While most people in Pennsylvania live their entire lives without becoming victims of a serious medical mistake, such errors are more common than you might think. In fact, medical malpractice kills more Americans than just about anything, according to experts. One...
Mechanicsburg Medical Malpractice Blog
Why hours of service regulations matter to your case
Semi-trucks can pose a significant threat to other motorists on the roadways. Although federal regulations are aimed at curtailing dangerous trucking practices, the truth of the matter is that truckers and their employers often skirt these rules. If you’ve been...
Analysis of wrong-site surgery
If you enter an operating room as a patient, you place a tremendous amount of trust in the hands of the medical personnel conducting your procedure. Unfortunately, the hands that carry out your care are still human, and as humans, we are prone to errors, large and...
What is Erb’s palsy?
We have made enormous strides in medicine over the past 100 years, but childbirth remains fraught with danger for mothers and their babies. Some injuries may be unavoidable, but others may be the result of carelessness on the part of medical professionals. One...
Recent study reveals alarming statistics about medical errors
When you undergo medical treatment, you expect that you will receive proper care. After all, the doctors and medical staff are there to help you, right? However, a recent study by Johns Hopkins Medicine reveals that medical errors are now the third-leading cause of...
Researchers give ideas to prevent patient misdiagnosis
Misdiagnosis is one of the most common reasons for people to suffer avoidable damage after seeking medical care. Pennsylvanians should be cognizant of this problem if they have gone for medical assistance and their issue was not resolved, it got worse or they suffered...
Are you ready for these common truck-company defenses?
If you’ve been injured in a truck accident, you’re probably ready to fight for some accountability and compensation. After all, you probably need financial resources to offset your losses, which can include crushing medical bills and rehabilitation costs. Your lost...
Supreme Court rule change may affect malpractice victims
Victims of medical malpractice in this state may need to factor in how the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s recent rule change about venue will affect their cases. In the legal world, the venue is the local court in which a person files a lawsuit. Usually, there are rules...
Whom does the insurance company represent?
After a car accident, you report it to your insurance company. And, at some point, you will receive a call from your insurance adjusters, one from your insurance company and one from the negligent driver’s insurance company. And, you may wonder who each insurance...
Could my Remington still be defective?
For those who had one of the defective Remington rifles and had it repaired, you may still not be safe. According to reports over the past four years, their new trigger assembly is still misfiring. The alleged original and ongoing defect Remington’s Model 700 rifle,...