Medical Malpractice

Medical practitioners have a legal and moral obligation to their patients. Unfortunately, malpractice is not always easy to prove. According to Washington State Legislature, to receive payment for damages after a medical procedure, the provider must fail to provide...

Whether you seek a routine medical evaluation at a private practice or treatment for an acute condition in a hospital emergency room, you have a right to care that meets professional medical standards. When that care falls short or causes harm, you may want...

You go to the hospital when you are sick or injured because you need medical treatment to get better. You don't go to experience an "adverse event," which is harm caused by medical malpractice. Yet, according to a new study released by the U.S. Department of Health...

You might be surprised to learn that some of the most severe and life-threatening illnesses and medical emergencies you can experience are also ones that doctors most often misdiagnose. But that is what the authors of a study published in JAMA Network Open say. Here...

Depending on the surgical procedure, even a seemingly minor error can have devastating results. This is true for the anesthesia used during the procedure as well as the post-operative medications. When you are placed under anesthesia, however, you are at your most...

A statute of limitations is a legal time limit on how long you have to file a lawsuit. You’ll often see a statute of limitations written about as if it were a clock or a countdown—when it starts running and when it stops. If you were hurt by a negligent medical...

You turn to doctors when something is wrong, and you’re experiencing pain and other abnormal occurrences. You hope the doctor will know what’s going on and provide a cure. If they say you need surgery, medication, or some other treatment, you trust that it’s the right...

If you are suffering from painful or disabling nerve damage after surgery, contact an experienced Maui medical malpractice lawyer right away. Nerve damage is a serious condition, which can result in pain, loss of sensation, muscle weakness and loss of movement, and...

When you’re being treated for a medical condition or injury, you assume you’ll be monitored. You expect your nurses and doctors to keep a close eye on whether you’re getting better or worse. If something changes in your condition, you want your health care...

You trusted the doctor and nurses to take care of you. Whether you needed emergency care or went in for a planned procedure, you expect to come out the other side better than before. But all it takes is one moment for a health care provider to be careless, and you...