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Blog Mednick Associates is excited to sign on as a 2015 WCLA bronze level sponsor. The WCLA is a membership organization that promotes fellowship among members of the Illinois Bar who are engaged in the trial of workers’ compensation matters. While Mednick Associates has recently expanded to Chicago and continues to provide assistance to litigators with … Continued
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Blog Litigators who focus on insurance defense require an arsenal of tools for arguing cases. Personal injury, professional liability, medically-related mass torts, product liability, and general insurance defense cases are notoriously complex in nature. Therefore, attention to detail must be a litigator’s main priority. Attorneys take various approaches to organizing information, but the medical chronology, a … Continued
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Blog Last month, a patient being treated for depression at a Florida hospital was strangled to death by another patient who was staying in the same room. The roommate has since been arrested and charged with first-degree murder, while the hospital is being sued for psychiatric medical malpractice. The lawsuit against the hospital in which the … Continued
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Blog Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s 2013 informed consent bill states that a “physician need not provide a patient with information about alternate modes of treatment for conditions the physician already has ruled out,” which ultimately decreases a practicing doctor’s liability for neglect. This bill played a major role in the verdict of a recent medical malpractice … Continued
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Blog Oncologists come in many different forms. When a litigator requires an oncology expert witness, there are several questions to ask. Legal cases involving oncology matters are bound to be emotionally straining for both the plaintiff and defendant. Since most people know someone who has battled with cancer, professional opinions on oncology cases can easily stray … Continued
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Blog A 26-year-old woman was expecting to receive a kidney from her brother, the ideal donor match, but did not get the transplant after the organ was accidentally thrown in the trash by a nurse at a Toledo hospital. While the woman did eventually receive a new kidney, the organ was not as suitable as the … Continued
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Blog Yesterday, June 17, 2014, Mednick Associates was back in New York City at the NYSTLA headquarters for the Litigation Nursing Home Cases 2014 CLE event, where we served as an exhibiting sponsor. The three-hour seminar covered recent developments in nursing home law. Friday, June 20, Mednick Associates will be exhibiting in Buffalo, NY, at the … Continued
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Blog A woman in Lousiana is suing Frank J. Rabito M.D., Terry G. Creel M.D. and Richard E. Deno M.D., for medical malpractice as they failed to diagnose and treat the plaintiff in a timely manner after she contracted herpes simplex encephalitis, which caused brain inflammation. The plaintiff is seeking damages for physical pain and suffering, … Continued
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Blog It is a common misconception that medication and surgical errors are the leading causes of patient suffering and death in medical malpractice cases. In reality, HealthDay News reported that misdiagnoses are the most likely to provoke medical malpractice claims resulting in over $39 billion in malpractice payouts over the past 25 years. Misdiagnosis often happens … Continued
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Blog The New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA) Subway Series 2014: Get on Track CLE program takes place today in NYC at the NYSTLA headquarters. Mednick Associates will be in attendance as a Partner for Justice sponsor. Topics discussed will include cases involving buses, trains, subways, and subway stations, as well as Qualified Immunity Defenses … Continued
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