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Blog Florida Supreme Court deemed caps on wrongful death damages unconstitutional after the wrongful death of a woman occurred under the care and misguidance of physicians from a United States Air Force clinic. In 2006, Michelle McCall, pregnant in the last trimester, had prenatal tests revealing she had high blood pressure and suffered from severe preeclampsia. … Continued
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Blog Medford Multicare Center for Living, Inc., a nursing home community in suburban New York with a history of neglect, is under fire once again after the wrongful death of a resident. Nine Medford employees were arrested in connection to the deaths and attempted cover-ups of vulnerable patients. In Medford’s most recent instance of neglect, a … Continued
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Blog Today, Mednick Associates, a proud sponsor of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA), is exhibiting at the Depositions 2014: Win Before You Begin event. This program, which offers CLE credits to plaintiff attorneys, features experts who share winning techniques for various types of cases. These cases include Premises, Motor Vehicle, Medical Malpractice, Construction, … Continued
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Blog Traditionally, medical experts involved in medical malpractice, personal injury, general liability or various other medical case matters were expected to meet certain standard qualifications. Board certifications, active medical licenses and qualitative measures, such as medical school or undergraduate education, were the cornerstone of assessing a medical expert. As medicine changes, however, so does the bar … Continued
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Blog Medical Malpractice trial attorneys Cirignani Heller & Harman asked the question “are patients at risk during Chicago hospital stays?” in an article posted on their blog. The answer to the posed question was alarmingly yes. According to the post, most hospitals do not regularly report errors because “medical error reports are not mandatory, unless the … Continued
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Blog As noted in recent posts, negligence and prolonged absence of necessary care are the root of many medical malpractice cases. The story of the wrongful death of a man in a Chicagoland nursing home is no exception. Levin & Perconti is a Chicago-based law firm that specializes in personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death … Continued
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Blog Mednick Associates thanks the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (MATA) for their support of Mednick Associates. MATA recently recommended Mednick Associates’ services on their social media accounts. Thank you, MATA. We are proud to be a Keeper of Justice Sponsor, and enjoy working with you! MATA and Mednick Associates can be followed on Twitter at … Continued
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Blog It is common to hear of the neglect and abuse of nursing home residents, but it is not often elderly suicide is addressed. While a significant amount of nursing home residents do not attempt or commit suicide, depression among the elderly in care facilities is rather prominent, ranging between twelve and fifty percent of those … Continued
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Blog The deteriorating state of a veteran patient’s health brings light to the fact that hospital negligence comes in more forms than solely diagnostic and treatment errors. Delayed medical attention to health concerns can cause wrongful patient injury and death as well. A 62-year old Air Force veteran suffered further health complications from a degenerative condition … Continued
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Blog Mednick Associates has recently become an official sponsor and business partner of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA). The NYSTLA is a network of 3,500 trial attorneys and legal professionals. The mission of the NYSTLA is “to promote a safer and healthier society, to assure access to the civil justice system by those … Continued
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