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Blog, Medical Case Review, Medical Expert Witness, Medical Legal, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Negligence, Trial Attorneys On a regular basis, our experts discuss the frequent delays in emergency room cases. Click on the article below to see a new case in NYC. http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Family-Suing-Hospital-Lincoln-Coma-NYC-448056553.html
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Legal Nurse Consulting, Medical Case Review, Medical Expert Witness, Medical Legal, Medical Malpractice, Trial Attorneys We are proud to sponsor yet another trial attorney organization. Mednick Associates is now a Bronze Business Partner of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA). The Virginia Trial Lawyers Association is a voluntary bar association established in Williamsburg in 1959, dedicated to enhancing the knowledge, skills and professionalism of trial lawyers and committed to improving … Continued
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Electronic Medical Records, Legal Nurse Consulting, Medical Case Review, Medical Expert Witness, Medical Legal, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Negligence, Nursing Home Abuse, Over Prescription Medical malpractice is the third leading cause in American deaths. Researchers at Johns Hopkins estimated that more than 250,000 deaths occur every year as a result of medical error, which is attributed to systematic problems like poorly coordinated care. Malpractice insurers and medical specialty groups are digging through thousands of closed medical malpractice claims that … Continued
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Legal Nurse Consulting, Medical Case Review, Medical Expert Witness, Medical Legal, Medical Malpractice, Trial Attorneys Mednick Associates will be attending and exhibiting the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA) Annual Convention & President’s Gala again this year. The two-day event will take place at the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead in Atlanta April 28-29, 2016. Thursday, April 28th: First-class education all day followed by the Welcome Reception sponsored by Butler, Wooten, Cheeley & Peak … Continued
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Blog, Legal Nurse Consulting, Medical Expert Witness, Medical Malpractice, Trial Attorneys, Updates Mednick Associates will be in attendance at NYSTLA’s upcoming 3rd Annual Women’s Caucus Reception. The event will take place Thursday, February 4th from 6-8pm at the New York Academy of Medicine. We will be honoring Hon. Marsha Steinhardt. Mednick Associates is a proud sponsor and supporter of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association.
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Blog, Medical Expert Witness, Medical Malpractice, Negligence, Product Liability The US Senate is currently investigating the circumstances which caused 25 patients to contract life-threatening infections linked to a device known as the duodenoscope. The duodenoscope is used in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), a procedure during which doctors thread the flexible scope down a patient’s throat into the digestive tract to diagnose and treat cancers, … Continued
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Blog, Electronic Medical Records, Legal Nurse Consulting, Medical Case Review, Medical Expert Witness, Medical Malpractice, Trial Attorneys, Updates The National Trial Lawyers Summit is quickly approaching. The annual 3-day event will take place in sunny Miami, FL, February 7-10, 2016. Mednick Associates will be attending and sponsoring. See here for the program agenda, which features a number of best-in-business speakers who will be sharing their trial skills and experience.
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Blog, Electronic Medical Records, Legal Nurse Consulting, Medical Case Review, Medical Expert Witness, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Negligence, Trial Attorneys Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), according to the general medical community, serve as an unnecessary obstacle to practicing medicine. As a result, many physicians are resistant or slow to adopt the utilization of EMRs. Case law establishes physicians can be held liable for harm that could have been averted had they more carefully studied the records, … Continued
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Blog, Medical Case Review, Medical Expert Witness, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Negligence The Governor of New York has signed S5188/A6265 into law. This legislation overrules a line of decisions, including Construction by Singletree, Inc. v. Lowe, 55 A.D.3d 861 (2d Dep’t 2008), Garcia v. New York, 98 A.D.3d 857 (1st Dep’t 2012), Rivers v. Birnbaum, 102 A.D.3d 26 (2d Dep’t 2012) and DeSimone v. New York, 119 … Continued
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Blog, Brain & Spinal Injury, Medical Expert Witness, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Negligence, Neurology Medical malpractice comes in various forms, all of which may warrant a law suit. The primary cause of medically-related litigation is misdiagnosis, as doctors do not always get it right. Here are many of the top conditions healthcare professionals overlook or identify incorrectly: Aortic Dissection Appendicitis Cancer Celiac Disease Cluster headaches Depression Endometriosis Fibromyalgia Heart … Continued
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