During and after birth, infants are at risk of contracting serious infections. Many neonatal infections can lead to devastating consequences if not detected and treated soon after birth. If your infant developed an infection at birth that was not properly recognized and treated, this may have been medical malpractice and you may contact our office to request a free case evaluation.
A six-year-old child known only as I.O. in court documents suffered permanent brain damage and severe disability from prolonged deprivation of oxygen immediately before birth. The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit on her behalf.
The ability to maintain a patent airway is the most critical duty of an anesthesia provider. When a doctor fails to anticipate a “difficult airway” or mismanages a patient’s oxygenation during surgery, the results are often catastrophic, leading to permanent brain damage or death. This article explores how our legal team evaluates these complex cases, focusing on pre-operative assessments, emergency protocols, and the standard of care in PA.
Patients thankfully do not frequently suffer a brain injury during the course of a hospitalization. When such injuries do occur, medical personnel are quick to
A tragic case where reliance on dysfunctional Electronic Health Records (EHR) contributed to a delayed diagnosis of herpes meningitis in a newborn. Despite worsening symptoms, automated “default entries” in the digital record repeatedly listed the infant’s condition as normal, leading to irreversible brain damage and blindness. We examine how the “copy-paste” nature of modern medical charting can discourage thorough physical examinations and facilitate catastrophic medical errors in neonatal intensive care units.
Kevin Pho M.D. has written that a screening test incidentaloma can make healthy people ill. This is a theme that appears too frequently in the medical
A young child suffered permanent brain damage following an accident that occurred in a hospital where he was being monitored after being struck by a car. Jerry Meyers represented the child and his family and was able to assist them in navigating economic and other challenges they faced after this tragedy left the child permanently disabled.
This client was born premature, but healthy. The doctor decided the baby would never lead a “normal” life. So no resuscitation measures were taken… until the child’s father forced the doctor to resuscitate his baby. Because of the doctor’s delay, the baby suffered irreversible brain injury. The parents contacted one of our lawyers who conducted an investigation, filed a lawsuit and discovered the truth.
Before a fatal overdose of salt was added to Zackery Gutierrez’s feeding tube at Children’s Hospital this summer, both of Zackery’s parents questioned the order,
Originally Published Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA); October 27, 1993; Section: NATIONAL; Edition: SOONER; Page: A-8 Steve Twedt, Post-Gazette Staff Writer When a catastrophic medication error occurs
Originally Published October 24, 1993; Section: NATIONAL; Edition: TWO STAR; Page: A-1; Memo: MEDICATION ERRORS; Day 1: THE OVERVIEW; TOMORROW: Many hands, many mistakes. Contributing
Originally Published December 28, 1995; Section: OBITUARY; Edition: SOONER; Page: A-13Sharon Voas, Post-Gazette Staff Writer Twenty years ago, Karen Tirimacco faced a bright future. The
