Clearwater Florida Medical Negligence Legal Articles
These legal articles have important information about medical malpractice claims in Florida. Our online legal library of articles is updated frequently by our team of local experts on behalf of Jim Dodson, an experienced medical malpractice attorney.
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Requesting and Obtaining Medical Records Yourself from a Hospital or Your Local Health Provider Federal law mandates that your medical records be available to you in either paper or electronic form but patients still run into trouble obtaining them. -
Medical Malpractice Cases: Damages and the Use of a Medical Negligence Claim Calculator It is not a good idea to trust a lawyer if they calculate a medical malpractice claim based on a set of prefigured numbers and a description of injuries. -
The Need for Medical Expert Testimony in Medical Malpractice Cases Most medical malpractice cases require medical expert testimony because the technical information the jury must consider in such cases is usually complicated. -
Why Choose a Florida Medical Malpractice Lawyer? One in every three hospitalized patients in the US encounters a hospital error. Almost half of all medical malpractice claims are a result of diagnosis errors. -
Obtaining Medical Records from Tampa General Hospital We can obtain medical records from Tampa General on your behalf if it appears there is a viable case for wrongful death, negligence, or medical malpractice. -
Obtaining Medical Records for a Medical Malpractice Suit after the Death of a Loved One in a Hospital Since all patients’ medical records are protected by HIPAA, a formal request must be made for release of the records before being disclosed to a third party. -
Causes of Medical Mistakes or Negligence Leading to Patient Deaths in Hospitals Four main causes of negligent or mistake-related death in hospital settings are: medication errors, anesthesia errors, delay in diagnosis and 4) nursing errors. -
Erb’s Palsy and Shoulder Dystocia Lawyer Flroida Thousands of parents each year discover that their child has suffered an injury during birth. One many parents are all too familiar with is Erb's Palsy -
Types and Symptoms of Cerebral Palsy Cerebral palsy occurs when a baby suffers hypoxia during delivery. Causes of birth injury vary and may be the result of negligence and/or medical malpractice. -
Nursing Mistakes in a Hospital Setting Every year in Florida patients in a hospital setting are hurt through nursing mistakes. Nursing malpractice can happen to you in a hospital’s many departments.