Elderly adults or their family members can sue a nursing home for bed sores. Nursing homes are entrusted with caring for elderly adults. Due to their advanced age, physical weakness, and numerous health issues, elderly adults are an especially vulnerable population. Unfortunately, they suffer a variety of injuries due to nursing home neglect. One of the
People that consume prescription drugs and medications are vulnerable to suffering severe injuries or death. These deaths give rise to lawsuits involving claims of wrongful death and product liability. There are three legal theories under which people can sue a drug company for wrongful death. However, drug companies have vast financial resources, which they use to
When a loved one is lost in an accident, surviving family members can obtain financial compensation by asserting a wrongful death lawsuit. A wrongful death lawsuit is based on the Illinois Wrongful Death Act and the Illinois Survival Claim Act. Different parties can make claims for compensation under each statute. If the case settles, the distribution
When lawyers turn down medical malpractice cases, it’s typically because they feel the claims are not winnable. Other reasons for rejection include believing that the damages would be less than the costs of litigation and a heavy caseload that would keep the attorney from focusing on the malpractice case. Lawyers might see cases as not winnable because the
Your chances of winning a medical malpractice suit depend on the evidence in your case and the skill of your attorney. A two-decade analysis of data on outcomes of medical malpractice claims found that physicians won around 50% of cases with compelling proof of medical malpractice. The study was first published in the Clinical Orthopedics
Common dental malpractice settlement amounts in Chicago vary significantly depending on the severity of the victim’s injuries. According to Medical Protective, the average value of dental malpractice settlement amounts is $65,000. However, dental malpractice victims sometimes recover millions of dollars. Dental malpractice can cause permanent injuries and even death. If you were injured, or you
If a misdiagnosis results in harm or injury to a patient, the patient can file a medical malpractice claim with a lawyer to recover compensation for damages. A misdiagnosis of an illness, disease, or injury can lead to serious health complications and even death for some patients. If the patient dies due to a misdiagnosis,
Medicare patients who go to rehabilitation hospitals and centers have a high rate of preventable injuries caused by improper care and treatments. Rehabilitation Injuries can be Prevented A recent report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows that 29 percent of patients in rehabilitation facilities sustain injuries caused by improper treatment, and
According to research conducted by Johns Hopkins University, surgical “never events” (those mistakes that should never occur in surgery) happen at least 4,000 times a year in the United States. The data, which was published in Surgery, revealed that more than 80,000 “never events” occurred between 1990 and 2010. The study also revealed the following startling information: Approximately 39
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