulted in his death.

Sometimes, a patient will experience problems following a surgery or medical procedure. When such problems aren't taken care of in a timely manner, the results can be disastrous. Unaddressed medical problems following a surgery or medical procedure sometimes even cause a patient to die. Thus, it is very important that patients here in New York are properly monitored following a surgery or medical procedure. When a patient dies due to a failure to properly monitor, the patient's family may be able to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the medical professionals responsible for this medical negligence.

When you go into the hospital to have a hip transplant, the last thing you expect is to be in more pain than when you arrived. Unfortunately, that has been the case for many Americans who received metal-on-metal hip implants made by Johnson & Johnson's DePuy unit.